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History & Object
2- The Essentials
(Offense & Defense, Scoring, Etc.)
3- Field Diagram
and Positions
4- Fouls
5- Glossary
of Lacrosse Terms
Common Referee Signals
Two or three umpires govern the
game to ensure fair and safe play.
When a foul is committed, the referee
blows the whistle to indicate a penalty
and the players must stand,
or remain still. The penalty for fouls
in most areas of the field is free
position. The team who committed
the foul is moved four meters away
from the fouled player and the fouled
player is given possession of the
ball. Play resumes on the referee’s
signal (whistle blown and hand gesture),
at which point the player may run,
pass, or shoot. The position of the
player who committed the fouls differs
for “minor” and “major”
fouls. For minor fouls, the defender
is moved four meters away in the direction
from which she approached the player;
for major fouls, the defender is placed
four meters behind the fouled player.
Minor fouls include cradling
the ball too close to the body
and face, touching the ball with a
hand, and intentionally forcing the
ball out of bounds. Major fouls include
violating an opponent’s sphere,
slashing,
blocking,
three-second
violation, illegally picking,
pushing, tripping, charging,
and dangerous shooting. For severe
rules violations, such as dangerous
play or unsportsmanlike conduct, a
player receives a yellow or red card.
A yellow card is a warning; a red
card results in the ejection of the
player from the game. Fouls have special
circumstances when they are committed
close to the goal (see diagram on
reverse side for field references).
For major fouls committed within the
critical scoring area, the player
is granted free
position and a penalty
lane is cleared between the
player and the goal. If the offensive
player was on a scoring
play when this type of foul
occurs, a slow
whistle is issued and play
continues, in order to allow the offense
to maintain its advantage. If the
team loses possession of the ball,
the penalty is enforced at the spot
of the foul; if the team shoots the
ball or takes it beyond the plane
of the goal during the scoring play,
the foul is void and play continues.
For major fouls committed within the
8-meter arc, all defenders are cleared
from the arc and the player gets a
free
shot from the closest hash
mark on the eight meter arc. For minor
fouls committed within the 12-meter
fan, the fouled player is moved to
the nearest spot on the fan and is
granted an indirect
free position.
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