Men's Lacrosse Rules

Except as otherwise noted, the NFHS Boys Lacrosse Rule book (High School) will be in effect.

The field will be 110 yards long and 60 yards wide.
FXA will supply regulation fields and goals, all other equipment is the responsibility of
the participant.
All players must wear a numbered shirt with a large number on the back.
The goalkeeper must wear proper protection including a chest and throat protector.
All players must wear a protective helmet with a chin pad and chin strap.
All players must have a legal crosse.
It is recommended that players also wear mouth guards, shoulder pads, arm pads and gloves.

Teams must have a minimum of 10 players and a maximum of 25.
Teams may have 10 players on the field at one time.
If a team cannot field at least 8 players including a goalie, they automatically forfeit.

The game will be two 25 minute halves with a running clock, except in the last two minutes of the second half. There will be a 3 minute halftime.
Each team gets one 30-second timeout per half.
Regular season games will end in a tie.
Playoff games will have a 3 minute sudden death overtime (officials will conduct a coin toss, visitors call, winner chooses goal to defend / alternate possession remains as it was during play).
A tie after sudden death overtime will result in sudden death Braveheart (teams defend the same goal as they were during overtime / each team has one field player and a goalie / goalie may not cross the midfield line / Braveheart begins with a face off / Substitutions are not allowed during the Braveheart / there will be additional Bravehearts until a winner is determined.

Game will start with a coin toss, visitor calls, winner chooses a goal to defend or first alternate possession / loser gets the remaining choice.
Once your team establishes possession, an advancement 30 second count will begin to get into your offensive box.
Only the goalie can touch the ball with their hands.
An opponent cannot enter the crease, but can reach their stick into the crease, or be above the crease when shooting.
When the ball goes out of bounds, the opposing team gets it, unless it goes out of bounds after a shot then the team with the player closest to the ball gets it.
Any player who accumulates five minutes of personal fouls, is removed from the game.
Fouls include unnecessary roughness, slashing, targeting the head, cross-checking, tripping, illegal body checking, or unsportsmanlike conduct.

Body checking the opponent with possession of the ball, or 5 yards of a loose ball is legal.
Checking must be above the waist and below the neck and from the front side.
There should be no targeting the head or neck with a cross check. Violating this results in a minimum 3 minute non-releasable foul at the official’s discretion and possible ejection.
A player cannot use his hands or arms to push another player with possession of the ball.
A player may not make contact with the goalie, if the goalie is in the crease.

Face-offs happen at the beginning of each half and after each goal is scored (also at the beginning of overtime and braveheart).