Women's Lacrosse Rules

Except as otherwise noted, the NFHS Girls 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 protective equipment:
- Helmet with face ask and properly secured chinstrap
- Throat protector
- Padded gloves
- Thigh padding - shorts or pants with integrated protective padding
All players must wear lacrosse goggles and mouth guards.
- Tooth and mouth protectors that cover both the teeth and lips WITHOUT a protruding tab are legal. (i.e. pacifier mouth piece is improper equipment.)

Teams must have a minimum of 12 players and maximum of 25
Teams have 12 players on the field at one time.
If a team cannot field at least 9 players including a goalie, they automatically forfeit.
- Forfeit score will be 10-0
- The grace period is 5 minutes and does not come off the game time.

The game will be two 25 minute halves with a running clock and a 5 minute half time.
Each team get 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.
90 Second possession clock with begin when one team gains possession of the ball
Only the goal keeper can touch the ball with their hands inside the crease/goal circle.
There can only be 7 attackers and 7 defenders below the restraining line at any time.
An opponent cannot enter the crease, but can reach their stick into the crease, or be above the crease when shooting.
3 second Rule: A defensive player is penalized for being inside the 8-meter arc longer than 3- seconds without marking a player on the opposing team.
- Any defensive player inside the 8-meter arc must be guarding another player, they can't be in the middle of the arc alone.
Blocking, Charging, Dangerous stick in the sphere, forcing through, holding, tripping or warding off are all illegal actions
Illegal use of the stick includes but not limited to: poking or waving the stick near an opponent’s face, Recklessly checking an opponent’s stick, making a sweeping check from behind, reaching across an opponent’s body, and/or hooking an opponent’s stick.
Simultaneous whistle on fouls that happen on shots (particularly shooting space). If a whistle is blown for shooting space at the same time the ball is released and the ball enters the goal, the goal counts.

Cross checking is a foul. It is illegal for a player to initiate stick to body contact and use the shaft of the stick to hit, push or displace an opponent.
If a player is called for a shooting space penalty, the player who was fouled receives a free position at the hash mark nearest the spot of the foul
If a player is called for a 3 second penalty, the free position is administered at the hash mark nearest to the spot of the ball on the 8 meter arc.

Each half and overtime period and after each goal the game is started/restarted with a draw.