Tournament Rules

  Rules For Play

Women:
US Lacrosse Rules

Men:
Modified International Rules

  • 4 long poles allowed on the field at one time
  • Players who fight on the field during games will be immediately ejected from the game and dismissed from the tournament
  • No slow whistle will be used on a flag down situation, the whistle will blow when the ball touches the ground
  • On a faceoff violation, the offender does not need to leave the field

  Timing

Game Timing

  1. (2) – 20-minute running time halves
  2. 5-minute break at half time
  3. The last 2 minutes of each game will be stop time
  4. A horn will sound at the end of each half
  5. A separate clock will keep penalty time and penalty starts as soon as the penalized player gets to the penalty box

Timing For Finals Series

  • Men’s and Women’s Semifinal games will be (2) – 25-minute running halves. The last 2 minutes of each half will be stop time.
  • Women’s Final: (2) – 30-minute halves. The last 2 minutes of each half will be stop time.
  • Men’s Masters and Grandmasters Finals: (4) – 12-minute quarters. The last 2-minutes of the second and fourth quarter will be stop time.
  • Men’s Elite Final: (4) – 15-minutes quarters. The last 2-minutes of the second and fourth quarter will be stop time.

Overtime

Sudden victory will follow the completion of a tied game after a 2-minute break. The sudden victory period will be 4 minutes of running time with no time outs allowed. Goal defended will remain the same for the first overtime and exchanged each period thereafter. A face off will begin each period with a 1-minute break between periods.

Timeouts

Women: One 2-min team timeout per half
Men: One 2-min team timeout per half

Timeouts will stop the play clock and time outs may be called by the team in possession, any place on the field

  Standings

In the event of a tie (in the standings) the tie will be settled using the following format:

  1. Head-to-head record
  2. Win vs. Loss record
  3. Highest plus-minus record (overall)
  4. Lowest goals against (overall)
  5. Most goals (overall)

Note: Stats will be based on all games played, not just versus the teams tied.