High School Boys Lacrosse Rules

General Information

1. Foothills Park & Recreation District is in compliance with the Jake Snakenberg Youth Concussion Act, which requires a youth player (ages 19 and younger) to be removed from play if a concussion is suspected and can only return to play with written medical authorization.If half or more of the teams players listed on the roster are 19 years old or younger, then the coach of the team must complete the CDC’s Head’s Up Concussion Training and submit documentation to the Recreation Coordinator prior to playing in their first match.
2. No food, drink, gum or seed allowed in the arena!
3. The Field Supervisor and/or Foothills Park & Recreation Athletic Staff shall act upon any and all situations not covered explicitly in these rules. All decisions will be final.
4. Foothills Park & Recreation District offers a Lacrosse Program for the recreational enjoyment of the participants. The Foothills Park & Recreation District Staff is the sole governing body of this program.
5. Foothills Park & Recreation District reserves the right to re-classify a team at any point in the season to maintain a fair balance of competition. This will only be done with the cooperation of teams involved.
6. Foothills Park & Recreation District reserves the right to expel any team from the league for reasons of conduct, failure to observe rules, regulations, and procedures or failure to field a team for two or more games. Written notification of such actions will be provided to the individual or team manager.
7. The current NFHS / USWLA Rule Book with the amendments included within this document will be the rules of competition for the Foothills Indoor Arena. Teams are responsible for knowing the rules.
8. The game shall be played between two teams of 10 males for full field games.
9. While players in lacrosse do have some protective equipment, it is essential that the necessary safety rules are always to be followed, without exception. It is important for all coaches, parents, or players to enter the game with the attitude that this is a recreational activity, which contact can occur and that good sportsmanship will always prevail.
10. No spitting on the field – Spitting can be unsanitary, unsightly and potentially dangerous. Do not spit on the field! Please find the trash cans surrounding the field. Teams will be given one warning during the season; a red card will be issued for continued occurrences followed by fines up to $100 per occurrence.

Contact Information

Foothills Sports Arena

Phone: 303-409-2444

Game Schedules

Website: www.teamsideline.com/ifoothills

Messages will not be posted until two hours prior to the first scheduled game, if inclement weather may cancel games.

We ask that only Managers or Coaches call and notify their players. We do not call teams; the responsibility is on the team. Please call if there is any doubt about whether games will be played.

Rescheduled Games

1. Make-up games may be scheduled at any time. Original schedules may change. It is your responsibility to check the message board regularly.
2. The responsibility of finding out make-up times is the duty of the team manager.

Team Fees

1. Team fees are due in full prior to the second scheduled game of a session. Payments are submitted to the Foothills Sports Arena front desk.
   • Team Fee for High School Boys is $1,100.
2. All pick up players must be registered online for the team in advance.

Rosters & Waivers

1. All players must register using Foothills Park & Recreation District’s online system.
2. The burden is on the team manager or coach to make sure all players have been added to the Roster for each season played. There is no carry over from season to season.
3. Field Supervisors have the authority to forfeit games with ineligible players.
4. Players may be added to the roster up to the final game. Players may not be added during any playoff competition, or tournament play.
5. Roster size is unlimited.

Uniforms

1. Jerseys
   1. All teams must have jerseys with a visible number. No jersey, no play.
   2. The body of the jersey should be the same basic color. Trimming and style do not have to match exactly with other jerseys.
   3. Numbers are required on the back of the uniform jersey, minimum of six inches. No duplicate numbers.
   4. The home team will wear their main color. The visiting team will wear their secondary color. If there is a conflict with those colors, the visiting team will change.
2. Shoes: Only one piece molded rubber shoes are acceptable. No screw-in cleats.
3. Safety Equipment: All equipment must be worn; helmet, mouth guard, gloves and shoulder pads.
4. Jewelry: all jewelry must be removed. Exception: Medical ID’s and religious emblems can be worn if made safe to the discretion of the referees.
5. Any player that cannot meet all the above minimum requirements will not be allowed to participate in the game. Any equipment in question should be brought to the attention of the referee prior to the start of the game.

Schedules

Schedules are available at: www.teamsideline.com/ifoothills.

Field Size

High School Boys – Full field: 100 yards by 60 yards.

Game Times

Two 20-minute halves with a 2-minute half time. No Timeouts. No Overtime.

Player Eligibility

1. Seniors may not participate on sub-varsity teams.
2. Players may not participate on more than one team in the same divisional league.
3. A player may not transfer to a team in the same league without approval.
4. The Field Supervisor has the authority to disallow an illegal player or players to participate.
5. Any team may protest a player’s eligibility but must do so when the player first enters the game either on offense or defense. When the next play starts, the right to protest ends.
6. Play eligibility protests and forfeits are not retroactive to games played before the protest.

Rules of the Game

NFHS / USWLA rules will apply with the following modifications:

1. Players will be disqualified after five personal fouls.
2. Substitutions will be on the fly within the substitution lines.
3. Checking in full field games will follow the US Lacrosse checking rules.
4. No spitting on the field – the officials will treat spitting as an unsportsmanlike penalty.
5. Each team must have an adult coach aged 18 or older present at all games.
6. Blood Rule
   1. Any time a player in the game is bleeding, they must leave the game until the bleeding is stopped and the wound is covered.
   2. The player is given a maximum of 3 minutes before a substitute is required.
   3. Excessive blood on the uniform requires the player to change clothing.
   4. Teams must provide their own first aid kit.

Game Day Procedure

1. Full field games: Teams and coaches or managers will set up benches on the south side of the field, across from the entrance, spectators may sit along the northeast side of the field, away from the entrance doors.
2. All games will start at their scheduled time or as soon as possible if the preceding game runs over.
3. There will be no warm-up time for teams during games or between games.
4. Teams cannot be forced to start earlier than scheduled but may if both teams agree.
5. Goalies: All teams must have a goalie. If a team does not have a goalie, then the game is a forfeit. The game will not be officiated.Teams may borrow a goalie if the opposing team approves the pick-up and both the Foothills Sports Arena staff and the officials have knowledge of the addition.
6. Game time is forfeit time. Opponents have the following options:
   1. Ask for an immediate forfeit.
   2. Start the game clock and allow the team for up to ten minutes to get seven legal players before the forfeit is declared. In the event the previous game runs over this is considered part of the 10-minute waiting period.
   3. If a team is short players and wishes to still play a legal game, the coach must confer with the opposing coach, officials and Foothills Sports Arena Staff. At that point it will be decided if the team can borrow players to field a team for a legal game.
7. In the event a game is forfeited the teams will be allowed to use the field for a limited time to practice. The field must be vacated 10 minutes prior to the next scheduled start.

Disciplinary Action

1. Coaches: Team’s coaches are responsible for the conduct of all their players, parents and spectators before, during and after their game. Violations will be enforced by Foothills Park and Recreation District Code of Conduct policies.
2. Unsportsmanlike ConductPer the US Lacrosse Rulebook Rule 5, Section 4 – No player, substitute, non-playing member of a squad, coach or anyone officially connected with a competing team shall:
   1. Enter an argument with an official as to any decision that has been made or in any way attempt to influence the decision of an official.
   2. Use threatening, profane or obscene language or gestures at any time during the game.
   3. Bait, taunt, call undue attention to oneself, or any other act considered unsportsmanlike by the officials. Penalty: these are one 3-minute non-releasable penalties in all cases.
   4. If a player or coach continues to be abusive after the penalty is assessed, the official may add additional non-releasable penalty time. Flagrant misconduct is an expulsion foul.
   5. An expelled individual is barred from being in the facility.
3. Suspensions & Ejections: If any player receives two unsportsmanlike penalties in a single game or a total of three during season play, the player will sit out the next scheduled game, and the player may be subject to suspension from the league.In addition, any coach, parent or spectator suspended from a game will be ejected from the Foothills Sports Arena for that game and may be suspended for the season. See Foothills Park & Recreation District Code of Conduct.
4. Fighting: Any form of fighting and physical altercations will result in immediate ejection from the game and league suspension to a lifetime suspension and legal charges. See Foothills Park & Recreation District Code of Conduct.
   1. Fighting is a flagrant act that can occur when the ball is live or dead, includes, but is not limited to:
      1. An attempt to strike an opponent with the fist, hand, arms, legs, feet or intentionally swing a stick at an opponent with the intent to injure.
      2. An attempt to punch or kick an opponent regardless of whether contact is made or not.
      3. Attempting to instigate a fight by committing an unsportsmanlike act toward an opponent that causes the opponent to retaliate by fighting.
5. Any player, coach or spectator sent off must leave the facility on their own or by legal means.

Misconduct & Ejections

The umpires and/or field supervisor shall be empowered to penalize an offending player, coach and/or team according to the Misconduct & Ejection rule as follows:

1. Warning to player and both teams
2. Ejection from current game and suspension for subsequent game or games
3. Forfeit of game

Any player or spectator ejected from the game must leave the field and spectator area. Failure to leave when instructed can result in a forfeit.