High School Invitational Rules
Tournament will be broken into pools. Each team will play the other teams in their pool.
Tournament will conclude with a "sprint' Championship Game between the Pool 1 and Pool 2 champion.
All teams will have at least 3 full length games (weather permitting*)
Seeding ties will be determined by: Head-to-Head, Goals For, Goals Against, Coin flip
Official Rules: |
All rules will be in accordance with NFHS and US Lacrosse Standards. |
20 Sec. / 10 Sec Clearing Rule – 20 seconds to clear the ball from your defensive end and 10 seconds to get into the offensive box. |
22-minute running halves with a 3-minute halftime |
1 Timeout per game – 1 minute duration, game-clock will not stop |
Clock is start/stop under 1 minute in the second half if the score differential is two goals or less. |
Referees will keep game time. Penalty time will be kept in the box. |
Penalty time is running time. |
In the event of a tie, teams will play one continuous sudden victory overtime period. No time-outs permitted in overtime. A 30-second break will be given before overtime. NO BRAVEHEARTS. |
There are no mandatory stick checks. However, the head coach may request a stick check. If the stick is found to be legal, the challenging team will be charged a time out. If no timeout remains, a delay of game technical foul will be assessed. |
Decisions on the field are the final ruling. No disputes will be heard after the game. |
Any coach or player ejected from a game will not be allowed to participate in the remainder of the tournament. |
Teams that appear to be stalling will be warned to keep the ball in the box. All teams with a lead must keep the ball in the box for the last two minutes of the game. |
Fouling Out: Any player who accumulates 4 personal fouls or 5 minutes in personal foul penalty time shall be disqualified from the game. |