SPORTS REGULATIONS 1) 10. BOYS LACROSSE Junior High: Varsity: 8 12 minutes minutes LACROSSE B. A. UNLESS GENERAL REGULATIONS ALL GENERAL SPORTS REGULATIONS ARE INPLACEFORBOYSLACROSSE 1.8) 1.7) 1.6) 1.4) 1.3) 1.2) 1.1) Interscholastic Participation 1.5) —BOYS 2019-2020 NOTED WITHIN THE REGULATIONS BELOW. treated as asuspendedgame.Ifthegameisto becompleted, it willbe continued from called at any time for mechanical failure (artificial lights, watersystems,etc.) willbe interruption. of the responsible administrative authority shall be continued from the point of the region(sameasaFreshmenorJV game). the game length in advance; and c) the home team pays the appropriate game fee in provided a)bothteamsagree;b)thegameisscheduledandassignor informedof count towardthetotalnumberofgamespermittedtoschedule. is “NoContest.” Games not played are notincluded in won-loststatistics and donot unforeseen circumstances, such asfailure of team to arrive, strikes, school closing, designated startdateforcontestsshallberemovedfromtheOHSAA tournament. number ofcontestspermitted) or participates in regular season contest(s)priortothe permitted fortheplayer. penalty butallquartersplayedbytheindividual shall counttowardthemaximum played shallcounttowardthemaximumpermitted. when discovered, the team shall play short forthe remainder of the game. All quarters contests counttowardnumberofseasonpermitted. permitted in a postseason middle school tournament. maximum of 12quartersduringsuchtournament. 12 quarters of playinadayarealso with either abbreviated or fullcontest timing, a student-athlete may participate in a Exception: considered anextensionofthefourthquarter. considered asafullquarter. Inanovertime game, theextended time shall be maximum of six quarters per common opponent. Any part of a quarter is to be Regulation 20.) postseason tournament not to exceed four games by oneteam. (Penalty — See Sports plus theOHSAA-sponsoredtournament.(Penalty—SeeSportsRegulation20.) Interrupted Games All gamesshallconsistof4quartersthefollowinglength: scheduled regularseasongameinboyslacrossewhichisnotstarteddueto Any Penalty forparticipationinmorethansix(6)quartersperday: A playershallbepermitted to playinamaximum of twogamesperdayuptoa A student-athlete in grades7-8may play in amaximum of 64quarters plus one A student athlete in grades9-12may play in amaximum of 92quarters for the season A team/individual that exceedstheregularseasonparticipation limitation (maximum 1.82) A game called for any reason, wherea winner cannot be determined or any game 1.81) Any OHSAA tournament game interrupted due toeventsbeyondthecontrol EXCEPTION: 8thor“A”teamsmayelect to play10minute stop-time quarters, Junior Varsity andFreshmen:10minutes —When discovered —When discovered Ifateam participates in a festival tournament format (example: play-day) during after acontestiscompleted, there isnoteamorindividual acontest,theplayershallbedisqualified from thegame 139 All abbreviated and full timed
2019-2020 Date: 2.1) 2) 1.10) 1.9) 2.2) Non-Interscholastic Participation All teamsmustrespectathree-dayacclimatization period duringthefirstthreedays unless bothcoachesagreenottocompletethegame. subject totherulesofgame.Suchgamewillbecompleted the pointofsuspension request willbereviewed onanindividualbasis. to tryout.Please include thesupportingdocumentation with theletter request. Each request totheOHSAAlacrosse administrator, boys waivermustberequestedprior waiver requires that the principal or official designee of the member school direct a non-interscholastically during the school season. The procedure for requesting the lowing thedevelopment of national-caliber athletes whohavebeeninvitedtocompete is toprotect the integrity of theregulation andtheinterscholastic program while al senior national team in the sport – General Sports Reg. 7.7. The intent of the waiver in theeventthat the athlete has beenselected to compete as amember of ajunior or sport ofboyslacrosseduringtheschool’s season(SportsRegulation7.2.1). program (tryouts,practice or contest)asanindividual or amember of ateam inthe sponsored bytheBoardofEducation shall not participate in anon-interscholastic a scrimmage, previeworregularseason/tournament game asasubstituteorstarter) crosse inadditiontoanyotherpenaltiesthatmaybeprescribed. contest in Lacrosseshall be ineligible forOHSAA tournament competition in La this non-interscholastic competition date by participating in a non-interscholastic OHSAA tournamentcompetition. Monday of the week of the state tournament in Lacrosse in order to be eligible for that season mustceasenon-interscholastic Lacrossesixweeks(42days)priortothe stipulates that a Lacrosseathlete who hasnotparticipated for the school inLacrosse A sportsregulation identified as theIndividualNon-Interscholastic Competition Date Lacrosse Players Who HaveNotCompetedfor Their School This Season: period betweenpracticesessions. acclimatization period priortoanycontact drills. There must beanadequate recovery season afterthe first daypermitted for coaching also mustparticipate in athree-day of practice. All athletes joining the team for the first time at any point during the tournament. provided the participants and game officials are notified in advance of the start of the be determined in ordertoadvance in the correct bracket, may utilize overtime be played. overtime. was suspended. team intheleadshallbedeclared the winnerwithscoreasitstandswhengame events beyondthecontrolofresponsibleadministrative authority (e.g. lightning); the completed (or nineminutes or lessremaining to playina Varsity contest); and dueto OVERTIME— PROCEDURES 1.84) Varsity gamescannotendinatie.Gamesarewon,lostorsuspended. 1.83) Ifagameisinterrupted in thefourthquarterwith80% or moreofthegame A member of an interscholastic boys lacrosse squad (anystudent who hasplayed in EXCEPTION: The Executive Director’s office may grant a waiver to thisregulation In addition, an athlete who hasparticipated for the school inLacrosse who violates 1.10.1) date. May 1,2020 agility drillsandmayuse“dummies”forwalk-throughs. days ofpractice, athletes may engage in conditioning, speed, strength and to thefourthdayofpractice no contact is permitted. During the first three gloves, andallprotectivepadding.Sticksballsarealsopermitted. Prior During practices within the acclimation period, players may wear helmets, All other levels of competition can endinatie and noovertime will EXCEPTION –Nonon-interscholastic competition permitted on orafter this –Non-varsitytournamentgames,whereawinnermust 140 Only highschool Varsity gameswillplay BOYS LACROSSE - -
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3) Regulations. 2.7) 2.6) 2.5) 2.4) See No ContactPeriod —Coaches See 2.3) Instructional Programs 2019-2020 Regulations for No Contact Period — Coaches Regulations forInstructionalPrograms sponsored bythe Board of Education may participate in non-interscholastic boys a scrimmage, previeworregularseason/tournament game asasubstituteorstarter) period. served andprovidedthecontact does nottake place during the mandatory no-contact Lacrosse providedthe50%limitation (no morethanfiveplayersontheroster)isob permitted to coachtheir own interscholastic squad membersinindoororoutdoor In accordance with Sports Regulation 7.5.2, interscholastic lacrosse coaches are of anindoorlacrosserosterisnotlimited. interscholastic lacrosse playersfromthesameschoolonanon-interscholastic squad the firstdayofcoaching for theinterscholastic season ispermitted. The numberof er, andplayed indoors between the endof no-contact period and thedaybefore not morethan7players,norfewer2oneofwhommust be thegoalkeep Indoor lacrosse Sports Regulation7.6. permitted to coach in “All-Star” contests if they meet all the provisions ofGeneral interscholastic team sportcoach to coach players from hisorherschool.Coachesare 7.6 thataddress“Non-interscholasticcompetition.” provided thestudentsmaintain compliance with General Sports Regulation 7.3and outside the school boys lacrosse season may do so without jeopardy to eligibility athletes in team sports whowishtoparticipate in oneofthese “all-star” competitions programs and‘teammembership’ aredefinedinGeneralSportsRegulation7.1. scrimmage, whileamemberoftheschoolboyslacrossesquad.Non-interscholastic 2.32) 2.31) Regulations 7.3andaredetailedasfollows: lacrosse prior to and after the school season under the conditions of General Sports The purposeofthisspecial “All-Star” regulation is toprovideanopportunityforthe All-Star Games —“All-Star” events are non-interscholastic events by rule. Student- 2.33) A studentmaynotplayinanon-interscholastic boys lacrossecontest,gameor 2.34) A member of an interscholastic boys lacrosse squad (anystudent who hasplayed in There isnolimit on thenumberofboyslacrossesquadmembers fromthe The number of interscholastic boys lacrosse players from the same school on A player maycontinuetoplaywithanon-interscholastic squadinanational Non-interscholastic participation includes tryouts,training, practice and competition. until thesquadiseliminatedbutnolaterthanLaborDay. qualifying tournament in excessofthefiveplayerlimitation after July31 in accordancewithGeneralSportsRegulation7.5. same schoolparticipating on thesamesquadduringperiodJune1-July31 sport ofboyslacrosseareexemptfromthislimitation. lacrosse squadaftertheirfinalinterscholastic contest oftheseasonin Note: be counted as one of the 5 players permitted on the non-interscholastic roster. ceed this number (5) isnot permitted and the use ofany“guest player” would together in any non-interscholastic event. “Rotating players” that would ex on thatnon-interscholastic squad thatwouldpractice together ORparticipate scholastic squad. A rosterisdefinedasallthemembersofentire squad a non-interscholastic squad is limited to five on the roster of that non-inter Graduating seniors whoare participating on anon-interscholastic boys shallbedefinedasagameplayedbytwoteamseachconsistingof 141 underSection8oftheGeneral Sports underSection 11 ofthe General - - - -
2019-2020 9) 7.2) B. 6) 5) 4) 3) 2) 1) 5) Penalties 8) 7) 7) 6) SPECIFIC REGULATIONS —Grades9-12 Sports Regulations. with regular season contests,scrimmages and theOHSAA postseasontournament beginning in highschool boys lacrosse within 12 monthsofthe transfer date, are ineligible for all who transfer and do not meet an exception to the transfer bylaw, and who participated OHSAA website at this link: http://www.ohsaa.org/Eligibility/Transfer. Note that students school administrator, information regarding thetransferbylawcan be foundonthe 5.1) 9.2) 9.1) Officials Scrimmages —Maximumofthreescrimmages. Coaching andSeasonend— Tournament draw/seedingmeeting— Deadline dateforOHSAA Tournament — First match— Coaching, tryoutsandinstructionmaybegin— 7.3) 7.1) While all questions regarding the transfer bylaw should be addressed to the appropriate 5.2) Rules —NationalFederation(NFHS)BoysLacrosse. Regular seasoncontestspermitted—18. Other BylawsandRegulations Transfer Bylaw varsity played ifparticipating coachesagree. Class 2. officials required. Regardless ofnumberofficials, ALL mustbeOHSAA Class1 or played ifparticipatingcoachesagree. Note: of numberofficiating, allmustbeOHSAA Class1or2. guidelines. MinimumoftwoOHSAA Class1or2officials required.Regardless Out-of-State Travel www.ohsaa.org Coaches and Players per occurrence, or suchotherpenalty as theExecutive Director may deem appropriate. teams) may include suspension,probation, public censure, fine not toexceed $1,000 be ineligibilityfortheremainderofschoolyear. season orthe ensuing boyslacrosse season. Forasenior, the maximum penalty shall EXCEPT asenior, isineligibility for theremainderofinterscholastic lacrosse boys boys lacrossesquad)oranyOHSAA regulations for anymember of theschoolsquad, non-interscholastic boys lacrossesquadwhileamember of theschool’s interscholastic The maximum penalty for violation of SportsRegulation 7.2(participation with a Freshmen/Reserve/Junior Varsity — Minimum of twoOHSAA Class1or2 Varsity — Three officials are recommended per OHSAA and NFHS/US Lacrosse Boys lacrossemanualcanbefoundontheboyspage For information onEjection for UnsportingConductSee The penalty for acoachviolation of SportsRegulation 7.5 (non-interscholastic Note: For informationonOutofState Travel regulationsseeBylaw9-2at Ifonly one OHSAA official is present to officiate the contest, the game may be Ifonly one OHSAA official is present to officiate the contest, the game may be regular seasoncontestnumber10. March 20,2020 under Section 13 and 14 of the General Sports Regulations at June 6,2020 .
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SPORTS REGULATIONS SPORTS REGULATIONS BOYS LACROSSE C. 4) 3) 2) 1) 7) 6) 5) SPECIFIC REGULATIONS —Grades7&8 Easter Season Ends State Regional Semis&Finals Regional Quarterfinals Regional Qualifying Season Begins Coaching and Tryouts Begin Boys Lacrosse Note: other officials shallbeOHSAA Class 1,2,or3officials intraining. 8-minute stop-timequarters. Rulebook forU-14,modifiedasfollows: four games. Scrimmages — Two (2)permitted. Coaching andSeasonend— First match— Coaching andinstructionmaybegin— Officials — Minimum oftwoOHSAA Class1,2or3officials required. All 6.3) 6.2) 6.1) Rules —National Federation Boys Lacrosseand2018US (NFHS) Youth Boys’ Regular season contestspermitted — 14plusone(1)postseasontournament not toexceed 2019-2020 and b)bothcoachesagreeinadvancetowaivethisrule. goals ormoreunlessa)the game is being played with 8-minutes stop-time quarters; Personal Foul – Play oftheGame– Length ofthegame–Gameswillconsistfour10-minutestop-timequartersor 6.31) Forillegal stick (Rule5,Section 4) 2:00minute non-releasable (not 3:00min.). 6.22) There isrunningclockinthesecondhalfifscoredifferential reaches 12 6.21) Noovertimewillbeplayedatthislevel. IfonlyoneOHSAA official is present to officiate the contest, the game may be March 20,2020 June 6,2020 . 143 5/25-5/29 5/20-5/23 5/16-5/21 6/2-6/6 2020 3/20 2/24 4/12 6/6 February 24,2020 . 5/24-5/28 5/19-5/22 5/15-5/20 6/1-6/5 2021 3/19 2/22 4/4 6/5 5/23-5/27 5/18-5/21 5/14-5/19 . 5/31-6/4 2022 4/17 3/18 2/21 6/4 5/22-5/ 5/17-5/20 5/13-5/18 5/30-6/3 2023 3/17 2/20 4/9 6/3 26 5/20-5/24 5/15-5/18 5/11-5/16 5/29-6/1 2024 3/31 3/15 2/19 6/1