GELL Scoring and Timing

Equipment Home Team: The Basics Table/chairs Game Clock/Penalty Clock (stop watch/phone – that counts down) Score Book/pencil/different colored pens Horn Extras: portable score board weather canopy spare horn tape extra batteries

SET UP

What’s Ok/What’s Not Ok: Not Ok: Asking team to stay behind the line (so that you can see!) Asking refs to repeat a call Asking player in penalty box to kneel down Not Ok: Getting in a yelling match with coaches Saying rude things about the players or coaches Cheering (many don’t know this!)

SET UP Test clock/timers Score Book Team Names (colors) Roster (home/away) Date

Score Keeper/Timer Role Timer: Game Time Penalty Time Score Keeper: Game Score Penalties Time Outs

Score Book Team Names

Roster In Home

Time Outs 2 time outs per half 1 time out in OT Qtr Game Time

Game Score After goal- Document game time/Quarter Player # scoring Blue Team 8:10 2 u After goal- Document game time/Quarter Player # scoring Player # assisting Red Team 7:20 6 3

Player Penalties Time Player # penalty Quarter Game Time

Penalty Examples

Game Length HS and 7/8 A • Four 12 minute quarters with stop time Let coaches/ref know when 2 minutes in quarter / GAME • 2 minute break between quarters • 10 minute half Always confirm with ref prior to start of game Some refs keep time during halftime/some as you to keep time Let ref know when 2 min remaining

5/6 & 7/8B •Four 10 minute Quarters with stop time •2 minute break between quarter •10 minute half 3/4 •2 Halves -25 minute running clock each half

Timer Responsibilities Timer calls out game time at : •Every score (both teams) •Every penalty (both teams) •Every time out (both teams) Before the game, ask the ref what times they want called out to them ie: 2:40 minute warning at last quarter Sometimes coaches ask you to call the time at certain points of the game.

Timer: Penalties Penalties: Technical Foul: player serves 30 seconds Personal Foul: Players serves 1, 2 or 3 minutes   Penalty time is regulated by timer. Count out loud to the player during last 10 seconds. state “ release”…to allow him back into game. (“…3,2,1,release”)

Timer: Penalties Penalties:   Penalty time runs with game time. If the game clock is stopped (a whistle is blown) then the penalty time is stopped.

Timer: Penalties Running Clock:   If your game has a running clock then the penalty is 1 ½ times the normal amount. A 30 second penalty would be 45 seconds. A 60 second penalty would be 90 seconds. Penalty time would only stop for timeouts.

Timer: Penalties Releasable vs Non-releaseable: Releasable Most penalties are releasable. If the OTHER team scores, the penalty is released no matter how much time is remaining. Non-Releasable Typically for unsportsmanlike conduct. This penalty has to be served in entirety.

SHOT

SHOT Defined: Offensive player propels ball towards goal with intent to score (even if ball is not on target, if the intent was to score it is a shot). ♦kicking is ok

GOAL Definition: Ball is propelled by offensive player into goal. Can be kicked, headed, pushed, anything. ♦Must cross the plane of the goal posts ♦Defensive player cannot score on own team (or if ball goes into own goal by accident, credit the closest offensive player or in-home player) ♦Look for referee’s signal: both arms in the air.

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ASSIST Defined: Direct pass to a teammate who scores without dodging or evading an opponent other than the goalie in the crease. ♦Can take as many steps directly at the goal as desired ♦Judgment call ♦Only one assist can be awarded per goal.

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Ground Balls Defined: Ball comes into possession of player under pressure of opponent within 5 yards and player controls the ball by passing, shooting, or cradling. ♦Ground ball should be counted when a player intercepts an opponents pass under the circumstances above even if the ball does not touch the ground. ♦Possession must change to count a ground ball.

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SAVES

SAVE Defined as: Goalie stat: ball is stopped or deflected by the goalkeeper using stick or body when the ball would otherwise enter the goal. →Note: If a shot would not have scored had it not been stopped or deflected, it is not a save.

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Tips Keep a spare timer with you Bring tape (athletic, duct) and band aids Have something to hold the flip score down in windy weather Use multi-colored pens/pencils Pre-type roster for opponents scorebook (bring glue stick!)

Pre printed roster and stats This excludes the ‘quarters’ section

Important Rules for Youth 5/6 and 7/8 4 personal fouls or 5 penalty minutes: player is disqualified from the game but his team can substitute another player. 3/4 3 personal fouls or 5 penalty minutes.

See you on the field! Good Luck!

links http://www.uslacrosse.org/the_sport/mens_rules.phtml http://www.whsbla.org/ http://www.walax.com/lacrosse_basics