1. GELL Scoring and Timing

2. 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

3. SET UP

4. 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!)

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

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

7. Score Book Team Names

8. Roster
In Home

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

10. 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

11. Player Penalties
Time
Player #
penalty
Quarter
Game Time

12. Penalty Examples

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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.

16. 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”)

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. SHOT

21. 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

22. 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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810 2 u
Red Team 3
Aspen 5
Douglas 6
Fir 2
Cherry l l 4
Walnut 9
Birch 7
Elm 8
Willow l 11
Cedar 14
Hemlock 18
Palm 20
Alder 24
Pine

24. 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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26. 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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28. SAVES

29. 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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32. FACE OFFS 4
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34. 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!)

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

36. 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.

37. See you on the field!
Good Luck!

38. links http://www.uslacrosse.org/the_sport/mens_rules.phtml