1. Jon Izzo and Paul Abbate
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Youth Officiating
Jon Izzo and Paul Abbate
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2. Youth Officiating Preparation and professionalism
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Youth Officiating Preparation and professionalism
Image and appearance are everything
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3. Youth Officiating Preparation and professionalism
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Youth Officiating Preparation and professionalism
Image and appearance are everything
Maintain consistent uniform
Check with partner pre-game
Check to see if an AO is scheduled
Arrive at field 20 minutes before game start
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4. Youth Officiating Preparation and professionalism
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Youth Officiating Preparation and professionalism
Image and appearance are everything
Walk the field, check the conditions, lines, nets, and sideline areas where parents sit (Why is this important?)
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5. Youth Officiating Game Management
Treat every game like it’s the most important one
Manage youth games no different than HS and College game
Keep games on time. Town fields are expensive and time sensitive venues
Talk more, not less to players. Why?
Be LOUD when calling play-on and procedural calls
Voice more important than hand signals
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6. Youth Officiating Game Management
Age appropriateness is key with contact
Over manage “big hits”, contact plays, and “tom-foolery”
When in doubt… lay the flag out… you can always pick it back up (New Orleans Saints)
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7. Youth Officiating Game Management
Age appropriateness is key with contact
How to use “player disadvantage”, when pushes and holds, grind a game to a halt
Always be consistent from the 1st minute to the last
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8. Youth Officiating Coach management
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Youth Officiating Coach management
Coaches need loving too
Meet coaches before game:
Agree on rules
Discuss special situations or field conditions
Make sure game time, penalty time, and score keeping, are covered in coach meeting
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9. Youth Officiating Coach management
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Youth Officiating Coach management
Coaches need loving too
If there is a contentious situation discuss, it with both coaches, so everyone is informed
Keep game flow/calls consistent from Q1 to Q4
Ask coaches to help with Bad parents if persistent
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10. Youth Officiating Parental management
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Youth Officiating Parental management
Parents are passionate #itsallaboutthetshirt
Make sure they respect the field boundaries, and are viewing from approved areas at field
Don’t get into discussions with parents. Thick Ear!
The younger the game age (e.g. U9 and U11), the more involved/vocal the parents
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11. Youth Officiating Parental management
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Youth Officiating Parental management
Parents are passionate #itsallaboutthetshirt
Seek coach support to handle difficult parents
Try not to turn into the “make-up call” referee to appease parents
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12. Youth Officiating Post game management
It all happens away, and after the whistle
Be there for the hand shake line, and pay attention
Record score just in case
Get the next game started on time
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13. Youth Officiating There are four primary leagues in MA
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Youth Officiating There are four primary leagues in MA
MBYLL (mybll.org) – U based league with over 200 towns Pan-Mass
TPL (tpllax.com) – Grade based 15 town league in South-Central-North MA
CTL (Plymouthsportscomplex.com) – U based 10 town league in South Shore and Cape
OCLL (oldcolonylax.com) – U based 10 town league in South Eastern MA
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14. Youth Officiating How they pay
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Youth Officiating How they pay
MBYLL – $75/game, AO ½ rate and present at every game. Pay at field. If no check, stay clam, town director when you get home.
TPL – $70/game, AO’s $35/game, all paid through Arbiter from Darrell Benson
CTL - $70/game, all paid through Arbiter and Bernie Beriau
OCLL $70/game, paid on field by coaches
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15. Youth Officiating MBYLL Rules
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Youth Officiating MBYLL Rules
3/4 LEVEL
8v8
MODIFIED SHORT FIELD
(4) 10 minute quarters
(1) pass completed before shot attempted
1 coach allowed on field 5yds or less to sideline
If player is flagged just sub him...explain what he did
No 1 Handed Checks...Its a slash
NO BODY CHECKING!!! Play the ball not the man. NO LONG POLES
DOWNWARD Stick Checks Allowed BUT Hands must no be raised above shoulders
6 goal lead losing team gets ball no F/O.
Subs allowed sideline OR end line
if teams can not pick up a loose ball wait 3/4 seconds then award ball AP.
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16. Youth Officiating MBYLL Rules
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Youth Officiating MBYLL Rules
5/6 LEVEL
Full Field with (4) 10min Quarters
3 personal fouls or 5 minutes of foul time and player is OUT
(4) 60 inch Max Poles can be used
(6) Goal Lead No F/O...12 Goal Lead Running Time.
Subs Sideline only.
Over and Back In Effect
Counts 20&10 in effect. G.I.I.K.I.I. Under 2 Min 4 Goal or Less Lead in 4th Q is In Effect.
Age Appropriate contact! no big hits no take-out checks
No 1 Handed Checks
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17. Youth Officiating MBYLL Rules
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Youth Officiating MBYLL Rules
7/8 LEVEL
Full Field with (4) 10min Quarters
3 personal fouls or 5 minutes of foul time and player is OUT
(4) 72 inch Max Poles can be used
(6) Goal Lead No F/O...12 Goal Lead Running Time.
Subs Sideline only and Over and Back In Effect
Counts 20&10 in effect. G.I.I.K.I.I. Under 2 Min 4 Goal or Less Lead in 4th Q is In Effect.
No take out checks, big hits, or medium hits. Small bumps ok
No 1 Handed Checks
AO’s should be on all games, or min of (2) EMLOA referees
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18. Youth Officiating TPL Rules
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Youth Officiating TPL Rules
Play will consist of (4) 15-minute run time quarters, with 1 minute breaks between the quarters, and a 5-minute break at halftime. 
There will be no time outs until play-offs
If multiple games are required to be played on a given game day, (2) 25 minute run time halves may be played if both coaches agree. (5) minute break in between halves.
All NFHS rules are in effect, with only these Exceptions to NFHS rules:
Only goalie counts, and “get-it-in-keep-it-in” last 2-minutes enforced at 5A/5B/6A/6B.  All counts enforced at Grade 7A/7B/8A/8B
No zone defenses allowed.  Violation will be viewed as illegal procedure
If a player fouls out of a game (5 minutes of accumulated penalty time), he is eligible to play in the next scheduled divisional game.  If a player is ejected from a game, he must sit out the next scheduled divisional game
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19. Youth Officiating TPL Rules
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Youth Officiating TPL Rules
No player will be allowed to play in the same grade twice.  A player may petition the league for an exception through its TPL town contact.
No player will be allowed to play more than 4 years on the big field (5th through 8th grades).  A player may petition the league through its TPL town contact.
No player from outside the (16) TPL towns may play in the TPL unless his town does not have a boys youth lacrosse program, or a team at his grade or U-level. A player may petition the league for an exception through its TPL town contact.
Age limits have been put in place to provide a safe playing environment, and adhere to US Lacrosse policy.  A player may petition the league for an exception through its TPL town contact.
5th Grade Division… born on or after 05/01/2007
6th Grade Division… born on or after 05/01/2006
7th Grade Division – born on or after 05/01/2005
8th Grade Division – born on or after 05/01/2004
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20. Youth Officiating CTL and OCLL Rules
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Youth Officiating CTL and OCLL Rules
U11:
NOTE: U11 select use all the same rules as U13 / U15 below.  
HOWEVER-
There is no body checking allowed at U11 select!
Body contact is allowed, but only the amount needed to play 1v1 defense, box out on a GB, or to turn a player back on a ride.
Players who deliver body checks on GB’s, in the middle of the field, or in any situation where the ball carrier is defenseless, will be penalized.
​NO LONG POLES AT U11 Select
Stick length: Players are allowed and encouraged to have sticks lengths under 40 inches. Appropriate length is about belly to chest high when standing next to stick.
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21. Youth Officiating CTL and OCLL Rules
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Youth Officiating CTL and OCLL Rules
U13 and U15:
All games will be played with four - 15 minute running time quarters. ​If goal difference is <3,  then they will have us do "STOP TIME" for last minute.
Officials Keep Game Time.  Offending Team keeps penalty time.
Time will stop only during injury or time out situations.
Time Outs may be called anywhere on the field as long as you have possession of the ball or it is a dead ball situation.
All teams are allowed second timeout per half or overtime period.  The game clock is stopped during all timeouts called by a coach or official.
Penalties are running time with 10 secs. added to all time-serving penalties.  Clock starts when play resumes after penalty.
If the score is tied at the end of regulation play, there will be a 6 minute, running time sudden-death overtime period.
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22. Youth Officiating CTL and OCLL Rules
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Youth Officiating CTL and OCLL Rules
Mercy Rule:
7 or more goals - losing teams gets ball at center X w no face off after any goal.
No more than 4 long poles on the field at 1 time.
Stick Checks:
2 hands on stick
Under control to the stick or gloves
One handed wrap checks allowed at U15 only
Illegal Sticks: Coaches may not request formal stick checks. But, if a referee wants to check for illegal stick, they can.
An illegal pocket will result in a 30-second penalty.
Illegal stick length will simply be a turnover and stick removed from play.
Long Pole restrictions:
Grades 7/8 may use a full length 72" long pole
Grades 5/6 may use modified long poles (no longer than 60")
Grade 4 NO long poles.
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23. Youth Officiating CTL and OCLL Rules
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Youth Officiating CTL and OCLL Rules
Counts:
All counts are enforced at U15.  After possession is gained, a team has 20 seconds to cross midfield and then 10 seconds to “get it in” to the offensive box.
Only goalie counts (4 seconds) at U11 Select & U13
During final 2-minutes of a game, teams must “Get-it-in, Keep-it-in” to the offensive area This will be enforced at U11 Select, U13 & U15.
If a player is ejected from a game, he must sit out the next scheduled CTL game.​​​​​​
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24. Tell us your youth officiating war story and how you handled it
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War Stories
Tell us your youth officiating war story and how you handled it
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