ES DIVISION (GRADES 3-5)

AGE ELIGIBILITY:

The 3-5 division is open to girls in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades who are generally between the ages of 8 and 11 years old.

DIVISION OBJECTIVES:

To expand the players understanding of the game by expanding the field, by increasing the number of players per team and by increasing the game time. The addition of a goaltender and the application of specific positions and skills related to specific positions is designed to help the girls play a more complex and competitive game and to prepare them for the next division.

TIME

  • 2 x 20 minute running-time halves
  • Games will have a single 5 minute half-time break
  • Each team is allowed a single one-minute time-out per game.
  • The clock does not stop for timeouts except in the case that a time out is taken in final two minutes of the second half.
  • In the case of a tie, there will be NO overtimePERSONNEL
  • Games will be 7v7 — (3M; 2A; 2D).
  • Goalies MAY be used and will NOT count as one of the 7 players.
  • In lieu of a goalie, a PELA Shot Blocker will be used.
  • If a team does not have enough players to field a 7 person team (with or without a goalie), the game may be modified to accommodate the smaller team, in the form of a 6v6 game (excluding the goalie).
  • If a team does not have enough players to proceed as a 6v6, then the team with fewer than 6 players will be deemed to have forfeited, but the game will proceed with the number of players present.

If a team forfeits the game will be recorded as a 1-0 loss for the forfeiting team regardless of the outcome of the played game.

 

OFFICIATING

  • Games will have a single, paid US Lacrosse Certified Official • Games MAY also include an additional trainee official.

RULES

  • No checking
  • A team with possession must make 2 attempted passes (one beyond their own defensive restraining line) or 1 completed pass (beyond their own defensive restraining line) before attempting a shot.
  • If a team attempts a shot and does not score but regains possession off of the shot by means of an out of bounds ball, or a rebound, they are NOT required to make any additional pass attempts before shooting again.
  • If a team is NOT playing a goalie and a ball comes to rest within the goal circle/crease it is considered to be a ‘GOALIE BALL’ and possession is given to the defending team. The ball may then be played thus:
    • a defensive player may retrieve the ball within the goal circle and make a pass from within the crease area (they may not run out of the crease with the ball).
    • a defensive player may take possession behind the goal and then run up the field or pass to clear.
  • If a goalie is NOT USED, any shot that is ROLLED INTO THE GOAL underneath the SHOT BLOCKER will NOT be counted. It will be removed from the goal and treated like a GOALIE BALL.
  • a ROLLED BALL is one that is purposefully rolled using an UNDERHAND motion with no attempt to SHOOT or bounce the ball.
  • 2 players per team (in addition to any goalie), must remain behind the defensive restraining line at all times.
  • Possession is determined at the start of each half and after each score by means of a DRAW, except when the MERCY RULE is in effect.
  • The Mercy Rule grants possession after any goals are scored or at the start of the second half, without the necessity of a draw to the team behind in the score by a differential of 4 goals or more.
  • Direction of play changes at the start of the second half UNLESS one team is using a goal blocker and the other is using a goalie, in which case direction of play will remain the same throughout the game.
  • Stall Rule transfers possession from one team to the other, when a player who possesses the ball beyond the offensive restraining line is challenged within a stick’s length by an opposing player and remains in a ‘STATIONARY and/or a CHECKABLE POSITION’ for a count of 3 seconds.
  • Official must give a warning to a STALL penalty as he/she begins to count.

FIELD

• Games will be played on an 80% field (field diagram attached).

SCORE RECORDING

• No official scores recorded will show a differential of more than ten (10) points regardless of the results of the game.

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