Name | Position | Contact |
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Brie-Anne Risi | U9 Coordinator | U9@axemenlacrosse.com |
Full length of the floor | Time Allotment: 60-minute games |
Real lacrosse balls used in game | 3 x 15 - minute run time periods |
3x3 CLA approved nets | 2 min break in between periods |
Shot Clocks are not used | Changing on the fly (no Shifts) |
After goals, possession is awarded to the goalie who was scored on |
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Please consult ALA Regulation 15.16 for full U9 rules.
End of Shifts: Buzzer sounds to conclude a 3 minute shift
the play should be blown dead with possession going to the goaltender of the team who last had possession- regardless of the ball location on the floor
No Time Served Penalties: Referees are to still carry out the standard penalty procedure
Player is advised on infraction committed
Player is not to be sent to the penalty box to serve
Possession awarded to the non-offending team
Players who commit continuous or multiple rule violations in one shift may be sent to the bench for the remainder of that shift, with a substitution from the bench permitted
Fall Back Rule:
Applies anytime the goalie has the ball
Awarded possession or a save is made
Goalie MUST pass the ball in the air to a teammate outside the 24 circle
Rolling the ball to a teammate is not permitted
Defensive players are required to retreat behind the restraining line
If the arena has no restraining line, a different line shall be indicated to both coaches prior to the start of the game
If a mistake is made, blow the whistle down and have the goalie re-do it
All defensive players must tag up outside the attacking zone(outside the restraining/otherwise indicated line) before anyone can re-enter the zone
If the defensive team fails to entirely retreat during dynamic play, blow the play down and award possession to the goalie
Ensure all defensive players are on the other side of the restraining line before play is blown in again following a failure to clear the zone:
Contact:
Place and Push: Defensive players may place their stick on the ball carrier and push them away
A defensive player may check an offensive player by placing their stick head on the opposing player stick head