NCAA – NFHSRule Differences

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Equipment

Crosse head max width

• 6 ½” • 6”

Tape • No tape on head if used for faceoff

• 6” contrasting on shaft if used for faceoff

• No tape on head.

Shooting Strings • Limited to 2” hanging

• 4” from top (2016)

• Limited to 2” hanging

• 4” from top

Gloves • All players must have same color

Eye Shade • One solid stroke. No words.

• No mention

Jewelry • Prohibited unless religious or medical and taped.

• Permitted unless deemed dangerous

Tinted Eye Shield • Not permitted. • Allowed only for documented medical condition

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Penalties

USC • 2nd NR USC = Expulsion & 3 minutes

• 2nd USC = Usual penalty, no expulsion

Checks to the head or neck

• Min 2 min NR • Min 1 min NR

Checking a defenseless player

• Min 2 min NR • Could be 1 to 3 min Unnecessary Roughness

Loose ball personal foul

• Immediate whistle & flag

• Immediate whistle & flag if no flag already down. FDSW if there is already a flag down & both fouls on defense.

End of Flag Down • Ball leaves attack area

• Ball touches the ground (not on a shot)

• A shot is completed• Defense gains

possession

• Play continues until usual condition for stopping play or defense gains possession.

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Play of Game

Mercy Rule • Running time if 12 goal lead in 2nd half. Starts on next whistle.

• None

Faceoff violation • Restart at Center X • Restart at spot of ball

• 3rd violation in 1 half is 30 second penalty

Faceoff – pinch & pop • Ball must come out of back of crosse cleanly

• Must move ball from back of crosse within 1 step.

Faceoff mechanics • Down, Set, Whistle • 2 officials, put players down, place ball & say set, back out & whistle

Goalie return to crease

• Always gets 5 seconds to return

• None

Number of Players • Game cannot continue if less than 7 players

• No mention

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Play of Game

Restarts • Everyone must be 5 yards away

• Defense can restart in box

• Foul by B after ball crosses endline is not moved OOB.

• Defense must establish 5 yards at some point

• Defense can restart in box. Offense must move ball out of box.

Time Outs • Permitted • Player in possession must be below restraining line

• No timeout for team not entitled to possession if dead ball in field of play.

Goal Counted • Must cross goalline before expiration of time.

• Must be released before expiration of time.

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Play of Game

Clearing • 20 seconds to midfield

• 10 seconds to attack area

• 30 seconds

Flag Down & pass by offense enters own goal

• No Goal • Goal

Challenging the application of a rule

• Permitted. If appeal is denied, coach is charged a timeout or technical

• No mention. Coach can speak to officials only during halftime.

Ball crossing midfield • Get-It-In / Keep-It-In if intentional once in attack area.

• Turnover unless touched by defense or a shot.

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Technical Fouls

Illegal Procedure • Taking a dive or feigning a slash in order to deceive an official

Player without equipment in scrimmage area

• Stop play. Award ball to team in possession or AP if loose.

• Stop play. Technical foul if ball is loose or by defense.

Stalling • Get-It-In / Keep-It-In• Automatic in last 2

minutes• Can be used with a

man down.

• 30 second shot clock

• Resets to 10 if offensive timeout

• Resets to 30 if defensive timeout or foul

• Put on in increments of 10 on the clock.

• Not used if teams uneven