OFFICIAL HAND SIGNALS DIAGRAM OFFICIAL’S MOTIONS PERSONAL FOULS
PERSONAL FOULS Personal fouls are those of a serious nature and will result in a man advantage. The emphasis on safety and sportsmanship in youth lacrosse is expressed in stricter enforcement of personal fouls. Official points finger(s) upward and blows whistle.
An offending player’s team will be a man down while he serves his penalty in the penalty box. A personal foul can be one, two, or three minutes, depending on the official’s judgment of the severity and perceived intent of the foul. Fouled team will be given possession.
Fouls will be called for a body check:
t PG BO PQQPOFOU XJUIPVU QPTTFTTJPO PG UIF ball or more than 3 yards from a loose ball.
ILLEGAL BODY CHECK Elbow is brought horizontal to shoulder with hand on chest and then moved up-and-down
NO body checking of any kind permitted in U11 and below
Take-out checks NOT ALLOWED at any level, ever!
Hits on defenseless players are considered illegal body checks.
t EFMJWFSFE XJUIPVU IBOET PO UIF TUJDL
t BWPJEBCMF IJU PO PQQPOFOU XIP T BMSFBEZ passed or shot the ball.
t UP B QMBZFS GSPN CFIJOE CFMPX UIF waist or above the shoulders, including following through to head.
t UP B QMBZFS XJUI BOZ CPEZ QBSU PUIFS UIBO their feet on the ground.
t JOJUJBUFE XJUI UIF IFBE BMTP LOPXO BT spearing and assessed a non-releasable penalty.
t DPOTJEFSFE NPSF BHHSFTTJWF UIBO necessary to knock to the ground, injure the player or made in a reckless or intimidating manner.
CROSS-CHECK Pushing the arms away from body in a parallel fashion
A player cannot use the stick shaft between his hands to play an opponent, either when thrust against his opponent or striking him while running with his stick extended.
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