The tournament will follow NYS High School Lacrosse Rules except the following:

• There will be no body checks allowed.  Players must play the ball at all times.
• Each game consists of two 20 minute running time periods. Halftime is 3 minutes. A game ending tied is decided by a sudden-death overtime, which begins immediately after regulation time with a face-off.
• National HS Federation rules apply
• NO body checks and cross checking
• 2 certified officials per field 
• 10 on 10 full field
• One timeout per game per team per half one minute in length.
• Keep it in for the team ahead in last 2 minutes
• 20 second clearing rule and 10 second offense advancing rule are in effect
• Substitutions permitted only on sideline out of bounds with a horn
• All penalties will be one minute. Penalty time is running time and is kept on the field by the referee. The penalty will begin on official’s restart of play after penalty is called. Penalties are running time. Penalty time will be kept by the officials.
• Penalties are called and served as they are in regular field lacrosse. The referee releases penalized players when their serve time has expired. Penalty time does not start until the penalized player takes a knee, out of bounds, at the midline, on the bench side of the field.
• Technical fouls are 1 minute and personal fouls are 2 minutes
• Face-offs after each goal and the beginning of each half.
• Team members must wear matching jerseys or tank tops which are numbered
• Maximum of four long sticks on the field at a time. Box sticks are illegal.  All stick heads and handles must meet NCAA regulations (40-42 inches long or 52-72 inches long, head must be 6 ½ inches wide across the top, ball may not rest in pocket below the bottom edge of the head when stick is held parallel to the ground, etc.).

Overall

• All participants (athletes, coaches, spectators) are required to adhere to the US Lacrosse Code of Conduct.  Click Here (pdf)
• Mouthguards, armpads, and shoulder pads on all players
• Any fighting or flagrant disrespect toward an official or any other person will result in expulsion for the remainder of the tournament. No Exceptions, No Refunds.
• We reserve the right to shorten games or cancel games due to inclement weather.
• Clean up your bench area and your team area.  Garbage cans will be located between both benches.