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College Lacrosse Personal &
Technical Fouls
There are personal fouls and technical fouls in boy's
lacrosse. The penalty for a personal foul results in a
one to three minute suspension from play and possession
to the team that was fouled. Players with five personal
fouls are ejected from the game. The penalty for a
technical foul is a thirty-second suspension if a team
is in possession of the ball when the foul is committed,
or possession of the ball to the team that was fouled if
there was no possession when the foul was committed.
Personal Fouls
Slashing: Occurs when a player's stick viciously
contacts an opponent in any area other than the stick or
gloved hand on the stick.
Tripping: Occurs when a player obstructs his
opponent at or below the waist with the crosse, hands,
arms, feet or legs.
Cross Checking: Occurs when a player uses the
handle of his crosse between his hands to make contact
with an opponent.
Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Occurs when any player
or coach commits an act which is considered
unsportsmanlike by an official, including taunting,
arguing, or obscene language or gestures.
Unnecessary Roughness: Occurs when a player
strikes an opponent with his stick or body using
excessive or violent force.
Illegal Crosse: Occurs when a player uses a
crosse that does not conform to required specifications.
A crosse may be found illegal if the pocket is too deep
or if any other part of the crosse was altered to gain
an advantage.
Illegal Body Checking: Occurs when any of the
following actions takes place:
a. body checking an opponent who is not in
possession of the ball or within five yards of a loose
ball.
b. avoidable body check of an opponent after he
has passed or shot the ball.
c. body checking an opponent from the rear or at
or below the waist.
d. body checking an opponent above the shoulders.
A body check must be below the shoulders and above the
waist, and both hands of the player applying the body
check must remain in contact with his crosse.
Illegal Gloves: Occurs when a player uses gloves that do
not conform to required specifications. A glove will be
found illegal if the fingers and palms are cut out of
the gloves, or if the glove has been altered in a way
that compromises its protective features.
Technical Fouls
Holding: Occurs when a player impedes the movement of an
opponent or an opponent's crosse.
Interference: Occurs when a player interferes in
any manner with the free movement of an opponent, except
when that opponent has possession of the ball, the ball
is in flight and within five yards of the player, or
both players are within five yards of a loose ball.
Offsides: Occurs when a team does not have at
least four players on its defensive side of the midfield
line or at least three players on its offensive side of
the midfield line.
Pushing: Occurs when a player thrusts or shoves a
player from behind.
Screening: Occurs when an offensive player moves into
and makes contact with a defensive player with the
purpose of blocking him from the man he is defending.
Stalling: Occurs when a team intentionally holds
the ball, without conducting normal offensive play, with
the intent of running time off the clock.
Warding Off: Occurs when a player in possession of the
ball uses his free hand or arm to hold, push or control
the direction of an opponent's stick check.
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