PSAL

Rules And Regulations: Boys Lacrosse
Updated for the 2011 Season

Lacrosse Season- March 1 - May 22, 2011

1 - General Rules:

1.1 All coaches must electronically submit a Team Roster to www.psal.org prior to the first scheduled match of the season (league or non-league). No PSAL team is permitted to compete unless an approved team roster is posted on the web site. 

1.2 Following each PSAL league game, coaches are required to complete and submit box scores within 24 hours to www.psal.org. 

1.3 On days of normal school attendance, a student-athlete must be present in school in order to participate in any team practice, scrimmage, league or non-league game, meet, match, contest or tryouts on that day. 

1.4 Each student-athlete must have a signed parental consent form on file for each sport before the first day of participation in that sport (tryouts, practice). 

1.5 Each student-athlete must have a current (within one calendar year) medical certificate on file before the first day of participation (tryouts, practices).

2 - Schedules 

2.1 The Lacrosse season is from March 1 through May 222, 2011.

2.2 All games must be played on the scheduled date.

3 - Schedule changes

3.1 In preseason, after the schedules are posted on the web, coaches will have a window of opportunity to request adjustments or corrections to date, time and/or home location. These requests are made to the PSAL scheduler, Yolanda Alford, at yalford@schools.nyc.gov and will be honored whenever possible. The closing date will be Friday February 25, 2011.

3.2 After the closing date, only emergency request will be considered. To make emergency request after the closing date, both home and visiting head coaches must select a new date, and the request must be emailed by the home school to the assignor and commissioner.

3.3 NO change is official until it appears on the PSAL website.

3.4 All short sticks will be limited in size, not shorter than 40 inches or longer than 42 inches.

4 - Rules

4.1 Interscholastic Lacrosse is limited to eighteen games, with one night's rest in between contests.

4.2 Teams are not allowed to play more than three games in a week. 

4.3 Any team conducting home games at their school site must submit information regarding the site to the commissioner no later than February 7, 2011. This should include where the competition will be held (field), and dimension of location. This information must be in letter form and signed by the Principal.

4.4 In the event that the home school site is not used for competition and an off school site is used, the home team is responsible to ensure that all required equipment is available, field is properly lined, and goals are secure. This would include game and penalty clocks and a table for scorers and timers (4 chairs)

4.5 The home coach is responsible to call both officials, at least twenty -four hours in advance, to confirm the scheduled location and starting time of each game.

4.6  No more than four long sticks (52 to 72) inches can be on the field at any time.

4.8 Each team must provide a scorer, timer who will keep master and penalty time, air horn, sufficient game balls, and a table for both teams' scorers. Time keepers may not be players.

4.9 The 2011 National Federation Lacrosse Rule Book will be in effect for all PSAL contest.

5 - Forfeits

5.1 Coaches are required to report forfeits directly to the Commissioner with in twenty-four hours of the scheduled match. No box scores are required to be entered for forfeits.

5.2 Four hours of pay will be deducted from teachers/coach for each forfeit.

6 - Fields

6.1 The width of the playing field may be between 53 1/3 and 60 yards.

6.2 All playing fields must be approved by the PSAL Lacrosse Commissioner.

6.3 It is recommended that the sidelines be roped off.

7 - Equipment 

7.1  Football helmets and football shoulder pads shall not be permitted under any circumstances.

7.2 The throat protector of the goalkeeper must be a lacrosse throat protector.

7.3 No foreign material may extend beyond the base of the helmet.

7.4 Lacrosse shoulder pads are mandatory

7.5 All gloves are to have palms (mandatory)

7.6 Each team must provide a scorer book, timing devices for master and penalty time, air horn, sufficient game balls, and table for both the scorers. (4 chairs)

8 - Practice/Competition

8.1 Each team must conduct eight practice before their first scrimmage and ten practices before their first game.

8.2 Each individual player must take part in six practices before his or her first scrimmage, and eight practices before his or her first game.

8.3 The minimum penalty imposed upon a student-athlete ejected from a PSAL league contest, by any official, will be a one game suspension. Further disciplinary actions can be accessed at the Commissioner's discretion.

9 - Teachers/Coaches

9.1 Each teacher/coach will be actively supervising student-athletes until the match is completed and the team has left the facility.

9.2 Only the head teacher/coach may address the officials in case of a dispute.

9.3  The National Federation rules governing bench conduct are in effect

9.4 An authorized PSAL teacher-coach (with current First Aid, AED and CPR certifications) must be present at every match, scrimmage and practice.

9.5 Each teacher-coach must have a copy of the current National Federation Lacrosse Book present at every match and/or scrimmage.

10 - Officials

10.1 Officials will be assigned by the PSAL assignor

10.2  The officials will notify the Coordinator or commissioner of all pertinent information after the contest.

10.3 The teacher/coach of student athletes may appeal an official suspension to the PSAL within two school days of the suspension.

10.4 The PSAL will notify the teacher/coach of the decision prior to the next scheduled league contest.

11 - Ejected teachers/coaches

11.1 Any teacher/coach who is ejected from a contest must leave the match area. If a certified replacement teacher/coach (DOE licensed teacher with current First Aid, AED and CPR certification) is not available, the ejected teacher/coach's team will forfeit the contest. In addition, any coach who is ejected will automatically be suspended from his or hers next contest.

12 - Protests

12.1 Protests may only be made if a rule is alleged to have been applied incorrectly or not applied at all.

12.2  No protest of judgment calls may be entered.

12.3 The protesting coach must inform both the opposing coach and official of his/her intent to protest the match at the time of the alleged rule infraction. 

12.4  All protest must be recorded in the official book, with the time of the protest, and signed by the protesting coach and official.

12.5 The protesting coach must ensure that a written statement of the protest containing pertinent information, and citing the exact rule, as quoted from the National Federation Lacrosse Rule book, including New York State and PSAL Modifications, is filed and signed by both the schools' Athletic Director and Principle. This letter must be postmarked of faxed and sent to the Lacrosse Commissioner within forty-eight hours of the match. The Commissioner will render a decision within two days of receipt.

12.6 The protesting coach may appeal the commissioner's decision by ensuring that the written statement of appeal, containing all the pertaining information, is signed by both the school's Athletic director and the Principal. This statement must be posted marked or faxed to the PSAL within two days of the Commissioner's decision. The PSAL will render a formal decision within two days of receipt.The decision of the PSAL is Final.