Rules Changes for 2007

November 7, 2006 -

All games played in the section are governed by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) 2007 Boys Lacrosse Rules Book. Every coach should have a copy of the rules book and should be familiar with the rules. The book is available for $6.95 but members of the coaches’ branch of US Lacrosse receive the book as a benefit. New York State makes changes in the rules from time to time. There are a number significant rule change for the 2007 season. The full text can be found in the download section of SportsFive.net. Here is the synopsis of the rule changes:

Rule 1-6-2	The required guard stop at the throat of the crosse must be a minimum of 10 inches from the outside edge of the head to the farthest unexposed edge of the stop.
Rule 4-3	Possession of the ball at the end of a quarter with a flag down restarts at the same location.
Rule 4-5-9	Defines a "shot" and when a shot ends.
Rule 4-6-3-b	Defines procedures for when a ball goes out of bounds on a face-off.
Rule 4-9-J and I	Defines when a goal should be disallowed.
Rule 4-14	Twenty seconds to move the ball from defense to offense is defined.
Rule 4-29	States where the ball should be restarted after a stop in action.
Rule 5-11-1-d	Moves note of taunting from rule 5-9.
Rule 5-9-1-d,e,f	Moves the note on penalties for Unsportsmanlike conduct to the end of the section.
Rule 5-13-1, 2 and 3	Rewrites the section on Correction of Errors to state what happens if there may be a misapplication of a rule or an inadvertent whistle.
Note:	A more detailed report on the changes is available here.