GREAT WESTERN INDOOR LEAGUE RULEBOOK

GREAT WESTERN
INDOOR LACROSSE LEAGUE

Rule Book
Updated 9 / 1 / 2004

Offensive Rules
  1. BALL HOGGING  
    No player shall hog the offensive workload during play. This can be when a player is the only player that touches the ball during an offensive set. Players committing this foul will lose possession of the ball. Excessive ball hogging will result in said player to be removed from the field. Passing and teamwork are essential in the GW Indoor League.
     
  2. STALLING
    Players are not allowed to walk in the backcourt while clearing the ball. A warning will be given once; the second offence will cause a loss of possession. Any action by a player or a team that the Official deems stalling will be called stalling. There is no stalling by a team who is in penalty if the penalized team is behind in the score. If the stalling team in a penalty situation is ahead in the score, then stalling can be called if they fail to attempt to play offense.
     
  3. RUNNING THE WALL
    Players with the ball must not dodge towards the wall in an attempt to elude a defensive player. If a player with the ball is near the wall, he may not run along the wall more than 3 steps. A change in possession will occur.
     
  4. MOVING PICKS
    A player must be standing still when making a pick. He may protect himself but may not lean or extend his arms to complete the pick. Loss of possession will occur for all moving picks.
     
  5. OFFENSIVE CREASE VIOLATIONS
    A "play-on" will occur when any offensive player enters the crease on a shot. The Official will hold the whistle to determine if the defensive team gains possession. If the offensive team gains possession, the whistle will blow and a change of possession will occur. If the defensive team gains possession, no call is made. The defensive team gets one pass or may run 5 yards for the "Play On" to be called off.
    If an offensive player enters the crease while his team is in possession of the ball, loss of possession will occur.
     
  6. ILLEGAL SUBSTITUTION / TOO MANY MEN
    7.
    In order for a player to enter the field, another player must exit
    the field. The exiting player must be able to touch the door with 
    his stick before the new player can enter the field.
    NO substitutions are allowed when the ball is in play near either of the field doors. DO NOT OPEN THE DOORS when the ball is in play near the door. This is clearly for safety purposes. This violation is a change of possession for offensive teams and a 2-minute, time serving foul for a defensive team.

     Defensive Rules 

    1. ILLEGAL BODY CHECKING
    No player shall check another with their body in a deliberate manner. The result is expulsion from the game. Accidental body checks will be given a 5-minute, time serving foul. The decision is the Official’s whether or not it was deliberate.

    2. BOARDING
    Players are not allowed to push or strike a player into the walls of the field in a deliberate manner. The result is a five-minute, time serving penalty or expulsion from the game. The Official will consider the severity and the intention of the boarding.

    3. ILLEGAL CONTACT
    Any contact between players that is deemed by the Official to be inappropriate, uncalled for or illegally advantage gaining while the ball is in play.

    4. SLASHING
    Any check with the stick that is uncontrolled, malicious or excessive. Any check striking an opposing players’ head or neck. Any check striking an opponents legs or back. Any check that was delivered without two hands on the stick. This can be a 2 or 5 minute, time-serving foul depending on the severity of the check.

    5. CROSS CHECKING
    Any check with the center portion of the stick, between the gloves, without at least one of the gloves being in direct contact with the opposing player, will be considered a cross check. This is a 2-minute, time serving foul.

    6. PUSHING
    Any push that causes an opposing player to lose advantage, whether it is from the side or the front. Any pressure that comes from behind. If the push occurs during a loose ball, the non-pushing team gets possession. If the team in possession of the ball pushes, there is a change of possession. If the team NOT in possession of the ball pushes, then there is a 2-minute, time serving foul.

    7. UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS
    Any player that engages in extra aggressive play while on the field. Running through a pick falls in this category. This can be a 2 or 5 minute, time-serving foul depending on the severity of the offense, and also expulsion if the offense is particularly malicious.

    8. TAUNTING
    Any player talking trash to any other player or making a derogatory gesture to another player will be asked to leave the field. This also includes excessive celebration that can humiliate the opponent or degrade the integrity of the league. This also goes for the bench area also. Depending on the offense, a 2 or 5 minute, time serving foul will be administered. Particularly offensive taunting can also be an ejection foul.

    9. BACK COURT PRESSING
     No team will be allowed to press their opponent in their back court if the goal differential has reached 10. Offensive players may only be played defensively after they have crossed the midfield line. This infraction is a two-minute, time serving foul. If a team commits this foul after being warned and flagged on 3 occasions, the fouled team will forfeit the game in the Win/Loss standings but the game will continue.

    10. CREASE VIOLATION
    A defensive player entering the crease when pressing in the backcourt while the clearing team has possession is illegal. A two-minute, time serving foul will be called.

    FIELD PLAY
    1. BACK COURT
      Once the ball crosses the midfield line, it is illegal for an offensive player in possession of the ball to cross back into the defensive half of the field. Any pass that travels into the defensive half of the field after it has crossed the midfield line in possession, cannot be retrieved by an offensive player in the defensive half of the field;
      UNLESS a member of the opposing team touches the ball first. This rule is also in affect during all penalties.
       
    2. FACE-OFFS
      All face-offs will begin play at the start of all games and also at the half unless there is a penalty and there is possession determined as time expires at the half. A face-off will occur if the ball travels outside of the playing area and the Official cannot determine which team touched the ball last.
      On all face-offs, all players except the players facing off, must stay outside the face-off circle. Possession will be given to the opposing team if a player enters the circle before the ball leaves the circle or possession has been called.
       
    3. CHERRY PICKING
      This call is made when a defensive player crosses the midfield line before the goalie or any other defensive player gains possession of the ball after a shot or a take-a-way. Cherry Picking will not be called if a player has come out of the bench area in a substitution situation. This promotes all players to play defense. It is not cherry picking if a defensive player is defending a player who would otherwise be considered cherry picking.
       
    4. MALIGNING THE OFFICIAL, COACH, FAN or ANOTHER PLAYER
      Any player maligning the Official will be asked to sit out. Any player maligning a coach for any reason will be asked to sit out. Any player maligning another player will be asked to sit out. This is a 2 or 5 minute, time serving foul or can be a game expulsion. The Official’s word is absolute and final. Questioning a call is considered maligning and will be dealt with accordingly. Particularly abusive fans or parents will be asked to leave the San Diego Indoor Soccer center and play will not resume until said fan or parent is removed.
       
    5. READY FOR PLAY
      All players must be ready for play prior to the start of the game. Any player arriving after the opening face-off will not be allowed to take the field until half time. This rule is waived in the following cases;
      1. Players traveling from Orange County.
      2. If a team will forfeit due to a lack of the required amount 
          of players to field a legal game.
       
    6. FANS / PARENTS / SPECTATORS
      No one except the players are allowed in the bench area at any time during a game. All spectators must sit on the opposite side of the arena in the bleachers. Only certified GW coaches are allowed to coach a team. Certification is attached solely by the Director.
       
    7. GOALIES
      Goalies are allowed to play in other games where a team does not have a goalie or a player who has played goalie for their team previously. Approval from the Official is necessary. No forfeit will occur.
       
    8. FORFEITS
      Any team that does not have 8 players and 1 goalkeeper when the Official is ready to begin the game, will forfeit the game. The game will still be played but other players from the previous or the next game are eligible to participate. All statistics will count.
       
    9. EJECTIONS / PENALTIES
      10.
              Penalty time begins when the penalized player is off the 
              field and the whistle blows to resume play.
              A player will be ejected if he gets 3 fouls in a game. A 2-          minute foul is equal to 1 foul. A 5-minute foul is equal to 2  
              fouls. Game ejections due to fighting or maligning will be  
              3 fouls and a 7-minute penalty. All ejected players due to
              fighting or maligning must leave the Soccer Center
              immediately to avoid any further escalation. Any player
              ejected 2 times during the season is ineligible to play in
              any game for the remainder of the season.

    CREASE PLAY

     1.     All goalkeepers will have 4 second to leave the crease  
             after gaining possession of the ball. This crease violation
             will cause a change in possession.

    2.     It is illegal for any player in possession of the ball to run  
             into their defensive crease. This crease violation will
             cause a change of possession.

    Crease violations on the offensive side of the field will be considered a "Play On" until it is determined by the Official that the violating team does not regain possession of the ball. If the non-violating team gains possession of the ball, no call is made and said team gets one pass or ten yards running with the ball for the "Play On’ to be called off.

    ELIGIBILTY, STATISTICS, & POST SEASON
    1. A player must play in 6 games to be eligible for post season awards.
    2. Only the top 25 players in each of the statistical categories will be posted on the website.
    3. The League Director, the hired Great Western coaches, the Officials and the score keeper will determine the award honors.
    4. All statistical records can be broken and tied. All players eclipsing a particular record will be notified and honored.
    5. All games played Rain or Shine.

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