Girls Indoor Lacrosse Rules

NH Tomahawks Indoor League is designed for high school and town teams.  Elite Club Teams are not accepted.  Free agents will be assigned to a team.

Team Size and Coaches:  7 per side including goalie.  Only substitute players and coaches are allowed in the bench area during games.

Equipment:  Mouth guard and all US Lacrosse Specified protective eyewear is required.  Goalies must wear all required field lacrosse equipment.

Game Start Times and Length:  Teams can take the field when prior game ends. Games will start on the hour. Length of games will be two 25 minute halves with a 5 minute half-time.

Time Outs:  No time-outs.

Overtime:  A 2  minute sudden-death overtime will be played if the score is tied after regulation.  If there are no goals scored after 2 minute sudden-death, the game ends in a tie.

Draw:  Draw will occur at the beginning of each half or overtime period.  After a goal is scored, play will start with the goalie clearing the ball.

Substitutions:  All subbing is to be done on the fly or at a stoppage of play that is acknowledged by the referee.

Clears:  When a team gains possession in the defensive end of the field, they have 10 seconds to clear the ball or there is a loss of possession.  Once a team with the ball crosses the midfield line they must maintain possession in their offensive end.  If the ball is carried back into the defensive end, it is a loss of possession.

Out of Bounds:  (Indoor Fields)  If a boundary line is present, the ball is considered out of bounds when it crosses the boundary line.  If no boundary is present, the ball is considered out of bounds when the ball touches the netting that surrounds the field.

Boarded Fields:  The ball is considered out of bounds when it is lost over the boards, falls into the bench area or hits the netting.

Off Sides:  Two field player (goalie or two other players) must stay in the defensive end of the field at all times.

Fouls:  Same as US Lacrosse girls field rules, including 2009 Carding Rules.  Teams will play short for 3 minutes for all yellow and red card issues.  Players receiving red card will not be allowed to play the next scheduled game.

Conduct:  Coaches, players and/or parents that demonstrate unsportsmanlike conduct and/or conduct considered inappropriate will be subject to immediate suspension from game and/or league play.

Forfeits:  If a team fails to show for a game, or if a team does not have enough players, the game is considered a forfeit.  A team can play one-person shorthanded only if the opposing team agrees to the situation.

If a team plays with an unregistered player(s), the game is considered a forfeit.

To “play-out” a game, a shorthanded team can use registered players from another Granite State Indoor Lacrosse Team from the same division if the opposing team agrees. However, the game will be considered a forfeit.

All forfeits will be recorded as 1-0 loss for the forfeiting team.

Weather Cancellations:  NH Sportsplex provides no provision to make up games due to weather.  If they are open, the games are on.  Please check the Tomahawks website www.nhtomahawks.com  to see if there is a cancellation.