1. Us Lacrosse 2019 Rule Changes

2. Penalty Zone

3. Critical Scoring Area

4. The ball touches the ground below the goal line extended (new)
Headgear: must be properly worn
Time out: alert officials with 2 horn blasts
Scoring: ball released before horn to end half/game
Shot on goal completed:
The ball enters the goal
Any player gains possession
The ball goes out of bounds
The ball comes to rest on the field of play
The ball touches the ground below the goal line extended (new)

5. Self Start Not allowed: The game clock is stopped
There is a restraining line violation
The foul occurred in the critical scoring area, except if it’s a boundary ball
There is an alternate possession
There is an inadvertent whistle
A goal is scored
How taken
Must be taken from a settled stance
Must be taken within playing distance of the foul
All players must attempt to move 4m away, offender moves 4 m away as directed by the official
Once the ball carrier has moved or passed all defenders may engage, ball carrier may wait until all players have moved and official has blown whistle.
Reset if not done properly, repeated foul can be a delay of game penalty
Official should practice preventative officiating

6. Changes to penalty administration
Alternate possession: any alternate possession called while the ball is in the critical scoring area is administered at the dot, other team 4m towards the goal they are defending.
Goal circle foul by the defense, penalty is administered on the dot.
Penalty administration for any foul by defense within the 8m, including anything in the pie region, nearest hash the entire penalty zone cleared
Hash placement, who gets what hash?
Foul by defense outside the 8 but inside the 12, just clear a lane

7. Transitional Checking - An attempt to dislodge the ball from an opponent’s crosse in which the checking movement is down and away from the body and outside a 12-inch sphere surrounding the head is allowable. The checking motion may not reach across an opponent’s body. Any check into the sphere constitutes an illegal check. Check to the Head and a Slash are mandatory cards.
Illegal cradle is still within 7” of the head