Canadian Lacrosse

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Canadian Lacrosse Association
Let the games begin
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Home Bench
Visitors Bench
2-Man System
R1Crew Chief
R2 Assistant Referee
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Home Bench
Visitors Bench
3-Man System
The section on the Technical Referee starts on
slide 21 onward.
R2 Assistant Referee
R3 Technical Referee
R1 Crew Chief
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N.O.C.P. The use of the three zones coverage for
each Official is the most effective mechanic we
must all use to achieve team work and consistency
throughout the game.
LEAD REFEREE Zone 1 the far side of the crease
is your first look. Zone 2 back up the floor is
your second look. Zone 3 in front of you, at the
net. This enables the Referee to have an area of
maximum coverage. When the ball is in the corner
turn and watch the play. Pivot and turn to stay
out of the play. Your Partner the TRAIL REFEREE
must cover your back in this situation. The use
of the 3 zone/area mechanic is a must to make the
2 man system work. TRAIL REFEREE Zone 1 the
far side of the floor across from you is your
first look. Zone 2 down the to the crease on your
side is your second look. Zone 3 in front of you
is your third look. This enables the Referee to
have an area of maximum coverage. When the ball
is in the corner watch the play that your partner
can not cover. You must help your Partner you
must cover his back in this situation.
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Lead Referee Lead Referee standing in position
3 Lead Referee with the 1,2,3 positioning. 1st
look across the crease. 2nd look up the
floor 3rd look in front of him. When the ball is
in play behind him/her the Lead Referee pivots to
face the corner.
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3 L.R.
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Trail Referee Trail Referee standing in position
3 Lead Referee with the 1,2,3 positioning First
look across the floor to 1 Second look down the
floor to 2 3rd look in front of him to 3
Continue in this pattern. Any plays in the 2
corner or on his side if the crease are his call.
When the ball is behind Lead Referee cover the
front of the goal for him/her.
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3 T.R.
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The Ball is in the corner
While the ball is in the corner the Lead Referee
shall turn to cover the area behind him. The
Trail Referee shall cover a larger area than
during normal dynamic play. The Trail Referee
shall watch the rest of the floor and keep all
players in his view.
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N.O.C.P. The use of the three zones coverage for
each Official is the most effective mechanic to
achieve team work and when a new procession or
technical violation occurs a rotation may be
necessary, before the ball is placed back into
play.
LEAD REFEREE The Lead Referee must move to the
ball to have a presence to restart play. When the
ball out of bounds in the corner, place a new
ball in your hands and point direction, award the
ball stay out of the play and blow whistle to
start play. Your Partner the TRAIL REFEREE must
cover your back in this situation, until play is
in a settled situation. The use of the 3
zone/area mechanic is a must to make the 2 man
system work. TRAIL REFEREE The Trail Referee
may have to move to the ball to have a presence
to restart play. When the ball out of bounds in
your area , place a new ball in your hands and
point direction, award the ball stay out of the
play and blow whistle to start play. When the
ball is in the corner watch the play that your
partner can not cover. You must help your Partner
you must cover his back in this situation.
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ball
End Zone Shift With this procedure the L.R. is
going to the ball to restart the play. T.R.
switching sides.
T.R.
L.R.
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ball
T.R
End Zone Shift With this procedure the T.R. is
going to the ball to restart the play. L.R.
switching ends.
L.R.
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LR.has a penalty shot call. L.R. records it and
moves to the face off circle. T.R. moves to the
net.
T.R
L.R
L.R
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N.O.C.P. Opening Face off The Official starting
at centre conducting the opening face off at all
periods shall be designated the Senior Referee.
The Assistant Referee shall take up a position
away from the players benches or on the Penalty
Bench side of the floor. He / she shall have one
foot on the centre part of the floor and the
other foot in the end closest to where he / she
will cover. This face off mechanic shall take
place throughout the game.
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Face off Official faces the goal just scored on
or the score board at the start of each period.
Outside Official takes up a position in the
center zone so he can cover both ends if needed
off the face off.
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Face off Official faces the goal just scored on
or the score board at the start of each period.
In this situation he should back up to cover the
face off and the lines for infractions
Outside Official takes up a position outside the
center zone so he can cover the players setting
up in one end.
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Face off Official faces the goal just scored on
or the score board at the start of each period.
Outside Official takes up a position close to the
side boards at the center zone so he can cover
the players setting up in both ends.
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N.O.C.P. Starting play after penalties in the
Face off Circle The Referee starting play at
centre face off circle is the Referee which
assessed the Penalty. The other Referee shall
take up a position at the net on the Players
Bench side of the floor, or away from the
penalty bench side.
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L.R. slides down the floor to the team that was
assessed the penalties goal
L.R
L.R
T.R
T.R
T.R. makes the penalty call and records it at the
penalty Bench then sets up at centre to start
play.
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LR.has a penalty or a penalty shot to assess.
L.R. records it and moves to the face ff
circle. T.R. moves to the net.
T.R
L.R
L.R
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L.R.
T.R.
Restarting play After a penalty the Trail
Referee shall start play with the ball inside the
centre face off circle.
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LR.has a penalty shot call. L.R. records it and
moves to the face off circle. T.R. moves to the
net.
T.R
L.R
L.R
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The Technical Referee
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Home Bench
Visitors Bench
3-Man System
R2 Assistant Referee
R3 Technical Referee
R1 Crew Chief
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The Crew for National Championships
Assistant Referee
Crew Chief
Technical Referee
The Standby Referee in National Championships
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REFEREE ROTATION FOLLOWING A GOAL FACE OFF
PROCEDURES   (LEAD REFEREE) Immediately following
the scoring of a goal, the Lead Referee shall
stop play with his whistle and raise both arms
into the air to signal the scoring of a goal.
Prior to retrieving the ball from the goal the
Lead Referee shall observe the players in and
around his area, making sure it is safe to
retrieve the ball. The Lead Referee shall observe
the Technical Official to make sure he is
watching the players and that he is in position
to assist if needed. The Lead Referee shall now
retrieve the ball from the Goal. Once the ball
has been retrieved the Lead Referee shall advance
the ball to the center area of the floor and hand
the ball off to the Technical Official. The Lead
Referee shall rotate his position and move to the
Trail Referees end of the floor if necessary. He
shall position himself away from the Teams bench,
which was just scored on. He shall ready himself
and the players for the face off. (TECHNICAL
OFFICIAL) Immediately following the scoring of a
goal the Technical Official shall move into the
Center part of the floor by the restraining line
in the end the goal was scored and observe the
players. The Technical Official shall wait for
the Lead Referee to hand off the ball to him and
will place the ball on the center dot. He shall
observe the players move into position or take
their place in the Players bench. He will then
face the benches and observe the remainder of the
line changes. (TRAIL REFEREE) Immediately
following a goal, the Trail Referee shall
position himself in front of both benches and
observe the line changes. He shall hold his
position until the Technical Official is in a
position to observe the benches and it is safe to
leave and take up his face-off position. He shall
position himself away from the Teams bench, which
was just scored on. He shall ready himself and
the players for the face off. The Referees shall
rotate to switch ends as necessary. The rotation
should be made so there will not be a Referee in
front of the Teams bench, which was just scored
on. The rotation should be made with common sense
in mind. If goals are scored close together, back
to back, in a short period of time and there was
no apparent conflict, close call, or protest, the
rotation in this situation may be as simple as
switching sides, not ends or no rotation at all.
Consistency is what we want to achieve and
rotating ends will help us to be as consistent as
possible in both ends for both teams.
Immediately following a goal, the game clock
will stop. The timekeeper shall, on the face-off
whistle, restart the game clock. The
Referees/Technical Official shall endeavor to
achieve a face-off between the two teams as soon
after ten (20) seconds as reasonably possible
(ten (10) to fifteen (20) seconds).  Should one
team be prepared to face-off before the other
team, the Referees/Technical Official must warn
the other team. If the warned team fails to
comply with the Referees/Technical Official
request, possession will be awarded to the
readied team. The Referees/Technical Official
shall be proactive in starting the face off. If
one team is not ready in a reasonable time he
shall award possession to the non-offending team.

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Visitors Bench
Home Bench
Technical Referee Position
Starting location of the ball. Attack zone
The Technical Referee shall take up a position 5
yards inside the centre line and 5 yards off the
boards while the ball is in the attack zone.
When the ball is in transition down the floor,
the Technical referee shall take a position on
the Hockey Blue line on the boards where the
ball is advancing. At that location he shall
observe both benches for substitutions. After
the bench area is settled he shall take up a
position 5 yards inside the centre line and 5
yards off the boards while the ball is in the
attack zone.
Technical Referee position when the ball is in
the attack zone.
Technical Referee position when the ball is in
transition down the floor.
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Visitors Bench
Home Bench
A goal is scored
A goal is scored the Lead Ref moves into the net
to retrieve the ball. The Trail Ref moves back
and watches the players exchange their positions
from floor to and bench to floor. The Tech. Ref
watches the the bench area
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Visitors Bench
Home Bench
Feast Break
Technical Referee is in a position to cover both
benches. The Trail Referee will break down the
floor on the fast break. The Lead Referee will be
the last one up the floor never leaving players
from each team behind him
Trail Ref
Lead Ref
Tech Ref
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Visitors Bench
Home Bench
Technical Referee Position
Technical Referee position when the ball is in
transition down the floor.
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Visitors Bench
Home Bench
Outside Official takes up a position on the
restraining line to cover any face off violations.
The Technical Referee faces the goal just scored
on or the score board at the start of each
period.
Outside Official takes up a position on the
restraining line to cover any face off
violations.
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Visitors Bench
Home Bench
Starting after a penalty.
The Technical Referee shall take up a position
inside the centre face off circle while starting
after a penalty.
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Home Bench
Technical Referee position when the ball is in
transition down the floor.
Technical Referee position when the ball is in
the attack zone.
When the players benches are on opposite sides
of the floor.The Technical Referee shall rotate
sides to give each team fair and even throughout
the game Every 5-minutes a rotation from one to
the other should tried to be achieved. All
restarts shall take place in the center face-off
circle. The Technical Referee shall take up a
position 5 yards inside the centre line and 5
yards off the boards while the ball is in the
attack zone When the ball is in transition down
the floor, the Technical referee shall take a
position on the Hockey Blue line where the ball
is advancing. At that location he shall observe
both benches for substitutions. After the bench
area is settled he shall take up a position 5
yards inside the centre line and 5 yards off the
boards while the ball is in the attack zone.
Technical Referee position when the ball is in
the attack zone.
Technical Referee position when the ball is in
transition down the floor.
Visitors Bench
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Visitors Bench
Home Bench
Assistant Referee
Technical Referee
Crew Chief