High School lacrosse quarters are 12 minutes stop-time. The clock begins on a whistle and ends on a whistle. Middle school games are 10 minute quarters.

At the end of the first three quarters, tell the nearest referee when there are 20 seconds remaining.

At the end of the fourth quarter, tell the nearest referee when there are 2 minutes remaining, a 20-second warning, and also do a countdown to zero from 10 seconds.

When time has ended for a quarter, sound the air horn once. If you do not have a horn, please shout to the nearest referee.

In some dead ball situations, a coach may ask for a horn. Look for a referee’s two arms raised in the air on an out-of-bounds ball. If you see this signal, blow the horn once.

Penalties are technical or personal. A technical penalty is 30 seconds. A personal foul is typically one minute but can be extended to two or three minutes by an explicit referee instruction. The penalized player must kneel in center of the penalty box in full equipment for the entire duration of the penalty.

Penalized players or their substitute may not re-enter the game until you release them. Give them notice when 10 seconds remain in the penalty, then do a countdown from 5 seconds, and on zero, say “RELEASE.”

If a player re-enters the game before you release him, blow the horn twice at the next dead ball. Be aware as to whether the ball was loose or in possession of a team when the illegal re-entry occurred. Advise the referee regarding this fact.

A coach may approach you in a dead ball situation and request an “Official’s Time out, please.” Sound two short blasts on the air horn.

Scorers:

Your primary job is to record goals, penalties, time-outs, and Unsportsmanlike Conduct fouls. Other statistics are kept for the coaching staff.

Rosters must be completed for both teams prior to the start of the game.

Penalties must be recorded in the book. You must record the player’s number, type of penalty, time of penalty, and amount of penalty time.

When recording goals, write down the player’s number, and circle it.

If you have any problems with players, coaches or support people, blow the horn twice at the next dead ball and we will correct the situation.

When in doubt, ask the Ref!

Thanks again! Have fun!