South Sound:

2 Feb 10:00-2:00 University of Puget Sound, Field House, Pamplin Sports Center   https://myatlascms.com/map/?id=1003&mrkIid=170916

9 Feb 10:00-2:00  University of Puget Sound, Field House, Pamplin Sports Center   https://myatlascms.com/map/?id=1003&mrkIid=170916

23 Feb Pre-Season Jamboree - training session

North Sound:

2 Feb Valley View MS Snohomish 9:00-1:00

9 Feb Valley View MS Snohomish 9:00-1:00

Greater Eastside:

16 Feb Sammamish Library 3:30-5:00

24  Feb. Sammamish Library 3:30-5:00

Field Training - TBA

Seattle Metro:

2 Feb TBA 9:00 - 12:00

9 Feb TBA 9:00 - 12:00

Field Training day - TBA

Tr-Cities/Yakima:

19 January, 9:00-4:00, Richland Parks and Rec Meeting Room, 500 Amon Park Drive, Richland WA 

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Certification tests (both the NFHS Rules and the USL Youth Rules) will be administered online. More information is available on our testing page.

 

 

Job title	Mentor Bench Official (MBO)
Reports to	MBO Regional Manager

 

Job purpose

 

An MBO does the following three things.

• Trains and teaches younger, less experienced officials.
• Evaluates younger, less experienced officials.
• Maintains control of the substitution box, coaches’ boxes, and the field of play to maintain the safety of the players and maintain an atmosphere of sportsmanship and respect. 

 

Duties and responsibilities

 

To fulfill the above stated purposes of the job, an MBO:

• Knows and understands the rules and procedures of lacrosse fluently. An MBO is a trainer and should know all the finer points of the game so that these points can be passed on to the trainees. Fluent knowledge of lacrosse rules and procedures also gives an MBO the authority and deference necessary to both evaluate officials and maintain control of the game.

 

• Arrives to the game field at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the game. During pre-game conferences between the coaches and officials the MBO explains their job purpose (as described above). 

 

• Instructs and conferences with on-field officials during all timeouts and period intermissions. The MBO gives specific feedback on what the on-field officials should improve upon and coaches them on these points throughout the game. The MBO also anticipates potential safety issues and reports them to the on-field officials in advance.

 

• Maintains professionalism and calmness in the face of challenging and intense situations. 

 

• Assesses penalties for violations on both coaches and players not called by the on-field officials to ensure a safe and sportsmanlike atmosphere. This includes, but is not limited to, assessing unsportsmanlike conduct penalties on coaches and/or players, assessing penalties for unnecessary roughness and/or illegal body checks, and assessing technical foul violations when coaches leave the designated coaching box. Generally, the MBO gives the on-field officials 1 – 2 seconds to assess a penalty and if they do not an MBO must step in and assess the penalty.

 

• Dresses as an on-field official. An MBO must not have any unauthorized, non-official pieces of clothing showing while in the MBO role.

 

• Completes an evaluation form of both on-field officials and submits this to the MBO regional manager within 24 hours of the completion of the game.

 

• Reports any conduct or unsportsmanlike fouls assessed on coaches to MBO regional manager via Google spreadsheet (or whatever other data system manager uses).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qualifications

MBOs will have the following qualifications:

• At least one year of officiating experience.

 

• Stellar evaluations from other MBOs regarding the individual’s general ability as ability as an official and general professional behavior.

 

• The ability to critique and evaluate similarly aged friends and acquaintances on their officiating.

 

• Timeliness and punctuality for all responsibilities listed above.

 

 

Working conditions

 

Lacrosse is a physical, competitive and intense game. As such, complete focus is required of all MBOs. Lacrosse is also an all-weather sport and the only permitted cancelations due to weather are for lightening and thunder. Be prepared with the appropriate and approved equipment. 

 

Physical requirements

 

In contrast to on-field officiating, the MBO role does not require individuals to be in stellar condition. This means those individuals who have extensive lacrosse experience and rules knowledge but are injured and unable to run can be MBOs. That said, many MBOs will also be on-field middle school, high school, and college officials and for that position stellar physical fitness if an absolute necessity.

 

Approved by:	Keith MacFie –WALOA Board Member and Head of Youth Training for Washington Erik Smith – WALOA Board Member and Assignor of Officials Chris Juergens – GELL (Eastside) MBO Regional Manager
Reviewed:	June 2017

 

 Boys Lacrosse Rules Changes - 2019 By on September 17, 2018

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1-6-2: Measuring the length of the head at the front (face) of the head.

1-7-1: The pocket/net must be completely attached to the head and the side walls, leaving no gaps large

enough for a ball to pass through.

1-9-1j: Beginning January 1, 2021, a goalkeeper chest protector designed for lacrosse that incorporates the

NOCSAE ND200 at the time of manufacture shall be used by all goalkeepers.

4-5-9: A shot is considered a ball propelled toward the goal by an offensive player with the intent of scoring

a goal. A shot can only be made when the ball is parallel to or above the goal line extended. Additionally, it

can be either thrown from a crosse, kicked, or otherwise physically directed.

4-9-3: If any of the following occur between the end of the period and the shot entering the goal, the goal

will be disallowed:

• a. The ball makes contact with any member of the attacking team or his equipment;

• b. The ball is touched by a player of either team other than the defending goalkeeper after hitting the goalkeeper or his equipment, goal posts or crossbar. 4-14-3: If the ball does not touch the center line or something over the center line, no infraction has

occurred. A defensive player may reach over the center line with his crosse and bat the ball to keep it in his

team's offensive half and thus prevent an over-and-back violation. However, he may NOT reach over the

center line and bat the ball with his foot or any other part of his body excluding his gloved hand wrapped

around his crosse. If he does so, it shall be a turnover.

5-4-4: A player shall not initiate a body check legally but slides up into or follows through to an opponent's

head or neck.

5-4-5: A player shall not body-check a player in a defenseless position. This includes but is not limited to: (a)

body-checking a player from his "blind side;" (b) body checking a player who has his head down in an

attempt to play a loose ball; and (c) body-checking a player whose head is turned away to receive a pass,

even if that player turns toward the contact immediately before the body check.

5-4-6: A player shall not initiate targeting, which is intentionally taking aim at the head/neck of an opponent

for the purpose of making violent contact. This could include a check with the crown of the helmet

(spearing) that targets the head or neck of an opponent. PENALlY: Three-minute, non-releasable foul. An

excessively violent violation of this rule may result in an ejection.

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5-4-7: A player shall not initiate targeting that intentionally takes aim at a player in a defenseless position.

PENAL TY: Three-minute, non-releasable foul. An excessively violent violation of this rule may result in an

ejection.

5-1 Oe: A coach who is on the field and obstructs play.

5-12-1 PENALTY: Three-minute non-releasable penalty for a player, substitute or non-playing team member

or a one-minute non-releasable penalty for a coach and ejection for the remainder of the game. The

ejected coach shall be removed from the premises (bench and field area). The ejected player, substitute or

non-playing team member shall be removed from the premises if there is authorized school personnel

present to supervise the ejected student. If no authorized school personnel is available, the student shall

be confined to the bench area. The sponsoring authority is responsible for notifying the appropriate school

of the ejection.

6-3-2a: A player shall not use the portion of the handle that is between his hands to hold an opponent,

when his hands are more than shoulder-width apart.

6-3-3e: Holding is permitted if a player uses the portion of the handle that is between his hands, which are

no more than shoulder-width apart, to hold an opponent on the torso with no more than equal pressure

and no thrusting motion.

6-5-2b(4): A player shall not exchange his crosse with that of a teammate during live play while the ball is in

either crosse.

6-11-2: A player in possession of the ball with both hands on his crosse shall not use his hand or arm to

push the body of the player applying the check. NOTE: Illegal body checks (5-3), "spearing" (5-4-3) and

unnecessary roughness (5-9-3 SITUATION E) shall be strictly enforced as personal fouls.