2010 Orange County Box Lacrosse Information

Last Update: 5-11-2010, 11:00am

Who: The High School Division will be for anyone entering 9th grade in the fall of 2010 to seniors who graduated in June 2010. The Middle School Division will for anyone entering 7th or 8th grade in the fall of 2010.

Where: The Rinks Huntington Beach, 5555 McFadden Ave, Huntington Beach, CA. Mapquest link to facility.

When: Tuesday or Thursday evenings starting July 12th through September 1st with games starting at 5:00pm.

Cost: $200.00 for the Middle School Division and each registered player will get a team jersey. $225.00 for the High School Division and each registered player will get a team uniform. Goalies play for free. Special pricing is avaliable, if are registering an entire team.

Player Equipment: All your current field lacrosse gear can be used. A dedicated box stick (4.5" wide) can be used, but not required. (There will be NO random stick checks, and the ball better roll out.) The $1.00 boil and bite mouth-guards will not be allowed. Also, no white or clear mouth guards. Basketball shoes and rib pads are recommended.

Goalie Equipment: Authentic box goalie equipment (Upper, Pants, and Leg Guards) will be provided. Goalies must provide their own helmets, throat guard, gloves, stick, and cup.

Rules: We will be using NFHS field rules (High School CIF Rules) with a few modifications.

1.) No long poles allowed, maximum stick length, 46 inches.

2.) One handed wrap checks are by definition, a slash and a 2 minute minor penalty.

3.) Penalty time for technical and personal fouls will be either a 2 minute minor penalty or a 5 minute major.

4.) Accumulation of 3 minor penalties, a major and minor penalty, or 2 major penalties will result in ejection for the remainder of the game.

5.) An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty will result in an immediate ejection for the remainder of the game.

6.) Any fighting will be immediately ejected from the game and will be suspended for the next game, withour exception. A player involved in a second incident will be expelled from the the league for the remainder of the season with no exceptions.

7.) NO cross-checking, NO checking into the boards, and NO checking when someone's momentum carries them into the boards!!!  This is not the NLL or Canada !!!!

Officials: All officials are US Lacrosse Certified officials. Two (2) officials will be provided during high schools games and 1 official, minimum, for the middle school games.

1.) MVP, to the player who most affected the performance of their team, both offensive and defensive.

2.) Top Scorer, this award will be given to the player with the most points. Goals are worth 1 point. Primary assists will be worth 2 points.

3.) Best Defender, this award will be given to the player who makes life most difficult for the offense.

4.) Best Goalie, to the goalie who has a combination of the lowest goals against average (GAA) and most saves.

League Philosophy for Player Development: The idea is to keep a stick in the hands of the players during the summer and to have a venue that's different. The players must learn to adapt to new circumstances since the game is radically different, no out of bounds, ricochets off the boards, tiny goals, massive goalies, etc. The relatively compact play area forces the players to make quicker decisions, more accurate passes, and to anticipate fast breaks at any moment. As a rule of thumb, Canadian box lacrosse players have substantially better stick skills. (think of the Gait Brothers (Syracuse), John Grant Jr. (Delaware), Brodie Merrill (Georgetown), Geoff Snider (Denver), Zack Greer (Duke, Bryant), and Cody Jamieson (Syracuse))

Offensive players are highly encouraged to work on their off-hand stick skills, latest dodge/move, new shooting technique, and fine tune their shooting accuracy in a venue which they don't have to worry about turnovers, looking silly, or the ire of a screaming coach. Defensive players are to work on proper footwork, body positioning, and not be dependent on a 6 foot pole.

Registration: Registration can be done via the web. Go to WestCoastLacrosse.com after May 15, 2010 to sign up.

For Additional Info:

Email: Just use my moniker, syd, followed by the @ symbol, followed by ocboxlacrosse.com

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