View Full Version : new NCAA faceoff rule
GeorgiaMiddie2
09-18-2003, 08:14 PM
this isnt a biggie or anything, but just in case you havent heard, the NCAA now requires a stick check before the FO for the faceoff guy. So, this means no mre illegal sticks on faceoffs.
SullyLax
09-18-2003, 08:27 PM
thats unfortunate
stegmakk
09-19-2003, 12:43 PM
Thats good :)
Aussie_kid
09-19-2003, 04:41 PM
if your good with a legal stick and someone has an illegal stick and they take it off them.
U are AWESOME
pumba
10-15-2003, 05:25 AM
oh well it dosnt matter down here in aus
pumba
04-23-2004, 05:06 AM
hehe aussie no rulz!!!! :P
LaxMVP25
04-23-2004, 05:49 AM
so would they check if the ball would get stuck in the back of the stick since that rule aplies to face offs
TheKOB
04-23-2004, 01:40 PM
Is this taking effect next season, or right now?
Snake~eyes
04-23-2004, 02:35 PM
No its not, here's the article about it.
http://www.ecac.org/Officiating/Lacrosse/NCAA
Snake~eyes
04-24-2004, 03:09 PM
I don't do NCAA but my understanding is that it is for everyone.
laxmiddie
04-28-2004, 09:55 PM
Originally posted by LaxMiddie32
Is the rule about the ball not being able to get stuck in the back of your stick only for faceoff guys?
yes it's only for faceoff guys. Even if the ball gets stuck in the back of the stick, it doesnt make the stick illegal, you can still use it. If it gets stuck on a faceoff you just lose posession.
Snake~eyes
04-28-2004, 10:23 PM
Well then the article must be wrong because it qutoes saying “if at any point, the ball becomes stuck in the front or back of the crosse, there shall be an immediate whistle and the ball shall be awarded to the opposing team.”
LatinBabe
04-28-2004, 10:39 PM
im no expert, but what i think he meant was that if you reached up to catch the ball and made the mistake of having your crosse backwards and the ball gets stuck... then they wont take the stick out of the game, only give possesion to other team.
Snake~eyes
04-28-2004, 10:52 PM
I agree with what you said LatinBabe, laxmiddie made it sound like its just for the faceoff.
LaxRef
05-01-2004, 09:09 AM
[/B]this isnt a biggie or anything, but just in case you havent heard, the NCAA now requires a stick check before the FO for the faceoff guy. So, this means no mre illegal sticks on faceoffs. [/B]
This just isn't true. LAST year, they wanted us to do at least a partial stick check--head dimensions--before the opening face and during some other faceoffs during the game, but they've thrown out that mechanic this year. As several people have pointed out, they've also adjusted things so that if the ball becomes stuck in the stick, it goes to the other team immediately. (You used to have 4 seconds to get the ball unstuck and keep playing, I think.)