laxfan25
09-27-2005, 07:47 AM
I was doing a training class last night for a new official recruit (scary thought I know), and we were discussing stick measurements when I came across another NCAA/NFHS difference that I was unaware of.
The NCAA book says;
The required guard stop at the throat of the crosse must be a minimum
of 10 inches from the outside edge of the head to the farthest unexposed
edge of the stop. The stop must be perpendicular to the handle of the crosse
and wide enough to permit the ball to rest loosely on the stop. The fixed
length of the goalkeeper’s crosse head may not exceed 16 1/2 inches from the outside edge of the head to the farthest exposed edge of the stop.
I was aware of this subtle difference between the goalie's stick and everyone else's. For non-goalies you're measuring from the top of the head to the plastic below the ball stop (unexposed edge), whereas on the goalie's tick it's to the front of the stop. Enough confusion there.
But as I was looking at the NFHS book, which is what the training was supposed to be for, it says;
The required guard stop at the throat of the crosse must be a minimum of 10 inches from the outside edge of the head to the farthest exposed edge of the stop. The fixed length of the goalkeeper's crosse head shall not exceed 16_ inches from the top to the farthest exposed edge of
the stop."
Aarrghh! So in Fed rules, you have to have 10 inches to the TOP of the stop, in NCAA it's to the BOTTOM of the stop. They also grant the goalie an extra 1/2" of length in the NCAA.
This is enough to drive someone crazy! Why can't they get their act together and get some agreement on most of these rules? NFHS can keep a couple of differences so they can still sell rulebooks, but things like this can lead to blown calls that can end up penalizing a team for 3 min. NR! That's severe.
The NCAA book says;
The required guard stop at the throat of the crosse must be a minimum
of 10 inches from the outside edge of the head to the farthest unexposed
edge of the stop. The stop must be perpendicular to the handle of the crosse
and wide enough to permit the ball to rest loosely on the stop. The fixed
length of the goalkeeper’s crosse head may not exceed 16 1/2 inches from the outside edge of the head to the farthest exposed edge of the stop.
I was aware of this subtle difference between the goalie's stick and everyone else's. For non-goalies you're measuring from the top of the head to the plastic below the ball stop (unexposed edge), whereas on the goalie's tick it's to the front of the stop. Enough confusion there.
But as I was looking at the NFHS book, which is what the training was supposed to be for, it says;
The required guard stop at the throat of the crosse must be a minimum of 10 inches from the outside edge of the head to the farthest exposed edge of the stop. The fixed length of the goalkeeper's crosse head shall not exceed 16_ inches from the top to the farthest exposed edge of
the stop."
Aarrghh! So in Fed rules, you have to have 10 inches to the TOP of the stop, in NCAA it's to the BOTTOM of the stop. They also grant the goalie an extra 1/2" of length in the NCAA.
This is enough to drive someone crazy! Why can't they get their act together and get some agreement on most of these rules? NFHS can keep a couple of differences so they can still sell rulebooks, but things like this can lead to blown calls that can end up penalizing a team for 3 min. NR! That's severe.