COC Newsletter with NCAA Rule Updates

[LaxRef]

US LACROSSE COLLEGIATE OFFICIALS COMMITTEE NEWSLETTER 1/9/07

Corrections to the 2007 NCAA Rulebook from Chuck Winters, NCAA Rules Editor, and Walt Munze, US Lacrosse Rules Interpreter:

On page 50 AR 84, the final sentence should be changed to read: "...before the shot is in flight." and NOT "before the goal."

On page 62 AR 5 the last sentence should be changed to read: "If a goal was scored by the aforementioned player before the adjusting..."

On page 78 the second exception in Section 11 change deflected pass to read: "... a shot or due to a deflection off the defense, either team may recover."

On page 94 AR 63 the ruling would be changed to read: "Ball is awarded to the team in possession at the time of the error or, if the ball was loose, by alternate possession." This would have to be added to Page 42 i fourth sentence to read: "...left on his own) or to the team in possession at the time of the error or, if the ball was loose, by alternate possession (for a timer's error)..."

On page 65 AR 24 Delete AR 24 because it should have been removed when f was removed from the Unsportsmanlike Conduct section on page 65.

On page 74 j. Change 4-22 to 4-23.

On page 17 the head diagram should have lines drawn from the wording "side wall" to the side walls of the head.
Eric Evans
COC Secretary

[pboyd]

I would suggest the following additional corrections:
On page 38, Rule 4-6-b(3) Change (see Rule 4-32) to (see Rule 4-31).
On page 59, Rule 4-31 Change (See Rules .....and 7-11 A.R. 53.) to (See Rules .... and 7-11 A.R. 58).
On page 19, Rule 1-20 Change (See Rule 1-23-c) to (See Rule 6-6-v).
On page 59, Rule 4-28-d Delete "or 6-6-aa."
On page 76, Add "gloves."

[LaxRef]

On page 78 the second exception in Section 11 change deflected pass to read: "... a shot or due to a deflection off the defense, either team may recover."

Gaaah! This is the old wording, which is problematic because "deflection off the defense" is not defined. What would you think about this wording:

Either team may recover the ball when it leaves the attack area if: (1) A shot carries out of the attack area. (2) A pass is deflected off a defensive player and carries out of the attack area without touching an offensive player. (3) The defense causes a loose ball to leave the attack area.

Again, this is a proposal, not a current rule, but I think it matches the intent of the change.

[eme]

Could you not just have #1 and #3 above and eliminate #2?

[LaxRef]

Could you not just have #1 and #3 above and eliminate #2?
I thought about that, but I wonder if someone fires a pass off my head and the ball goes out of the attack area is I really caused the ball to go out.

Maybe the simplest thing to say is that a loose ball goes out of the attack area after last being touched by a defensive player?

[eme]

"a loose ball goes out of the attack area after last being touched by a defensive player?"

Sounds right and mirrors what we all do and what coaches think is the rule.