Monterey Indoor Rules and Regulations

Equipment. For your own protection, you must wear all the equipment listed below. If you don’t you will not be prmited to play. No exceptions. Helmet with four point chin strap and full face grill Mouth guard Shoulder pads Elbow pads Gloves Protective cup Rib pads are advised, but not required. Sticks. Are all 40-42” inches long. There are no “long stick” defense sticks in indoor lacrosse. Everyone uses 40-42” sticks except goalies whom use the same goalie stick they use in field lacrosse. Players may use pinched heads, but may not use wood handles. Shoes. Players must wear non-marking athletic shoes. Basketball or Tennis shoes are highly recommended. Goalie Equipment.  In addition to the above equipment, goalies must wear chest pads and a throat protector. Almost all goalies wear sweat pants. Many goalies chose to wear extra leg protection such a goalie hockey pants instead of sweat pants. Foam leg pads that substantially enlarge the blocking size of the legs are not permitted. Number of players. Each team has five fielders plus one goalie on the court at a time. If captains agree, teams can play four vs. four. Checking. Full stick checking is allowed with the same penalty rules as field lacrosse for illegal checks. There is absolutely NO contact within four feet of the walls with or without the stick. (i.e. NO BOARDING) If a goalie has one foot in the crease and one out, an opposing player may not check the goalie’s stick. The goalie may not be body checked or stick checked if both feet are in the crease. Cross checking is NOT allowed. Offsides. There are no offsides in indoor lacrosse. There is no over and back. Once a team brings the ball over the center line they may not go back unless to chase a shot. Face offs/clears after goals. All players (except the two men facing off) may not cross the restraining lines until after the referee has declared possession. There are only two face offs per game, one at the start of each half. Following a goal, the goalie simply clears the ball. There is no face off following a goal. Different than in field lacrosse, there is only one referee’s whistle following the goal. This whistle signifies that a goal has been scored and that the ball may now immediately be put back in play. Thus you must be alert after a goal is scored that play may immediately resume. No “cherry picking” allowed, all players must play defense. Rosters. All team rosters are final once the season begins. Absolutely no walk-ons or substitutes permitted unless approved by league. The only player who may be substituted for are goalies who are injured or unavailable. You may only substitute if the player is already registered. Fighting and Conduct. There is no fighting. Any player or team who fights will be expelled from the league. No refund will be awarded. All players are to be on their best behavior. There will be no swearing or taunting of other players permitted.  Players that demonstrate misconduct will be suspended from play and may be asked not to return with out refund. Time keeping and stalling. The game is played with two 25-minute “running time” halves, with a 5 minute half time. There are no time outs (only in playoffs are teams given time outs). The game will be played with out interruption.  There will be stalling rules in effect for the entire game: (1) once a team has possession of the ball, they have 10 seconds to clear the ball to the offensive half of the field; (2) The offensive team must shoot the ball within 45 seconds of initial possession; (for purposes of this “45 second” rule a shot must hit the goal or the goalie, otherwise it will not be considered a shot) and (3) Once the ball is on the offensive half of the field, it must not travel back to the defensive half except for a deflected shot, for purpose of this “back court” rule, a shot on goal does not have to hit the goal or the goalie; it must be judged to be a shot by the ref. If a team violates rules 1 or 2, the opponent will be awarded the ball at the midfield line. If a team violates rule 3, the ref will handle the situation as a “play on” until it is clear that the team entitled to take possession is not moving to the ball at which point they will be awarded the ball at mid field.