Last week at LaxCon, USA Lacrosse presented rules interpretation videos summarizing the newest boys’ rule changes and points of emphasis for the 2022 season. The videos are developed to help prepare and educate the lacrosse community for the upcoming season.
In boys’ youth lacrosse, primary rule changes and clarifications for 2022 are centered on score differential, faceoffs, contact to faceoff players, officials’ timeouts, misconduct fouls, and scoring plays in slow whistle situations.
For high school boys’, primary rule changes and clarifications for 2022 are focused on protective cup or pelvic protector use, timekeeper responsibilities, score differential, faceoff procedure, loss of mandatory equipment, stacked penalties, and scoring plays in slow whistle situations.
The videos, linked below, provide further clarification on each of these rule changes, as well as the points of emphasis for each level of play. In addition, a summary of each rules interpretation video is available in PDF format:
● Youth Boys’ Rules Interp – VIDEO | PDF
● High School Boys Rules Interp – VIDEO | PDF
USA Lacrosse annually reviews and updates the rules of the game to ensure fair play and player safety. USA Lacrosse will also be hosting live webinars in the coming weeks that feature recaps of the boys’ rule interpretations. (Details coming soon).
A digital boys' youth rule book, for ages 14U and below, is available for free online access and download. Printed 2022 boys’ and girls’ high school rule books, produced in collaboration with the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), are available for online purchase.
