LAX Splain the game

[ngrant]

Congrats to RU lacrosse for edging PSU. BUT can the announcers give the great unwashed a little heads up on the rules. BTN announcers never explained the offsides rule which almost cost the Knights late in the 4th qtr. What the hell are the substitution rules? Chinese firedrill? Shots are whipped past the goal and the shooting team keeps the ball?
But the biggest question going into the Big Ten tournament, is why don't the RU face off guys ever win one?
Meanwhile...great game!!!

 

[KingHigh]

2 goals. Players hold sticks with little baskets. Team which has the most points when time runs out wins.

 

[Knight Shift]

Don't understand the popularity of the sport. Tough game to watch.

 

[Upstream]

Don't understand the popularity of the sport. Tough game to watch.

A lot more entertaining than soccer

 

[vkj91]

I also questioned the shot 30 yds over the goal returning to the shooting team. From a comment at the end of the game it appears whatever team is closer to the ball when it goes out gets possession?

 

[Upstream]

Congrats to RU lacrosse for edging PSU. BUT can the announcers give the great unwashed a little heads up on the rules. BTN announcers never explained the offsides rule which almost cost the Knights late in the 4th qtr. What the hell are the substitution rules? Chinese firedrill? Shots are whipped past the goal and the shooting team keeps the ball?
But the biggest question going into the Big Ten tournament, is why don't the RU face off guys ever win one?
Meanwhile...great game!!!

Here is a good summary for you: http://assets.ngin.com/attachments/document/0019/8245/MensSimplifiedRules.pdf

 

[Queztastic]

I also questioned the shot 30 yds over the goal returning to the shooting team. From a comment at the end of the game it appears whatever team is closer to the ball when it goes out gets possession?

Yes, if it is a shot on goal.

 

[herdof3]

1 goalie, 3 defense, 3 middies, 3 attack. Only 6 players allowed in the offense side of the field. So D and attack typically stay on their side of the field, while middies play end to end. The offside was 7 guys over midfield.

Only 4 players with long sticks allowed - usually limited to D.

On shots out of bounds team closest when it goes out gets possession. Passes out of bounds are turnovers.

Circle around the net is the crease. Offense can't go there or screw with the goalie.

If you have ever watched a little league game (or played in one) in the northeast in April you should understand why lacrosse is growing in popularity. Fast paced. No standing around. Lots of athleticism and hand eye coordination required.

 

[herdof3]

Substitution - you can sub as much as you want. Just can't have more than 9 position Players on field or more than 6 on Offensive side of field at any time.

Most teams have middies that specialize for offense and others on defense. So when possession changes the substitution s happen on the fly. Since middies play the whole field most of substitutions are with them.

Usually teams have units for extra man situations (power play) like hockey.

 

[herdof3]

Faceoffs - a huge part of the game. A strong face off guy will get you a lot of extra possessions. There is some talk now that it is too big a part of the game and going to a basketball type rule where the other team gets possession after a goal. Don't know if that will change. Many teams have face off specialists (FOGOs) that all they do is face off and get off.

Shot clock is also squirrelly. It is relatively easy to kill time once you get ahead so the refs can call the shot clock at their discretion.

Faceoff and keeping the game moving in 4th quarter are the key areas for rules discussions

 

[RC1978]

My question, shot clock? The announcers mentioned something about a shot clock being "turned on" Is there one or not?

 

[hinson32]

If the ref feels a team is stalling on offense he will turn on a 30 second clock. Totally the refs discretion.

 

[Caliknight]

Subbing on the fly makes the game much faster. Stopping a game to put in new players is a waste of time. Other sports should do it.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Don't understand the popularity of the sport. Tough game to watch.

I never understood the sport either - until I got to RU, make friends with a couple of AA's, and ended up playing on the club team - but this statement makes no sense IMHO.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Facelifts - a huge part of the game

 

[Knight Shift]

I never understood the sport either - until I got to RU, make friends with a couple of AA's, and ended up playing on the club team - but this statement makes no sense IMHO.

Some people like watching horse racing and Nascar. Don't like that either.
Flipped channels and watched the game last night--it was tough to watch. The face off at midfield looked strange to me. Hard to follow the action and tell when a goal is scored. Just my opinion, which obviously you don't share.

 

[Caliknight]

If the ref feels a team is stalling on offense he will turn on a 30 second clock. Totally the refs discretion.

This needs to change. And will. There will just be a shot clock, like hoops.

 

[rufeelinit]

I was flipping between lax. isles and mets with the isles being the priority. the lax game was a game of runs which i understand better now how that can be if you have a dominant face off man. I also am still learning the rules but I guess you always want to have a guy behind the goal in the offensive end so that you retain the possession on after an errand shot. We definitely have some skilled scorers and nice that two of our top three are a soph and frosh. THey will certainly miss Bieda.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Some people like watching horse racing and Nascar. Don't like that either.
Flipped channels and watched the game last night--it was tough to watch. The face off at midfield looked strange to me. Hard to follow the action and tell when a goal is scored. Just my opinion, which obviously you don't share.

Well I agree with NASCAR as I get dizzy watching cars go round-and-round lol!

 

[jmc11201]

I also questioned the shot 30 yds over the goal returning to the shooting team. From a comment at the end of the game it appears whatever team is closer to the ball when it goes out gets possession?

I think the theory behind this is when the game was played by Native Americans, there was no in-bounds and out-of-bounds...obviously the game now needs to be on a particularly sized field. So the idea is that whoever was closest when it goes out of bounds, if the field extended forever, would get the ball and retain possession.

 

[alden1]

I've only watched about a dozen lacrosse games in my life and obviously never played the sport or had kids who played it either. So being an "outsider" watching the games I learn a little more about the sport each time I watch a game. (By the way, last nights RU-PSU game was very entertaining and the best one that I have seen yet!) As you get more familiar with how the game is played and understand it better, a well played game can be fun to watch. Mens lacrosse seems to be a combination of hockey(physicality, goalie saves and line changes), soccer (spacing on the field and passing), volleyball( a game of runs for each team) and basketball(fast break scoring and Princeton offense with pick plays and back door set play scoring).

 

[RUScrew85]

Congrats to RU lacrosse for edging PSU. BUT can the announcers give the great unwashed a little heads up on the rules. BTN announcers never explained the offsides rule which almost cost the Knights late in the 4th qtr. What the hell are the substitution rules? Chinese firedrill? Shots are whipped past the goal and the shooting team keeps the ball?
But the biggest question going into the Big Ten tournament, is why don't the RU face off guys ever win one?
Meanwhile...great game!!!

You put the defeated Indian's head into your opponent's goal.

 

[Caliknight]

I think the theory behind this is when the game was played by Native Americans, there was no in-bounds and out-of-bounds...obviously the game now needs to be on a particularly sized field. So the idea is that whoever was closest when it goes out of bounds, if the field extended forever, would get the ball and retain possession.

^ this is correct.

 

[ElmiraExpress]

1 goalie, 3 defense, 3 middies, 3 attack. Only 6 players allowed in the offense side of the field. So D and attack typically stay on their side of the field, while middies play end to end. The offside was 7 guys over midfield.

Only 4 players with long sticks allowed - usually limited to D.

On shots out of bounds team closest when it goes out gets possession. Passes out of bounds are turnovers.

Circle around the net is the crease. Offense can't go there or screw with the goalie.

If you have ever watched a little league game (or played in one) in the northeast in April you should understand why lacrosse is growing in popularity. Fast paced. No standing around. Lots of athleticism and hand eye coordination required.

I grew up in a lacrosse family. Lacrosse was my father's favorite sport to play and watch, so I'm a little surprised by some of the questions. I didn't realize the sport was still foreign and the rules unknown to many. I think lacrosse has an incredible combination of skill, action, scoring, strategy, fun. I really think that anyone who gives it a fair chance will become a convert.

I've attended about one Rutgers game each year in the almost 20 years I've been in NJ. It's great that RU is getting better.

 

[miketd1]

A lot more entertaining than soccer

:confused::eek:o_O

 

[e5fdny]

Another thing to add is hustle/hard work is awarded...be it the guy who beats the other guy to the ball when it goes out or when you get a ground ball from the other team which is a recorded stat.

If you have ever watched a little league game (or played in one) in the northeast in April you should understand why lacrosse is growing in popularity. Fast paced. No standing around. Lots of athleticism and hand eye coordination required.

A "former" baseball kid: "So you mean to tell me I get to dress like a stormtrooper, run around the whole time, hit/check a guy (sometimes with a stick!) and not get yelled at by my mom?....sign me up!"

Some people like watching horse racing and Nascar. Don't like that either. Flipped channels and watched the game last night--it was tough to watch. The face off at midfield looked strange to me. Hard to follow the action and tell when a goal is scored. Just my opinion, which obviously you don't share.

It's like anything else, the more you see it the more you learn. And sometimes you learn to like it. So much fun live. Especially when your kids are playing.

My father in law did that with cricket on Willow. LOL

 

[mikefla]

Friday we were 14 of 32 on faceoffs,,almost 50%

I played lacrosse for "Team Florida" in the 1980s/90s..with a number of all americans from Md, Cuse and Cornell
Back then aside from the 10 clubs like mine
there were 5 school teams in Fla...all private schools like Pinecrest and Bolles

Now lacrosse is the fast growing sport in America and between clubs, pro teams and public schools..... Florida has over 400 teams......

We have a kids tourney at the Citrus Bowl that attracts 80 teams.....U meet up with old friends(like All american Richie Sassion from Md who i played with)...make new friends and eat some great food truck delicacies.....
a great time !!!!!!

 

[e5fdny]

We have a kids tourney at the Citrus Bowl that attracts 80 teams.....U meet up with old friends(like All american Richie Sassion from Md who i played with)...make new friends and eat some great food truck delicacies.....a great time !!!!!!

Was at a kid's tourney today...one of the newer ones I have seen is the "taco in a bag"....smaller bag of Doritos filled with chili, salsa, sour cream, guacamole and whatever else they want to throw in there. I don't know how the kids play a game after one (or two) of those. Ah, youth.

 

[njdirt]

e5 were you at the Jackson Tourney??????

 

[e5fdny]

e5 were you at the Jackson Tourney??????

Yes.

And I even got a parking spot! LOL

 

[njdirt]

Yes so did we. had to get there early..... I coach here in Monroe for our rec 6th grade team(played @ Loyola in the 70's) was there coaching my grandson in the 5/6 games today. They made it to the finals losing to a Brooklyn Team 5-3

 

[e5fdny]

Yes so did we. had to get there early..... I coach here in Monroe for our rec 6th grade team(played @ Loyola in the 70's) was there coaching my grandson in the 5/6 games today. They made it to the finals losing to a Brooklyn Team 5-3

My 7th grader plays for the Shark River 7/8 team. They won their first two and lost their 3rd.

Was only able to watch the first one since I had to work tonight.

 

[njdirt]

My 7th grader plays for the Shark River 7/8 team. They won their first two and lost their 3rd.

Was only able to watch the first one since I had to work tonight.

We play your 5/6 & 7/8 down at your place May 17th. Also have a Grandson on the 8th grade team. So see you then?

 

[e5fdny]

We play your 5/6 & 7/8 down at your place May 17th. Also have a Grandson on the 8th grade team. So see you then?

According to the schedule it says you guys are playing the 7th grade team not the 7/8. My guy has off that night.

You will like the fields.

 

[D1ESEL44]

Was at a kid's tourney today...one of the newer ones I have seen is the "taco in a bag"....smaller bag of Doritos filled with chili, salsa, sour cream, guacamole and whatever else they want to throw in there. I don't know how the kids play a game after one (or two) of those. Ah, youth.

Down south they call that "delicacy" - Country Boy Nachos.

 

[njdirt]

According to the schedule it says you guys are playing the 7th grade team not the 7/8. My guy has off that night.

You will like the fields.

Hopefully better than some of the fields @ Jackson today we played on our kids are use to the level turf we play our home games on at our HS and had trouble scooping ground balls.LOL