Tournament Rules & Playing System

Official FIL rules are applied with a few modifications.

Playing time: 3x 10 mins, modified running time (stopped after penalties and goals only). During the last 2 minutes of every match the time is stopped with the whistle. The breaks between periods are 3 minutes. Final game – 3x 12 mins stopped time, the breaks between periods are 3 mins.

The round-robin game can end in a tie. In the event of a tie score at the end of playoff games, each team is awarded 3 penalty shots. If the game is still tied, there shall be 1 penalty shot for each team until the game is resolved. In case of a tie score at the end of the final game the 5-minute sudden-death overtime periods follow until the game is resolved.

The shot limit is 30 s, the clear-up limit is 10 s.

Penalties: A minor penalty 1 minute for personal fouls (cross-checking, tripping, slashing, holding, etc.), a major penalty of 3 minutes for dangerous fouls (charging into the boards, butt-ending attempt, etc.).

Number of players for each game: 23 including goalies, the number of players in a team for the tournament is not limited. A player can play only for one team in the tournament.

Coincidental minor/major penalties: when coincidental minor penalties or coincidental major penalties of equal duration are imposed against players of both teams, the penalized players shall all take their places in the penalty box and teams shall play 5 on 5. Such penalized players should not leave the penalty box until the first non-technical stoppage of play following the expiry of their respective penalties.

A Match Penalty involves the suspension of the player for the balance of the game and the offender shall be ordered to the dressing room immediately. The “in-home” player is to replace the penalized player for the full three minutes of playing time regardless of the number of goals scored. A player incurring a Match Penalty shall automatically receive a game suspension. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to expel such a player from the tournament.

Time-outs: each team shall be allowed a maximum of one 30-second time-out per game.

Teams are obliged to have proper and unified jerseys incl. shorts. Two sets of uniforms are welcome. In case opponents have similar uniform colors, a set of pins will be provided to one of the teams (a toss will decide).

Traditional wooden sticks and large goalie sticks (Wall) are NOT allowed.

As the tournament is also a promotion of the game of lacrosse to the public and media we ask all players to play fair and within the rules and spirit of sportsmanship.