Cone Placement

2024 NFHS Rule 1-2 The Field:

ART. 12: Soft flexible cones or pylons of red or orange color should be placed at the outside edge of each of the four corners of the field and at the outside edge of the intersection of the center line and the sideline opposite the table area. Only cones should be placed at the intersections of the table area and sideline, directly in front of the table area.

Game Balls and Ball Retrieval

2024 NFHS Rule 2-10 Ball Retrieval:

ART. 1: The home team shall supply an adequate number of balls on each end line. At the start of each period a minimum of four balls should be spaced equidistant from each other 5 yards beyond the end lines and on the sideline opposite the benches. On the bench side, a mininum of four balls should be placed at the scorer's table.

ART. 2: If the home team chooses to provide ball retrievers on the end line, the ball retrievers shall:

1. wear a lacrosse helmet.

2. be dressed so the uniform colors do not blend with those of participating teams and

3. not be permitted to stand directly behind the goal. In addition, the home program is required to train, protect, and provide for the safety of the ball retrievers.

Timekeeper

2024 NFHS Rule 2-8 Timekeeper:

ART. 1: The duties of the official timekeeper shall include:

a. Keep an accurate account of the time of each period; keep an accurate account of penalty time and inform the penalized  player(s) when the penalty time has expired. Where there is an accurate visible game clock with an automatic horn, the sounding of that horn will mark the end of each period.

b. At sites where there is no accurate visible game clock with an automatic horn, the timekeeper shall notify the nearest official 20 seconds before the end of all periods and sound an airhorn at the end of each period. For the fourth period, the timekeeper shall notify the nearest official 2 minutes and 10 seconds before the end of the period and follow the same procedure.

c. Start and stop the game clock when an official sounds the whistle and at the end of each period. When available and functioning, an electronic clock shall be the offical timepiece.

d. Keep an accurate record of the time of intermission between halves and notify each team [two]* minutes before the start of the second half.

e. Sound a horn, which shall be provided by the home team. A horn may be sounded during a dead-ball situation or stoppage of play only. When alleged violations occur, the timekeeper and scorer shall confirm the status of the ball when the alleged violation took place. The timekeeper will sound the horn twice at the next dead ball when:
1. A player enters the field of play from the penalty area before being permitted by the rules.
2. The head coach requests a count of long crosses.

* GELL modification

Scorer

2024 NFHS Rule 2-9 Scorer:

ART. 1: Unless otherwise designated by the referee, the home-team scorer shall be the official scorer.

ART. 2: The scorer will assume the following duties:

a. Keep a record of the number of goals scored and assists made by each team, the name and number of the player making the score or the assist, and check the score with the referee at the end of each period.

b. Keep an accurate record of the number of time-outs taken by each team and notify the nearest official immediately if either team exceeds the number allowed during each half or during a sudden-victory period.

c. Keep a record of the name and number of each player to whom a penalty is assessed, the type of the violation, the time of the period when the foul occured and the duration of the penalty.

d. Notify the nearest official immediately should a player accumulate five minutes of personal fouls [or a quantity of four personal fouls]*.

e. Notify the timekeeper to sound the horn at any time when, under rule 2-8, it is the duty of the timekeeper to sound the horn.

f. Assume full duties of the timekeeper if the timekeeper is on the sideline.

* GELL modification

This optional role assists the scorer by calling out all the stats to be recorded.

The spotter should consistently call the stat in the following order to make it easy for the scorer to record the stat;

(1) team color

(2) jersey number, and

(3) name of stat to record

• ground ball (must be a contested ground ball)
• shot (record a shot for both attempted shots and successful goals)
• save (only award a save if the ball would have gone into the goal if the goalie was not there. Do not count balls that are caught by the goalie outside the 6x6 frame of the goal)
• assist (only award an assist if the player who scored made the goal within one step after receiving the pass and does not dodge or evade a defender.)
• goal

Example 1: White #7 Shot and Goal

Example 2: Black #12 Save