Women's Lacrosse WLAX: 90-second possession clock approved

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Known as "The Maryland Rule"

 

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The shot clock is a major milestone for WLAX. And, Gait has been campaigning for it for years.

 

[MSOrange]

The shot clock is a major milestone for WLAX. And, Gait has been campaigning for it for years.

It really is. I can watch pretty much anything Syracuse related. But women's lacrosse is a tough watch. This is a step in the right direction.

 

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'Stall ball' falls: NCAA likely to try shot clock in women's lacrosse in 2017 (PS: Kramer)

 

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[orange79]

Yay! Can we retroactively take away MD's titles?

 

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The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved Thursday all 17 changes recommended last month by the NCAA women's lacrosse rules committee, most notably ratifying a 90-second possession clock that's expected to hasten the pace of play.

Starting in 2017 for Division I and in 2018 for Division II and III, all NCAA women's lacrosse programs must have a visible clock in place to govern possessions. Teams will have 90 seconds from the time they gain possession of the ball to get a shot on goal. The clock will be reset only as a result of the following occurences:

• Yellow, red or green card on the team without possession.
• Shot on goal (but not a shot that goes wide of the pipes or high over the crossbar).
• Save by the goalie.
• Shot that hits a pipe or a rebound off a save after which the shooting team retains possession.
• Change of possession.

If none of these occur within the 90-second window, a change of possession will be awarded to the opposing team as a free position at the spot of the violation.

The committee's stated rationale for this rule change is "to increase the pace of play, contribute to the growth of the game, allow for better competitive balance between the attack and defense, and improve the safety of the game," noting that rough fouls most frequently "occur when the attacking team is maintaining possession of the ball for an extended duration of time."

The remaining 16 rules changes will go into effect in 2016. They include a move to a sudden-victory overtime format, self-restarts after fouls outside of the critical scoring area, eliminating throws in favor of alternate possessions, checking goal scorers' sticks after every goal (with yellow cards assessed for illegal manipulation of the stick or stringing), a new "horizontal stick" major foul for crosschecks and reclassifying three-seconds violations as minor fouls.

To prevent crowded skirmishes, the new rules also will allow players to use their feet and other body parts to move the ball. Touching the ball with the hand (except for goalies) will remain a minor foul.

Field specifications also will be altered, with the critical scoring area moving from 15 meters to 12 meters from the goal and two dots marking spots behind each goal where free positions will be awarded for fouls that take place in the critical scoring area below goal-line extended.

Link: NCAA.com Rules Change Update

 

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[KellySyracuse]

too bad the rule is going in after Kayla graduates

 

[texascpa]

It really is. I can watch pretty much anything Syracuse related. But women's lacrosse is a tough watch. This is a step in the right direction.

If you focus just on the girls, it's much easier . That said, this is a great rule and one which the men should adopt. But just like basketball, the girls are the guinea pigs

 

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i would like it tweaked even more. 90 secs from the time to you cross midfield and no resetting of the clock for shots on goal. why have a game where players can spend 70% of a period not playing at all . same for the mens game..

 

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The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved Thursday all 17 changes recommended last month by the NCAA women's lacrosse rules committee, most notably ratifying a 90-second possession clock that's expected to hasten the pace of play.

Starting in 2017 for Division I and in 2018 for Division II and III, all NCAA women's lacrosse programs must have a visible clock in place to govern possessions. Teams will have 90 seconds from the time they gain possession of the ball to get a shot on goal. The clock will be reset only as a result of the following occurences:

• Yellow, red or green card on the team without possession.
• Shot on goal (but not a shot that goes wide of the pipes or high over the crossbar).
• Save by the goalie.
• Shot that hits a pipe or a rebound off a save after which the shooting team retains possession.
• Change of possession.

If none of these occur within the 90-second window, a change of possession will be awarded to the opposing team as a free position at the spot of the violation.

The committee's stated rationale for this rule change is "to increase the pace of play, contribute to the growth of the game, allow for better competitive balance between the attack and defense, and improve the safety of the game," noting that rough fouls most frequently "occur when the attacking team is maintaining possession of the ball for an extended duration of time."

The remaining 16 rules changes will go into effect in 2016. They include a move to a sudden-victory overtime format, self-restarts after fouls outside of the critical scoring area, eliminating throws in favor of alternate possessions, checking goal scorers' sticks after every goal (with yellow cards assessed for illegal manipulation of the stick or stringing), a new "horizontal stick" major foul for crosschecks and reclassifying three-seconds violations as minor fouls.

To prevent crowded skirmishes, the new rules also will allow players to use their feet and other body parts to move the ball. Touching the ball with the hand (except for goalies) will remain a minor foul.

Field specifications also will be altered, with the critical scoring area moving from 15 meters to 12 meters from the goal and two dots marking spots behind each goal where free positions will be awarded for fouls that take place in the critical scoring area below goal-line extended.

Link: NCAA.com Rules Change Update

This is IMHO a major landmark for women's lacrosse and a win for lovers of the sport the way it was meant to be played. Maryland and other programs that embrace the stalling tactics have done great damage to the sport. It is great to see people looking out for the fans and the best interests of the sport. For rare in this day and age.

Bully for the NCAA! (Can't believe I just wrote that).

 

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