COASTALAX OFFICIAL SPEEDLAX RULE BOOK

Speedlax is a combined version of field & box lacrosse with teams not to exceed 6 athletes competing on a court in a 3 vs. 3 format. Speedlax recognizes the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) & its affiliates as the standard for the rules of traditional field lacrosse. However, as a separate entity, Speed Speedax exercises the right to develop its own Speedlax rules, programs, & events. NFHS rules shall apply to Speedlax programs & events except where specifically noted herein.

RULE 3 - TIME & SCORING ADMINISTRATION

A regulation match play shall consist of 3 periods, each 6:00 minutes in length. There will be a 2:00 minute break between the 1st & 2nd & 2nd & 3rd periods. Teams may leave the court during intermission. There are no timeouts unless issued by the Court Guard.

*3-1 Shot Clock

A :10 second shot clock will be in effect for the final 2:00 minutes of each period. Prior to that, the Court Guard may arbitrarily issue a stall warning & enforce the Stalling possession foul (see RULE 6).

*3-2 Initializing Period Possession

Each team should have a designated captain for the purposes of the “stick flip” to determine initial possession & to determine the sequence of a shootout in the event of a tied period. There are no face-offs. See RULE 4-1

*3-3 Tied Periods / Instant Shootout

In the event of a tie at the end of a regulation period, an Instant Shootout will be played in a manner similar to professional hockey. The first team to score a goal in the shootout is subject to the opposing team matching their goal. This continues until the last goal is unmatched. The first unmatched goal determines the period winner. The sequence of shooters must rotate in order throughout the team lineup. Each team must repeat the same order sequence for all players on the team for the duration of the Instant Shootout.

In an Instant Shootout, the offensive player must run from midcourt without slowing down or breaking stride to the cage (a “continuous run”) on the scoring attempt & may not initiate contact with the cage or defensive player with their stick or body. Initiating contact with the cage or defensive player on a scoring attempt that crosses the goal line will not be considered a goal.

Any player may tend the cage defensively.

*3-4 Determining Match Winners

A match win is credited to the team that wins the best 2 out of 3 periods. This is similar to the rules in tennis. Each period will be scored separately, resulting in a winner at the end of each period. The score then resets to zero-zero at the start of each subsequent period. The first team to win 2 periods wins the match, meaning many matches will only last two periods in the event one team is victorious in both the first & second periods.

Note: SPEEDLAX matches are played male v. male, female v. female & co-ed. All rules remain the same regardless of the composition of participants.