Rules
Rhino 2nd Annual 7v7 Turkey Bowl
Girls Rules
1. Teams field 7 players, plus a goalie. 5 players over the restraining line, 2 players back. Minimum team size is 8 players; maximum is 12 players.
2. Each team is guaranteed 3 games. The first two games will be round robin. Round robin results will be used to seed a single elimination championship bracket.
3. Round robin games are scored for championship bracket seeding. Wins are scored as 5 points, ties are 3 points and losses are zero points. In wins, ties and losses goals are counted as one point up to 8 goals. For example, a game that ends in a score of 10-5 scores 13 seeding points for the winning team and 5 seeding points for the losing team.
4. USL 2009 Women’s rules will be used for High School division. USL Youth rules for Middle School division.
The Rhino Turkey Bowl showcases lacrosse skills and talents associated with using a lacrosse stick. We also recognize that this tournament is an out-of-season competition (in fact many players are, or will be, involved in an interscholastic winter sport) and we wish to keep the safety of all players at the forefront.
5. There will be one referee per field. All calls are final … no arguments.
6. Games will be 25 minutes running time starting and ending on the air horn. In the championship bracket tie scores at the end of the game will be broken with BRAVEHEART. This does not apply in the seeding round robin.
7. Games start with a draw. Quick clears after all goals- Catch your opponent celebrating!!!
8. All player substitutions are on the fly from the midfield area.
9. Each team is allotted one timeout per game. There are no timeouts during the final 4 minutes of the game. Timeouts are one minute long and the clock will continue to run.
10. It will be at the game officials discretion to determine the suitability of player equipment. Mouth guards and eye protection are mandatory, per USL rules.
11. Teams must have matching uniforms; numbers must be on front and back. Costumes are permitted!!!
12 . SPECTATORS, FANS, COACHES, PLAYERS AND PARENTS ARE REMINDED TO PRACTICE GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP AT ALL TIMES!
