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Legends Lacrosse COVID-19 Procedures & Rules – MESA/GILBERT

Legends Lacrosse main goal is to provide a safe environment for all teams and players participating in the Legends National Cup.  All registered players, parents and coaches will receive these procedures & rules prior to arriving at the facility via email.  These rules will also be posted on our tournament website.   Legends will abide by any facility/state restrictions as well as put the following in place for the safety of all in attendance.

PUBLIC EVENT INFO

• Co-Ed Outdoor Lacrosse Tournament
• Teams will play games on Saturday and Sunday
• Teams from out of state will be in attendance

BEFORE EVENT, LEGENDS WILL:

• Send policies and guidelines to all registered teams, coaches, and players
• Place signage around the facility reminding attendees that Masks are required
• Identify heavy traffic areas and implement plans for additional sanitation stations
• Block schedule teams when possible to get them in and out of the facility as quickly as possible

BEFORE EVENT, ATTENDEES SHOULD:

• Take temperature before you leave home or hotel room
• Anyone with a fever or who has been exposed to someone who has Covid-19 in the14 days prior to the event, whether you have symptoms or not, do not attend
• Wash and sanitize hands often
• If you are considered in a “high risk” category for complications as defined by the CDC please do not attend
• CDC Guidelines can be found online HERE.
• Be sure to bring their own equipment – there will be no sharing of helmets, sticks, pads or mouthguards at this event.

ON FIELD

• Players, coaches, referees do not need to wear a mask when in competition HOWEVER must put a mask on immediately after the game is over. No Exceptions!  All spectators and HQ staff must wear masks at all times!
  • Field Marshalls will be at each field to make sure that masks are put back on at the completion of the game.
• COMMUNAL WATER NOT Water and water filling stations will NOT be provided.
  • Players should be sure to bring their own water and do not share!
• Players will be required to dispose of trash after each game
• No Spitting. If you sneeze, please sanitize hands using sanitizer at the field table
• 1 Spectator per player*  This will be ENFORCED. Coaches, refs and Legends Staff allowed inside the complex
• No Stick checks, handshakes, fist bumps, or timeouts

AFTER GAME

• Teams MUST leave the fields promptly after their game is complete.
  • Legends will schedule to get teams in and out as quickly as possible

VENUE:

• Legends will work with the facility to make sure all common areas are sanitized frequently throughout the duration of the event.
• Signage will be placed throughout the facility reminding attendees that masks are required and sanitize hands often
• Bathrooms will be sanitized daily, and hand sanitizers will be restocked when empty
• Trash bins will be emptied BEFORE they become full and disposed of in dumpsters
• No food or apparel vendors will be available
• There will be no tailgating or team tents.

EXTRA SANITATION

• Sanitizing Station at entrance and exit
  • Masks will be available if someone forgot one
• Each field table and common area will have hand sanitizer available

VIOLATION:
Anyone found violating the tournament rules will be asked to adjust their behavior.  If they do not, they will be escorted off the premise by our internal staff and asked not to return to the event.

Legends Lacrosse Girls Tournament Rules

Scoring and Time

• Officials keep game time
• Table keeps yellow card time and score

Tournament Play- every 60 minutes

• 2 – 20 minutes halves
• 2 minute halftime
• NO TIME OUTS ALLOWED
• No overtime- games can end in a tie

Playoff Games

• 2 – 20 minute halves
• 2 minute half time
• Playoff game times kept by Referees
• If regulation ends in a time, we will immediately setup sudden death overtime. First goal wins

Game Rules – 2020 USL Rules w/ Modifications:

• Free movement will apply to all ages- the allowance for free movement by players on a whistle or stoppage of play
• Full checking at HS Levels
• Transitional checking at the 13U and 14U levels [The Sphere (or Imaginary Bubble) around a player’s head (which a defensive player cannot check into or through) is 12 inches, instead of 7 inches (like in HS)].
• Modified checking at the 12U level (Modified Checking: NO checking above the shoulder.  All other Modified Checking Rules may also apply.
• 2 yellow cards for 1 player – player is ejected for the remainder of the game, but may play the next game
• Red card for 1 player – player is ejected for the remainder of that game. Officials & Tournament Director will determine if the player will be allowed to play any remaining games.
• If a team accumulates 4 or more cards in a game they do NOT have to play a player down the remainder of the game.
• If final game whistle is blown at the end of time and a free position is being awarded in the critical scoring area – the game will continue until the scoring play is over.
• Please refer to your USL Youth Rulebook for specific rules on your age division

EJECTIONS

• Game ejections are handled by the referees
• Tournament ejections are handled by the Tournament Director

RANKINGS:

• WIN – 3 points
• Loss – 0 points
• Tie – 1 point

Legends Lacrosse Boys Tournament Rules

Scoring and Time

• Refs keep time on field
• Table keeps yellow card time and score

COVID SPECIFIC

• Masks must be worn immediately after games

Tournament Play

• 2 – 20 minutes halves
• 2-minute halftime
• No Timeouts allowed
• NFHS Rules
• No overtime – games can end in a time

Playoff Rules

• 2 – 20 minutes halves
• 2-minute halftime
• No Timeouts allowed
• NFHS Rules
• If regulation ends in a time, we will immediately setup sudden death overtime. First goal wins

Rule Specifications

• Table personnel will keep penalty time
• Referees will keep game time
• No stick checks unless refs think a stick is outrageously illegal
• 4 poles maximum on the field
• No horns
• No mercy rule
• 20 second to clear half field
• Last two minutes of the game, the team in the lead must clear the ball in 20 seconds, get the ball into the box in 10 seconds, and then keep the ball in the box
• 2020 NFHS Rules Apply
• 2025, 2026, 2027s – No One handed checks
• EXCEPTIONS:
  • 45 second technical foul
  • 90 second personal foul
  • Penalty time starts on the restart of whistle
  • In Home can serve a goalie penalty if no second goalie is available
  • Last 2 minutes of game the winning team must keep it in the box

EJECTIONS

• Game ejections are handled by the referees
• Tournament ejections are handled by the tournament director (2 unsportsmanlike conduct penalties warrant ejection or 1-game suspension

RANKINGS:

• WIN – 3 points
• Loss – 0 points
• Tie – 1 point

2020 COLLEGE COACHES WILL BE ADDED AS THEY CONFIRM!

CONFIRMED 2020 WOMEN’S COACHES

CONFIRMED 2020 MEN’S COACHES

This event is STAY TO PLAY!  Team Solutions will be handling the hotel reservations in Tucson, AZ.   They have already sourced a handful of hotels and will be adding more daily.

BOYS HOTEL ROOM BLOCKS – If you booked a hotel through Team Solutions in Tucson, your hotel has automatically been canceled.
 HOTEL ROOM BLOCKS

Team Managers, if you are interested in another property that you do not see on this list,  please contact acarl@trustinteams.com and we will do our best to get a block at that hotel!

If you previously booked a block or room with Maverick Sports Travel,  please be sure to contact your hotel ASAP so that you can cancel all reservations to avoid any penalties.  Maverick will contact every partners hotel to ask that they release the block of rooms HOWEVER most hotels require the name under the room to cancel. The Maverick Booking link can be found online HERE. 

Thanks to our 2019 Event Sponsors!

Are you interested in vending at the 2019 Legends National Cup?  Contact events@legendslax.com for more information!

COMING SOON!