Legends National Cup

The Schedule will be posted the week of the tournament

*For Travel Purposes, teams should be prepared to play by 7:30 am on Saturday and Sunday.  Games will end on Sunday by 4:00 PM.  Please book travel accordingly!

Any schedule requests must be submitted in writing to events@legendslax.com at least 30 days prior to the start of the tournament.  Schedule requests are not guaranteed but Legends will do our best to accommodate if received within the timeframe. 

PARKING IS $20/DAY PER CAR. CARPOOLING IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED!

2025 College Coaches Coming Soon!

2025 Rules Coming Soon!

LEGENDS LACROSSE BOYS TOURNAMENT RULES –DECEMBER 2024
*Coaches will certify their players are properly equipped

Scoring and Time

• Refs keep game time
• The table keeps the score and penalty time

Tournament Play (All Saturday Games Plus Sunday Consolation)

• 2 – 21 minutes halves
• 3- minute halftime
• No Timeouts
• No Overtime
• 2024 NFHS Rules with modifications below

Playoff Rules (Sunday)

• 2 – 21 minutes halves
• 3- minute halftime
• Playoff Games…
• Teams are awarded (1) one-minute time-out per team in Regulation Time
• The clock will stop. Timeout does NOT roll over to OT. No timeouts in OT
• A timeout can be called when the team calling the timeout is in possession of the ball, anywhere on the field.
• Overtime will begin immediately and be decided by sudden victory. OT will have a Running Clock on all whistles.  The first goal scored wins the game.
• Injuries
  • Any injury within 2 minutes and under that requires the game to be stopped, the clock stops with the injury.
  • For any injury with more than 2 minutes remaining when the game is stopped, a maximum of 1 minute will come off the clock to assess the injury before the clock is stopped

BOYS SPECIFIC RULES

• No stick checks unless refs think a stick is outrageously illegal
• 4 pole maximum on the field
• Mercy Rule – 2033 Only
  • Applied when there is a 5-goal deficit in pool play. Teams down by 5 or more goals will get a free clear after each goal.  Coaches can agree to waive this rule.
  • Counts: 2025 – 2032:  30 seconds to advance the ball into the box.
  • 2033: No counts. Exception is a 4-second goalie count
  • Championship/Playoff Games Only: The leading team must keep it in the box under 2 minutes if they are ahead by 2 goals or less.
    • If a score changes to 2 goals or less under 2 minutes the clock will stop and start with the whistles
    • If teams are ahead by 3 goals or more, the clock will remain running
  • Checking
    • Limited body checking in 2029 – 2033. Big hits & physical play (even within three yards of a loose ball) constitute unnecessary roughness (90 sec penalty)
    • One-handed stick checks are not allowed in any youth divisions (2033 and below)
  • Penalties
    • Penalties are running time starting on the whistle (45 or 90 seconds) Penalty time stops during injuries, end of quarters, and while another penalty is being assessed.

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
  • In the event that a team needs to play a 4th pool game in order to give a second team their 3rd game:
  • The 4th game will be identified and acknowledged with a ‘*’ on Tourney Machine
  • The 4th game will not count for any potential points or Goals Against for the team playing their 4th game
  • For the team playing their 3rd game, the results will count for points and goals against
  • In the event that there is a tiebreaker scenario, which includes a teams head-to-head being their fourth game, that has been identified with ‘*’ the head-to-head will NOT be applied.
• In the event, a team is declared a winner due to forfeit
  • For ranking purposes, the goals against average for the pool play games will be the average of the games that were completed
  • Team A wins, 10-8 and 12-8, and then forfeit is 1–0.  Their average of 8 GA will be used to rank
• Tie Breakers
  • If 2 teams are tied with POINTS:
    • Head to Head
    • Goals Against TOTAL
    • Goals Against Common Opponent.  If multiple common opponents, take the sum.
  • If more than 2 teams tied with POINTS:
    • If 1 team beats the other 2 teams – that team will advance and the second 2 will fall back into tiebreaker rules
    • Goals Against Total
    • Goals Against Common Opponent (only used if all teams played a common opponent.  If multiple common opponents, take the sum)
    • Coin Toss/Braveheart
    • If a team is still tied after these tie-breakers and is eligible for the championship playoff bracket, a Braveheart may be used to determine who advances.  The tournament director will determine the scheduling of a braveheart based on fields and availability

ROSTERING

• All players must be registered and can only play for 1 team, unless approved by the event director, in each event.
• Unregistered players are considered ineligible for play and if found may result in a team forfeiting games and player ejection from the event.
• Any teams who are found moving players or playing with ineligible players may forfeit that game and possibly any others already played.

Procedure for Player Eligibility Challenge

• Player eligibility challenge will only be accepted by Club Directors or Head Coach
• When there is a player in question during a game:
• The Field Marshall will alert the Pod Manager and provide the pod manager with
  • Team
  • Player first and last name
  • Player jersey number
  • Pod manager will relay info to HQ for registration check
  • HQ will review League Apps registration
• If a player is:
  • Registered and within the age guidelines
    • challenge denied
  • Not registered but within the age guidelines
    • suspended until player is registered by a parent
  • Registered and outside of the age guidelines
    • Player removed from game immediately
    • Game will continue to be played
    • Tournament director will make decision on future eligibility of player and if necessary to have team forfeit game
  • Not Registered and Outside the age guidelines
    • Player removed from game immediately
    • Game will continue to be played
    • Tournament director will make decision on future eligibility of player and if necessary to have team forfeit game

The Facility charges $20/day for parking!  Card or Apple Pay only!  No cash!

CARPOOLING IS HIGHLIGY ENCOURAGED!

Legends is proud to announce our partnership with Athletes Hospitality as our official lodging provider for our upcoming events this year. All Legends events are “Stay to Play” tournaments that require attending teams to book their hotel accommodations through AH’s discounted hotel blocks. To reserve your accommodation reach out to AH at 914-402-8070 or at Team@AthletesHospitality.com

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