USA Lacrosse is committed to constantly reviewing and updating the rules of the game to ensure that those goals are always satisfied. We write and publish a stand-alone youth rule book for ages 14U and below, and in collaboration with the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), we work together on the rules for boys’ high school lacrosse. 

One of USA Lacrosse’s goals is to support the promotion of men’s amateur lacrosse by:

• Providing men’s officials nationwide for all levels of play
• Providing training, services, and representation for all men’s officials nationwide at all levels of play, and
• Providing all men’s officials nationwide a forum in which to raise and address their ideas and concerns.

Rules Updates & Interpretations

• 2023 Boys’ High School Rules Interpretation (Video)
• 2023 Boys’ High School Rules Interpretation (PDF)
• 2023 Boys’ Rules FAQ
• 2023 NFHS Rules Memo (PDF)
• 2023 Boys’ Youth Rule Changes (PDF)
• 2023 Boys’ Youth Rules Comparison Chart (PDF)
• 2022 Equipment Memo from NFHS/USA Lacrosse (PDF)

Information

• Become an Official
• Officials Certification Program
• USL Programs & Clinics

News & Updates

• Men’s Officials News
• USA Lacrosse Facebook Page

Resources & Tools

• Men’s Officials Resources
• 2023 Women’s Game Officials’ Training Manual
• Men’s Game 2-Man Mechanics
• Men’s Game 3-Man Mechanics
• Sixes Lacrosse 

Contacts

• Officiating Contacts