Team Requirements

Prior to the 2018 season, in response to a number of forfeits that were occuring due to teams not having enough players to field a team, the AYL Board voted to require team minimums.  Team rosters will be evaluated for meeting this requirement.  If a club registers a team with less than the minimum, the league reserves the right to deny entry.  If you need a waiver to this rule, you must submit a case to the AYL Board.  Below are the team minimums:

8U - 6

10U - 10

12U 7v7 - 10

12U Competitive and all 14U - 16

2020 Age Level Rules

AYL uses USL age brackets for eligibility with two notable exceptions:

1. Eligibility date ends at the end of our season.  For example, if a 12yr old turns 13 March 25th, then he should be playing 14U all season.  Most likely this is a 7th grader who should be playing with his classmates in 14U.  
2. Only 8th graders and below are eligible.  For example, a 14yr old Freshman enrolled in a high school curriculum, who turns 15 in May.  Although age eligible based on birthday, he is ineligible for AYL as he is high school eligible.  

As presented by Head Official, Chris Thuman at the 1/23/2019 coaches meeting

HOUSE RULES DOCUMENT HERE

8U Rules

**8U Rules are located in the top menu of the Home Page**

10U Rules

AYL will follow US Lacrosse Boys Rules with the following exceptions:

1. No long poles
2. No timeouts
3. Penalties stop on all timeouts
4. 22min running halves
5. Substitutions ONLY on dead balls.  Please notify the refs that you are subbing.  
6. We allow partial or full substitutions.  US Lacrosse only allows full team substitutions. 
7. All penalties are time and a half (1min penalty = 90sec of running time)
8. No QUICK restarts at development level
9. Each team must provide a parent resource to the scorer's table to assist with time and score.  No more than 1 person from each team may be at the scorer's table.  

12U 7V7

AYL will follow US Lacrosse Boys Rules with the following exceptions:

1. No long poles
2. No timeouts
3. 22min running halves
4. All penalties are time and a half (1min penalty = 90sec of running time)
5. Everyone (except goalies) released on whistle.  
6. Offsides in effect 
7. No QUICK restarts at development level
8. Each team must provide a parent resource to the scorer's table to assist with time and score.  No more that 1 person from each team may be at the scorer's table.

12U and 14U (10v10)

We will follow US Lacrosse Boys Rules with the following exceptions:

1. One timeout per game
2. On timeouts, clock stops when 2min left in game or less
3. All penalties are time and a half (1min penalty =  90sec of running time)
4. 14U ONLY has all counts (20sec defensive clear, 10sec initial offensive touch)
5. 14U ONLY has stalling for team with 4 goal lead or less.  
6. Each team must provide a parent resource to the scorer's table to assist with time and score.  No more than 1 person from each team may be at the scorer's table.