Watch this instructional video to learn how to recognize dive plays and when to wipe off a goal for a dive into the crease. Questions may be emailed to officials@uslacrosse.org.

Learn how to anticipate, recognize, and call the different types of unsportsmanlike conduct under NFHS Boys' Lacrosse rules.

Example of what should be at least a 3-minute nonreleasable penalty for targeting under the 2019 NFHS Boys' Lacrosse Rules, and a recommended discussion for an ejection. ART. 7 . . . A player shall not initiate Targeting that intentionally takes aim at a player in a defenseless position. PENALTY: Three-minute, non-releasable foul. An excessively violent violation of this rule may result in an ejection.

Example of what should be at least a 3-minute nonreleasable penalty for targeting under the 2019 NFHS Boys' Lacrosse Rules. ART. 6 … A player shall not initiate Targeting: Intentionally taking aim at the head/neck of an opponent for the purpose of making violent contact. This could include a check with the crown of the helmet (spearing) that targets the head or neck of an opponent. PENALTY: Three-minute, non-releasable foul. An excessively violent violation of this rule may result in an ejection.

Example of what should be at least a 2-minute nonreleasable penalty, but could also be a 3-minute penalty, or an ejection at the officials discretion under the 2019 NFHS Boys' Lacrosse Rules. ART. 4 … A player shall not initiate a body check legally but slides up into or follows through to an opponent’s head or neck. PENALTY: Two- or three-minute, non-releasable foul, at the official’s discretion. An excessively violent violation of this rule may result in an ejection.