10th Annual Midget Box Lacrosse Tournament Information Page

1. Coaches or Managers are to check-in 30 minutes prior to your game in the upper mezzanine.  

 

2. We will be running a concession and BBQ over the weekend offering coffee and donuts/muffins for breakfast items and hamburgers and hot dogs throughout the day.Coffee will be available throughout the day along with other concession items in and around the arena.

 

3. We will also be offering clothing sales and will have a couple of vendors at various times over the weekend.

 

4. Parking is a premium at our facility. PLEASE INFORM your parents to obey the no parking or 20 minute parking signs - bylaws will ticket you.  There is additional parking available East of the Arena in the parkade.

 

 

10th Annual Midget Tournament Rules

 

1. All games will be played and refereed under International Lacrosse Federation rules and CLA and BCLA Minor Box Operating Policy. All players must be properly registered with their home associations.

2. All teams must be ready to start at the scheduled time. If necessary to stay on time, or catch up time, warm ups and breaks between periods may be reduced at the discretion of the tournament committee.

3. No ball playing allowed in the common areas such as the mezzanine, hallways, foyer, and outside the main entrance. Failure to do so will result in forfeiting points lost.  This is to ensure the safety of numerous persons in and out of the arena and is strictly enforced. 

4 . Game times for all round robin and consolation games will be three 20 minute periods with a 3 minute break between period and a 5 minute half time. The last 3 minutes of all games shall be stop time if the goal spread is 5 or less. There is no mercy rule. An MVP will be selected from each team at the end of all games by their own team. Please submit to the appropriate referee for announcements. 

5. Points are awarded as 2 points for a win, 0 points for a loss and 1 point for a tie.

6. Ties breaker for standings will be determined as follows:

Most Wins

Fewest Losses

Head to Head (if applicable)

Least goals against

Least penalty minutes

 

7. Game rules for Semi-Final and Final games. Games will consist of three 20 minute periods with a 5 minute break between periods. The last 3 minutes of the third period shall be stop time if margin is 5 goals or less at the 3 minute mark

 

In the event of the scores being tied at the end of regulation playing time, then overtime shall be played.

The following procedure shall apply:

• There shall be a break of 2 minutes, during which the teams shall change ends.
• The overtime period shall be of 4 minutes' duration (stop time).
• If the scores are still tied at the end of the overtime period, then the following "sudden death" procedure will take place: with a break on 1 minute to change ends followed by 4 minute running time periods until a goal is scored for sudden victory
• Only one time out allowed per team during the entire overtime periods

 

8. Fighting will not be tolerated and will result in expulsion from the game and for the duration of the tournament.

The tournament committee reserves the right to remove from the tournament any player, coach or spectator whom behaves in a manner considered inappropriate for a minor sporting event.

Protests:

Due to tournament time constraints, no protests will be entertained.

The referee call on the arena is the final call.

Tournament committee decisions are final.