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Presentation were created by GLOA board member Greg Hite, US Lacrosse Clinician and Lead Trainer. All comments, criticisms, suggestions or ideas are welcome.
You can find The 2018 Three-Man Presentation at the bottom of this page.
First Year Adult and Youth Official Training
These are the most recent presentations and include the 2018 rules changes.
These PowerPoint presentations are designed to address some of the key rules and mechanics for those seeking Level 1 certification and are based on US Lacrosse mechanics and National Federation rules.
We have laid out the presentations in the order in which they are covered in the training. We recommend that you view these presentations in your browser and not on a mobile device as the file sizes are large. You can can download any presentation to your computer by clicking on the download icon in the lower right corner of each presentation.
1 The Game, Rules and Key Definitions
NFHS Rule 1
2 Field, Goals, Ball and Game Equipment
NFHS Rule 1
3 The Clock, Mercy Rule and Overtime
NFHS Rule 3
4 Crosse and Equipment
NFHS Rule 2
5 Game Personnel, Officials Uniform and Equipment
NFHS Rule 2. In addition, it is recommenced that officials familiarize themselves with the Code of Ethics officials are expected to abide by.
6 Personal Fouls
NFHS Rule 5
7 Technical Fouls
NFHS Rule 6
8 What Foul to Call
NFHS Rule 5,6, and 7
9 Calling, Signalling and Assessing Fouls
10 Positioning, On/Off Official, Settled Situations
11 Out of Bounds, Transition, Restarts and Offsides
NFHS Rule 4, 6, 7
13 Goals, Crease Play and Goalie Privileges
NFHS Rule 4, 6
14 Counts and Stalling
6 Pregame Responsibilities
NFHS Rule 1-2
NFHS Rule 4, 6, 7
16 Game Management
NFHS Rule 4, 6, 7