I WAS THERE, and I watched it with my own eyes! My son plays hockey and if the benches clear, the game is called and both teams are kicked out of the tournament. Also, I never passed judgement, these are 13 and in some cases 14 year old boys who are going to make mistakes and need to be taught that there is consequences for those actions. I stated that both teams should have been ejected for leaving the sidelines and it is the coaches responsibility to keep the players on the sideline. It honestly does not make either Club look good. They are the 2 best teams on Long Island and both are top 4 teams in the Country. There was no need for either cheap shot, the first by the Express boy which drew the flag and whistle and the retaliatory after the whistle cheap shot by the Igloo player. This highlights the problem with youth lacrosse and USA Lacrosse. In Hockey both players and their coaches would be suspended for a long time and both teams would have been tossed from the tournament. Honestly Blatant drop the ball big time.
They sure did... it is clearly stated in bullet 3 of their tournament rules. Hopefully Blatant will learn from this and enforce in the future.
General Youth Tournament Rules
Mouth Guards, Arm Pads and Shoulder Pads Required Penalty time will be kept by refs (Man-Up/Man-Down) Any fighting/flagrant disrespect towards an official will result in expulsion from the tournament Games consist of 2- 20 minute running time game – 1 minute half time to switch sides, 4 minutes between games. Time will be kept on field. No timeouts in last 5 minutes. 1 Timeout per game. No Dogs allowed No Barbeques allowed Concessions/Vendor Village will be present EMT/First Aid will be present 3 Points for Win, 1 Point for Tie Tie Game= 2 minute Braveheart 3 v 3 Tiebreakers- Points, Head to Head, Goal Differential, Goals Against All Grades- Man Up/Man Down (Can play fast breaks if both teams agree (2/3 Grade) No Clearing time, but 4 second goalie rule applies NO TAKE OUT CHECKS Horns available upon coaches requests for substitutions MERCY RULE: If team is trailing by 6 goals they have OPTION to take the ball Long poles are allowed at ALL ages Unless otherwise stated Blatant tournaments will follow NFHS rules DISPUTES: All disputes to be resolved by the rules committee and decisions are FINAL
