1) make the Sphere 12 inches not 7 inches. Coaches are now telling players to cradle in Sphere.( I have heard a big club use the terminology keep in the window).Refs need to understand you can't have 300 checks in Sphere in a game and zero cradling sphere. Also uncheckable stick. Watch a man college
games, many players tuck stick and lean over it when going to cage inside. Immediately it is uncheckable and turnover, there is no 3 seconds here in how long...it is immediate. Because then they pop up and shoot.g
2) on a ground ball between two players below the knees there is no empty stick check. I love in girls lax how we reward
The ball to the girls who missed the ground ball. The girl times a great check and because the girl missed it she get s ball. Not a good lesson.
3) get rid of draw, let's play. The ball placement in a stick,the fact
That many refs don't know rule on draw(mainly sticks need to be straight up-not leaning back), and the biggest volition never called which is easy-no part of the stick can be below waist. I don't want every call made but when the butt end is at players thigh or knee it is illegal, and huge advantage. This is such and easy call that they refuse to make- which tells me they don't know the rule. Also no empty stick check on draw-go get it and make it 50/50 ball.
Like they did in basketball take the human element out
of it(one jump ball to start game). In boys at least they do not have sticks touching which has help, and ball is placed on ground evenly away from sticks-still not perfect by far.
As we know in girls the draw is HUGE In outcome of game.
In short I do feel for the refs with a game that rules are so subjective-not an easy job at all.
Have a great rest of summer.
Great suggestions. My daughter drops her stick when the refs purposefully put the ball in the pocket of her opponent on the draw and then refuse to change it.
I would also like to see the goal count when shooting space is violated. The goal should count and possession should also go back to that same team. More like basketball. Too many times I have seen 1 goal games decided by a free possession shot where a goal is taken back, then the girls misses the open net.
