The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Wednesday approved a package of rules changes with the goal of making women’s lacrosse more efficient, beginning with the 2021-22 academic year.
Shortening the duration of the game without taking away the 60 minutes on the game clock dominated the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Committee’s discussion last month. Rules committee members also wanted to maintain the freedom-of-movement principles that were established in the summer of 2017.
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Members of the rules committee think fewer stoppages during games can be achieved through these modifications:
- The game clock will continue running, while the possession clock would stop or reset, during the following:
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- Fouls committed below goal line extended.
- Fouls committed above goal line extended more than 8 meters from the goal circle.
- Alternate possession.
- The possession clock will reset to 60 seconds if 59 or fewer seconds remain on the possession clock if the offense…
