2016 NCAA Women s Lacrosse Rules Survey: Executive Summary

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1 2016 NCAA Women s Lacrosse Rules Survey: Executive Summary PURPOSE The NCAA Women s Lacrosse Rules Committee has developed this survey to obtain feedback from head women s lacrosse coaches from all NCAA member institutions, as well as officials, senior woman administrators, and conference commissioners regarding rules changes implemented during the 2016 season. The results from this survey seek to provide the NCAA Women s Lacrosse Rules Committee with detailed information on the respondents opinions and suggestions regarding the new rules, potential experimental rules for the 2016 fall season, and general feedback regarding the rules and rules book. RESPONSE RATE n N Response Rate by Position Coaches % Officials % SWAs % Commissioners % Total % RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS Division I Division II Division III Response Rate by Division n % n % n % n % Coaches % % % % SWAs % % % % Commissioners % % % % Total % % % % International National District Local Response Rate n % n % n % n % n % Officials 9 2.5% % % % %

2 MAJOR FINDINGS *te: The following table shows responses of 50% or more. RULES BOOK AND TRAINING MANUAL Are you aware that a manual for officials exists? Have you read the 2016 US Lacrosse Women s Game Officials Manual? Did you review the NCAA Women s Lacrosse Rules Book (hereinafter Rules ) prior to or during the 2016 season? YES NO TOTAL CONSENSUS Commissioner 68.8% 82.0% Coach 86.4% SWA 76.4% Official 93.6% Coach 97.9% Official 99.2% Commissioner 62.5% Coach 64.2% SWA 84.6% Commissioner 93.8% SWA 57.7% 57.1% 89.6% Rule Changes *te: The following table shows responses of 50% or more. Please indicate the impact you believe the rule changes have had on the game (positive, negative or no impact): RULE POSITIVE NEGATIVE NO IMPACT The bottom of the goalkeeper s uniform must be a predominantly solid school color, white, black or gray (see Rule 2, Section 12). If a team is leading by 10 or more goals in the last two minutes of the half, the clock is not stopped (see Rule 4, Section 3). The introduction of suddenvictory overtime whereby the team that scores the first goal wins the game (see Rule 4, Section 7). Self-starts for major or minor fouls outside the critical scoring area (see Rule 5, Section 6). Defenders ability to play the ball in their defensive goal circle when their team is in possession of the ball (see Rule 5, Section 17). Coach 74.0% Official 92.9% SWA 87.6% Commissioner 92.3% Coach 84.6% Official 95.6% SWA 78.3% Commissioner 92.3% Coach 85.5% Official 79.4% SWA 81.5% Commissioner 78.6% Coach 91.1% Official 76.0% SWA 88.2% Coach 83.1% Official 69.0% SWA 70.2% Commissioner 53.8% TOTAL CONSENSUS Impact 74.7% 84.4% 88.6% 82.2% 83.8%

3 RULE CHANGES CONTINUED RULE POSITIVE NEGATIVE NO IMPACT The elimination of the deputy. The exemption of goalkeepers from obstruction of free space to goal (hereinafter referred to as shooting space ) (see Rule 5, Section 22). Goalkeepers may not take the draw or be positioned between the restraining lines during the draw (see Rule 5, Section 22). Goalkeepers may not shoot or score on the opposing team (see Rule 5, Section 22). The elimination of the throw and the implementation of alternate possession for offsetting fouls (see Rule 5, Section 23). The pocket depth check of the goal-scorers stick after each goal (Rule 5, Section 32). The random selection of 5 crosses per team for measurements for the overall length of the stick and the distance between the sidewalls as outlined in Appendix E, Section 11 (wooden stick) or Section 18 (plastic head). The issuance of a nonreleasable yellow card for the illegal manipulation of a stick and/or the illegal stringing of a stick (see Rule 5, Section 30). Coach 63.2% Official 62.7% Coach 78.7% Official 70.2% SWA 81.7% Commissioner 84.6% SWA 52.5% Coach 89.6% Official 93.6% SWA 76.1% Commissioner 57.1% Coach 79.3% Official 76.4% SWA 60.5% Commissioner 64.3% Coach 50.3% Official 59.8% SWA 70.1% Commissioner 76.9% Commissioner 53.8% Consensus SWA 53.4% Commissioner 61.5% Coach 62.6% Official 51.2% Commissioner 53.8% Coach 61.8% Official 51.0% TOTAL CONSENSUS 59.6% 75.5% Impact 54.5% Impact 53.4% 88.9% 75.1% 57.7%

4 RULE CHANGES CONTINUED RULE POSITIVE NEGATIVE NO IMPACT Permitting three stick check requests per team (consisting of a pocket depth and full examination of the stringing and head) during timeouts, at halftime, before the game, before overtime, and prior to the start of the draw (see Rule 5, Section 31). The introduction of the major foul, Horizontal Stick (see Rule 6, Section 1 (f)). The change of a three seconds violation from a major to a minor foul with the penalty administered at the spot of the ball (see Rule 6, Section 2(a) and Rule 7, Section 18). Excluding incidental stick checks during 50/50 balls from the minor foul, empty stick check (see Rule 6, Section 2(c)). Eliminating body ball as a minor foul (see Rule 6, Section 2 (g)). Changing the boundary of the critical scoring area from the 15m to the 12m (see Rule 8). The addition of the dots to the field markings for the administration of free positions below the goal line extended and in the critical scoring area (see Rule 1, Section 9, Rule 7, Section 2, and Rule 8). Coach 53.6% Official 88.5% SWA 67.5% Commissioner 78.6% Coach 65.7% SWA 81.2% Commissioner 71.4% Coach 80.4% Official 94.2% SWA 72.6% Coach 97.6% Official 93.7% SWA 78.8% Commissioner 61.5% Coach 86.6% Official 86.0% SWA 70.7% Coach 56.2% Official 97.2% SWA 52.9% Official 56.5% Consensus TOTAL CONSENSUS 71.3% 55.8% 85.2% 92.7% 83.8% 73.8%

5 RULE CHANGES CONTINUED RULE POSITIVE NEGATIVE NO IMPACT Officials positioning themselves on the playing field so that the A and B officials are table-side and the C official is on the far side of the field (Rule 3, Section 7). Coach 74.9% Official 75.1% SWA 68.1% Commissioner 57.1% TOTAL CONSENSUS 73.8% See Appendix A to view Division I participant perceptions of the rule changes on the game. See Appendix B to view Division II participant perceptions of the rule changes on the game. See Appendix C to view Division III participant perceptions of the rule changes on the game. POINTS OF EMPHASIS *te: The following table shows responses of 50% or more. Do you think the following fouls were adequately enforced during the 2016 season? FOULS YES NO TOTAL CONSENSUS Coach 51.3% Official 91.2% SWA 75.6% 72.8% Commissioner 84.6% Shooting space. Offsides violations. Officials adequately called reckless checks and other fouls committed by players offsides against players carrying the ball over the restraining line? The professionalism between coaches and officials improved during the 2016 season? The professionalism between officials and players improved during the 2016 season? Coach 70.3% Official 91.7% SWA 84.0% Commissioner 83.3% Official 74.2% SWA 70.9% Commissioner 91.7% Coach 71.8% Official 67.0% SWA 78.2% Commissioner 58.3% Coach 77.0% Official 86.2% SWA 88.2% Coach 50.2% 81.9% 64.2% 70.4% 82.5%

6 POINTS OF EMPHASIS CONTINUED FOULS YES NO TOTAL CONSENSUS Coach 80.9% Official 64.4% SWA 86.4% 74.2% Were coaches adequately held accountable for their conduct towards officials this season? Were players adequately held accountable for their conduct towards officials this season? See Appendix A to view Division I participant perceptions of coaches and players held accountable for conduct AND of the 2017 season Points of Emphasis the Rules Committee should consider. See Appendix B to view Division II participant perceptions of coaches and players held accountable for conduct AND of the 2017 season Points of Emphasis the Rules Committee should consider. See Appendix C to view Division III participant perceptions of coaches and players held accountable for conduct of the 2017 season Points of Emphasis the Rules Committee should consider. AREAS OF CONCERN *te: The following table shows responses of 50% or more. Shooting space. Coach 87.0% Official 92.9% SWA 95.7% Commissioner 78.6% 90.7% Please indicate your level of concern with the following areas: AREA OF CONCERN HIGH/MODERATE CONCERN LOW/NO CONCERN TOTAL CONSENSUS Coach 76.9% High/Moderate Official 75.0% Commissioner 53.9% 73.6% SWA 62.4% Goals not counting because of shooting space calls. Shooting space during 8-meter free positions. The set-up of 8-meter free positions. Safety with three seconds being a minor foul. The draw. Coach 75.7% SWA 63.9% Commissioner 61.5% Coach 52.9% Official 57.6% Official 50.2% SWA 57.1% Commissioner 91.7% Coach 62.8% Official 81.2% SWA 73.6% Commissioner 90.9% Coach 73.9% Official 50.3% SWA 81.3% Coach 64.4% Official 71.8% SWA 71.3% Commissioner 58.4% High/Moderate 62.4% High/Moderate 52.9% Low/ 72.9% Low/ 64.4% Low/ 68.6%

7 AREAS OF CONCERN CONTINUED AREA HIGH/MODERATE CONCERN LOW/NO CONCERN TOTAL CONSENSUS Coach 63.7% Low/ Commissioner 58.4% Official 65.6% 65.2% SWA 72.5% Sticks only being used to take the draw. 8-meter free positions with not enough time remaining on the clock for the player to take the 8- meter free position. Movement by off-ball players when self-starts are permitted but before player with the ball has self-started. False starts when self-starts are NOT permitted. The manipulation of sticks and stringing. Physical contact between players and the A and B officials (on table-side) when players are substituting. Coach 62.2% Official 62.9% Commissioner 53.9% Coach 55.6% Official 50.2% Coach 59.1% Official 74.3% SWA 58.7% Commissioner 72.7% SWA 58.0% Official 52.7% SWA 69.5% Commissioner 50.0% Coach 59.6% SWA 60.0% Coach 93.3% Official 64.2% SWA 82.3% Commissioner 69.3% See Appendix A to view Division I participant perceptions of the above Areas of Concern. See Appendix B to view Division II participant perceptions of the above Areas of Concern. See Appendix C to view Division III participant perceptions of the above Areas of Concern. Low/ 65.8% High/Moderate 59.7% Low/ 51.3% Low/ 55.4% Low/ 78.7% CURRENT RULES *te: The following table shows responses of 50% or more. CURRENT RULE YES NO TOTAL CONSENSUS Should a non-releasable yellow card be issued for the illegal manipulation of a sticks and/or the illegal stringing of a stick? Should three seconds be changed back to a major foul? If three seconds is changed back to a major foul, keeping the administration of the penalty for three seconds at the spot of the ball? Coach 63.8% Official 76.9% SWA 77.6% Commissioner 63.6% Official 72.5% Coach 61.9% Official 89.0% SWA 66.7% Coach 72.2% SWA 85.8% Commissioner 91.7% 71.5% 54.4% 73.9%

8 CURRENT RULES CONTINUED CURRENT RULE YES NO TOTAL CONSENSUS Coach 82.0% Official 58.4% SWA 78.7% 71.0% Would you like to see a signal for self-starts? Do you think that the player who received the subsequent yellow card should be released after the first goal is scored? Currently when a non-releasable yellow card, followed by a yellow card is issued to players on the same team, the player who received the non-releasable yellow card is not released if a goal is scored (she serves the entire 2-minute penalty), nor is the player from her team who was issued a yellow card subsequent to the issuance of the nonreleasable yellow card. The player who received the subsequent yellow card is released if a second goal is scored. When an alternate possession is awarded, if the goalkeeper is in the Critical Scoring Area, should the goalkeeper be permitted to return to the goal circle? Would you like to see the procedure/mechanic utilized when checking the pocket depth of a stick addressed by the Rules Committee (see Rule 2, Section 2 Significant Editorial Changes)? Coach 70.9% Official 55.2% SWA 68.2% Commissioner 58.3% Coach 74.0% Official 83.9% SWA 78.5% Commissioner 58.3% Coach 67.8% Official 51.1% SWA 58.9% 63.3% 78.8% 59.3% See Appendix A to view Division I participant perceptions regarding whether or not the Rules Committee should address the procedure/mechanic utilized when checking pocket depth of a stick. See Appendix B to view Division II participant perceptions regarding whether or not the Rules Committee should address the procedure/mechanic utilized when checking pocket depth of a stick. See Appendix C to view Division III participant perceptions regarding whether or not the Rules Committee should address the procedure/mechanic utilized when checking pocket depth of a stick.

9 POSSIBLE RULE CHANGES *te: The following table shows responses of 50% or more. Would you be in favor of the following rule changes: RULE CHANGE YES NO TOTAL CONSENSUS Coach 90.5% Official 79.0% Eliminating the draw? SWA 84.3% 84.6% Commissioner 92.3% Requiring a player who wants to switch sticks to go in and out of the substitution area? Eliminating the stoppage of the clock on every whistle in the last two minutes of each half (and thereby permitting self-starts during the last two minutes of each half)? Permitting self-starts when the ball goes out of bounds on the end line? Eliminating the change of possession for false starts on an 8-meter free position? Eliminating the change of possession for false starts when self-starts are not permitted? Free movement? During the draw, not permitting the players behind the restraining line to cross the restraining line until one team has established possession? Letting goals stand that are scored when shooting space is called? Offsides violations being a held whistled (i.e., raised flag)? Coach 73.0% Official 77.5% SWA 80.0% Commissioner 84.6% Coach 55.4% Official 56.3% SWA 59.4% Coach 60.6% SWA 76.4% Coach 54.5% SWA 68.9% Coach 52.6% Official 51.7% SWA 52.8% Commissioner 58.3% Coach 73.0% SWA 64.8% Coach 68.1% Official 74.1% SWA 75.2% Commissioner 53.8% Official 63.4% Coach 78.6% Official 90.5% SWA 62.9% Coach 71.3% Official 71.4% SWA 50.5% Commissioner 72.7% Official 56.6% Official 58.2% 76.2% 56.4% 52.3% 81.6% 68.5% 51.6% 52.5% 58.0% 71.4%

10 POSSIBLE RULE CHANGES CONTINUED RULE CHANGE YES NO TOTAL CONSENSUS Coach 71.4% Official 70.7% SWA 76.4% 71.5% Commissioner 58.3% Standardizing the field dimensions? Would you like to see the following rule changes: w that the goalkeeper is exempt from shooting space, would you like to see the goalkeeper in a different color uniform in order to help distinguish between a field player and the goalkeeper? 8-meter free positions Limited to certain hashes? The outside two hashes eliminated for 8-meter free positions? SWA 50.9% SWA 50.5% SWA 52.8% Coach 86.4% Official 70.5% Coach 69.3% Official 81.2% Coach 53.2% Official 73.3% Commissioner 83.3% 73.7% 72.0% 61.8% Experimental Rule See Appendix A to view Division I participant perceptions regarding any possible rule changes they would like to see trialed during the 2016 fall ball season. See Appendix B to view Division II participant perceptions regarding any possible rule changes they would like to see trialed during the 2016 fall ball season. See Appendix C to view Division III participant perceptions regarding any possible rule changes they would like to see trialed during the 2016 fall ball season.

11 Other *te: The following table shows responses of 50% or more. QUESTION YES NO TOTAL CONSENSUS Official 65.9% Coach 58.8% SWA 74.5% 57.0% Would you like to see technology utilized in the future for reviewing calls? Would you limit this ability to review to a specific time period of the game? Would you limit this ability to review calls to the enforcement of only certain rules? Would you limit this ability to review goals only? Would you limit this ability to review to the NCAA Tournament? Coach 50.8% Official 60.5% SWA 63.0% Commissioner 100.0% Coach 70.0% Official 75.9% SWA 88.9% Commissioner 100.0% Coach 71.3% Official 59.3% SWA 55.6% Coach 68.1% Official 60.7% SWA 55.6% 55.3% 73.7% 65.1% 64.4% See Appendix A to view Division I participant perceptions of limiting the use of technology for future review calls. See Appendix B to view Division II participant perceptions of limiting the use of technology for future review calls. See Appendix C to view Division III participant perceptions of limiting the use of technology for future review calls. National Collegiate Athletic Association May 26, 2016 NLT