Layers of Lax

In this episode, host Karen Blaine kicks breaks down Rule 2: NFHS Rule 2: Equipment and Uniforms .

In this episode, host Karen Blaine kicks off the rules review for the 2023 Girls Lax season with Rule 1: The Playing Area and Goals (see 2023 NFHS Rules Book, pp. 8-13).

In this episode, host Karen Blaine previews and highlights the 2023 NFHS Rules Changes for the upcoming girls lacrosse scholastic season.

In this episode, hosts Karen Blaine and Mike Johnson speak with Coach Sean Robbins from Ohio. Coach Robbins is a former world-class track athlete who now trains athletes and officials at the collegiate and professional levels. 

During this episode, Coach Sean gives us some tips on preparing for the Cooper and Sprint tests (for collegiate ratings). Specifically, he covers nutrition, training and dives into the mechanics of sprinting and long-distance running; as well as injury recovery and prevention. 

In this short segment, host Karen Blaine shares a humorous anecdote to illustrate the importance of being in position to make accurate calls. 

This short episode is a refresher on the rules and mechanics around the Restraining Lines and the 2022 rule changes regarding Boundary Balls.

If you have been an official for any short length of time, you have experienced situations that have tried your patience to the max (to put it mildly). This episode is about how we can maintain our composure during those challenging times on (and off) the lacrosse field.
What are the triggers that really set you off emotionally? And what tools do you have in your officiating tool kit to deal with coaches, players, parents, fans and partners in those emotionally tense situations? We discuss this and more in this timely episode. 

In this episode, host Karen Blaine revisits the critical concept of advantage vs disadvantage. Mastering the nuances and details of this concept is at the crux of our on-field job as officials.

In this episode, host Karen Blaine answers questions that have come in throughout the season from umpires. Topics include: 

• What is the definition of ‘played’? (Rule 13)
• Is a team ever required to have 12 players on the field?
• How do we manage stick substitutions and exchanges?
• Equipment and uniform questions
• When do we stop and not stop the clock during the last 2 minutes of each half (including if there is a running clock)?