South West Ontario Winter Lacrosse League

League Overview

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  • SWOLL is a full contact box lacrosse league that leans heavily into the CLA rules with some small adjustments.

Players from all over Ontario are put into a player pool every year, and are drafted by our team captains. We do not allow for full team entry. However we will try to keep you and your driving buddies on the same team.

 

Goalie Rule - Team's must split goalies throughout the season (whether they split the game, or alternating games). This also applied for the semi-finals and finals. Goalies must split those games or alternate.

Equipment

PLAYERS

  1. - Helmet + Full Cage - This can be any full cage including the old box cages, field helmets, hockey cage, etc.
  2. - Full Equipment - Kidney pads, Shoulder pads, Slash Guards, Gloves, Shorts, Shoes.
  3. - Must have your SWOLL Jersey to play. No substitutes or pinnies allowed.
  4. - Woodies are not allowed for players (goalies can use woodies).
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GOALIES

  • - Full CLA approved goalie equipment.
  • - Both wooden and plastic sticks allowed for goalies

Arena Protocol

*Be cool :) Keep your dressing room clean.

* The city has the right to expell any player or spectator based on their policies.

* No beer cans/bottles allowed in the arena or dressing room.

Stats, Tiebreakers

  • Single Assists Only
  • It is hard enough for refs to accurately report who passed the ball, let alone second assists! And its a beer league.. Did that second assist really do anything?
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  • Game Tie
  • * Three - 20 minute periods. In the event of a tie, we go to 3 player shootout. Then to sudden death shootout.
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  • Standings Tie Breaker
  • - Ties will first go to the head to head record.
  • - Secondly will go to the goal differential of the head to head matchup.
  • - Finally will go to the total leaague goal differential.
  • - If STILL tied, we go to a coin flip. At an undisclosed location. Friday Night Lights style.

Penalties

At the end of the day, this is a men's rec league, and most of us have to work tomorrow, play accordingly.

* A 5 min major penalty comes with automatic Game Misconduct

* 3 minor penalties will result in Game Misconduct.

* Only one player/captain can address the ref circle. Ref's can throw out a penalty for too much lip.

* Fighting will be 5 mins + Game Misconduct + Additional game at the discretion of the exec team.

* In the event that a fight is mutual an instigator penalty will be assessed and the player will be suspended until reviewed by the Discipline Committee.

* Any player that is involved in a second fight, other than for the reason of defending himself, will be ejected from the SWOLL for the remainder of the season.

* Goalies – add ons or alterations to equipment of any form will not be permitted. First infraction will be 2 + fix it and a repeat will result in a G

*Any off-floor altercation at the arena can result in suspension or expulsion of the league based on exec review.