Preface
Overall all games will be played according to the current world lacrosse field rules. We have made some adaptions to the rules which will be presented below for
the full field and small field tournament modus we will be using in this years tournament. Players under 18 who are on site without a parent/guardian must carry a player's permit (last page).

Smallfield Rules
Games will be played in halftimes (2 x 15 Minutes). With a 5 minute halftime break.

There will be no shotclock.

Games will be officiated by two Refs. One full time ref will be in charge, another ref will be provided by the teams themselves.

Each team must provide at least one referee.

Teams will play 8v8 with (2 / 3 / 2 offside).

Fan size: 9m

Restraining line = midfieldline

No over and back

There will be a draw at the beginning of each half

No draw after goals, goalie ball

Womens lacrosse rules after shot (chase)

One timeout per Game

Last 30 seconds of the second half will be stop-clock

On Saturday at 8:45 a.m. the rules will be reviewed together. All team captains and
referees are requested to appear at the organization tent.

Preface
Overall all games will be played according to the current world lacrosse field rules.  We have made some adaptions to the rules which will be presented below for the full field and small field tournament modus we will be using in this years tournament. Players under 18 who are on site without a parent/guardian must carry a player's permit (last page).

Fullfield Rules - High & Low Contact
The games will be played in quarters (4 x 15 Minutes).With breaks between quarters being two minutes and a ten minute halftime break.

There is 1-2 Timeout per Team per Game.

There will be no shotclock.

The games will be officiated by three/four Refs according to the world lacrosse rules:

High contact rules (2025-2027 Rules, but no shot clock!)

Low contact rules (Attention! 2022-2024 Rules!)

On Friday at 10:30 a.m. we will go through the rules together. All team captains are
requested to appear at the organization tent.

Registration
Team registration starts on Friday at 9:30 am. All Full Field teams must register on Friday. Small Field Teams must register on Saturday at 9 am at the latest.

High Contact Full Field
Each team plays against every team. A win earns 3 points, a draw earns 1 point and a loss earns 0 points. A ranking is calculated based on the points, goal difference and goals scored. The final rankings are then played out.

5th place can voluntarily play against an All Star team in which all other High Contact players are allowed to play.

Low Contact Full Field
Each team plays against every team. A win earns 3 points, a draw earns 1 point and a loss earns 0 points. A ranking is calculated based on the points, goal difference and goals scored. 2nd and 4th place play against each other and 1st and 3rd place play against each other. The respective winners play in the final. The respective losers play for 3rd place.

All Low Contact players can register for the All Star Team Small Field.

Low Contact Small Field
Each team plays against every team. A win earns 3 points, a draw earns 1 point and a loss earns 0 points. A ranking is calculated based on the points, goal difference and goals scored. The final rankings are then played out.

5th place can voluntarily play against an All Star team in which all other Small Contact players are allowed to play.

Sudden Death
During the second phase of the tournament we will have a three minute sudden death if the game is tied and will start with a coin toss.

We will be back again from 4th to 6th of July 2025! The most traditional Lacrosse tournament in Europe will finally happen again! Save the date! Invited are all women and men teams. Save your spot!

Whats new?
This year we will have two separate fields of competition. The first subset will be for teams which look for a high level of play and full field games with FIL rules. The second subset makes home for teams, which have been enjoying the Berlin Open as a fun tournament and prefer small field competition. It offers the lacrosse community to connect between younger, more ambitious teams and experienced but less agile rosters.

Both subsets will have their own schedule with group and placement games. Additionally, in cooperation we will host a small youth tournament (u12, u18) at the same venue (details upon request). All will enjoy a great tournament party, vendor, workshops and more.

Details to the full field competition:
3 days (Friday morning to Sunday early afternoon)
8 teams per sex (men / women)
Full field with rules close to FIL
Minimum team size of 15 Players
Referees and Umpires are fully provided as well as water
Fee: 35€ per player + 10€ per staff + registration fee of 300€

Details to the small field competition:
2 days (Saturday morning to Sunday early afternoon)
8 teams per sex (men / women)
Smaller field with rules mixed of Sixes and FIL (8 players on the field, 5v5, no shot clocks (for men: with long poles))
Minimum team size of 10 Players
Teams need to bring 1 Referee / Umpire
Water is provided
Fee: 25€ per player + 10€ per staff + registration fee of 200€

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