New Rules - Women’s Field Lacrosse 2020/21

Rule 22 - Advantage Flag: 11m Flag Area

Rule book: (Indicates rule change)

The Advantage Flag is a held whistle for a major foul committed by the defence when the attacking team is on a ‘scoring play’ inside the 11m advantage flag area. A scoring play is a continuous effort by the attacking team to move the ball toward goal to complete a shot. 1. The advantage flag area includes the playing area behind the goal that runs 12m deep and 11m to each side of the centre of the goal line. 

Guidance:  

When a major foul occurs within 11m of the goal outside the marking area in the pie shaped area, for example at X, (diagram below) the attacker who was fouled is placed on the first hash mark inside the 11m marking area (at O) and the player who fouled must move 4m behind the attacker. Only a penalty lane (example marked in red below) shall be cleared. Players to the sides of the attacker taking the free position at O must be 4m away. For any other major foul by the defence that occurs within the 11m marking area the entire 11m area shall be cleared.