"Where do you find such a person: A man or woman involved in a game who has the authority of a sea captain, the discretion of a judge, the strength of a hunter, the courage of a soldier, the patience of a saint and the stoicism to withstand the abuse of the grandstand, the tension of overtime, the invective of a player and the pain of a ball ricocheting off their body? This person must be a tough character, with endurance and the ability to keep their temper and self-control, they must be unimpeachably honest, courteous, impartial, and firm, and they must compel respect from everyone!"
- Adopted from original quote by Branch Rickey.
Officials News
US Lacrosse announced the creation of the Boys’ and Girls’ State Officials Coordinators. Randy Kohn is the new Boys’ Officials State Coordinator and Jessica Ivory is the Girls’ Officials State Coordinator. US Lacrosse Officials Development State Coordinators will serve as the primary liaison for Wisconsin in connection with US Lacrosse. They
US Lacrosse announced the 2018 rule changes and points of emphasis for youth and high school girls’ lacrosse. The US Lacrosse Rules Committee worked in collaboration with the National Federation of State High School Associations to develop the rules and points of emphasis. The points of emphasis for 2018 highlight
Umpire Training Day on Saturday, March 3rd 8:30 – 5:30 Country View Elementary School (Click for directions) 710 Lone Pine Way Verona, WI 53593 8:30-4:30 is the training (mandatory for new officials) 4:30-5:30 is the Rules Interpretation (mandatory for returning and new officials
Statewide training dates for both new and returning Boys Officials are below. Field Training dates and times are TBD. Youth and new officials Click here for requirements Milwaukee Area Sunday, February 25th 1;00 – 5:00 Sunday, March 11th 1:00 – 5:00 Waterstone Mortgage Conference Room – 2nd floor 1133
The US Lacrosse required RULES INTERPRETATION MEETING is scheduled for March 4, 2018 at 1-4pm. at Steinhafels, W231 N1013 County Hwy F, Waukesha, WI 53186. You must be a current US Lacrosse Member to attend, so please renew your membership if you haven’t. Please RSVP by clicking the link below so we
I was at the Piggly Wiggly the other day and a young employee wearing a green apron, was stacking canned corn. It was clearly his first week on the job and I could tell he was doing the best he could. What caught my attention to this was a few
As the wonderful sport of lacrosse grows, Wisconsin is in need of adult girls lacrosse officials. Please consider joining the third team on the field and come to our upcoming training on Saturday, February 25th at the Arrowhead High School (North Campus). There will be a classroom session in the Junior Study Hall from 9:00
Preseason captains’ practices started last week and I shoveled snow off my driveway this morning. With temperatures below freezing, it’s hard to imagine that green grass, months like April and May or short sleeves still exist; however, in seven short weeks the first games of the 2017 season will be
Each season the US Lacrosse Officials Education Program receives emails from coaches, players, parents, and officials on game situations wondering what the correct ruling is. Here are the top 10 questions from the 2016 season. 1. Player A is legally body checked and falls to the ground. While on the
The following is a post written by Gordon Corsetti, Manager of Officials Education for US Lacrosse. We say officials have the best seat in the house. While it’s true that we are the closest to the action we can’t watch the game the same way everyone else does, which is
