RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE HOME TEAM
In the event that the uniform jerseys of two teams are too close in color, the home team should supply and wear contrasting color jerseys. These may be unnumbered mesh practice jerseys.

The home team will supply all equipment for the officials (i.e., horn, clock/stopwatches, etc.).

The home team has the responsibility to provide at least one certified CT or NY high school official or NILOA official at each CONNY league game. In the event that certified high school or NILOA officials are not available, the head coaches of the teams scheduled to play may agree on non-certified officials such as high school coaches in the states of Connecticut or New York or other qualified persons. Each team shall select one official. In the event both teams elect to play without certified officials, the game will be a binding league game. NOTE: Failure to provide a certified referee is not grounds for a forfeit; every effort should be made to reschedule the game.

High school students may serve as officials so long as they (1) work with an otherwise qualified adult official and (2) are in a grade at least three ahead of the players in the game (eg., at least an 11th grader for a Senior game). Under no circumstances will high school students be the only officials working a Junior or Senior game. It is recommended that high school student officials complete a USLacrosse apprentice officials clinic before working CONNY games.
Under no circumstances shall an official be a parent or member of the immediate family of a player in the contest, even if that parent or family member is in other respects qualified (i.e., is a certified official).

RULE 1-2-11    Spectator and Media Restrictions
Paragraphs "a-c" are unchanged. Add Paragraph "d."
d.    Spectators must be on the side of the field opposite the bench area.

RULE 1-6    Crosse-Dimensions

RULE 2-1    Number Designation of Players

RULE 5-4    Illegal Crosse
In Junior play only, a long crosse shall be 43 to 60 inches and a team may have a maximum of only three players using long crosses, not counting the goalkeeper′s crosse, in the game at any time. Also, in Junior play only, a player who uses a crosse shorter than 40 inches shall, if the crosse is challenged, be required to remove it from play with no further penalty assessed.

RULE 1-9    Player Equipment
ARTICLE 1, Paragraphs a & b, Helmet and Face Mask. CONNY supports and encourages, but does not require, the use of NOCSAE approved helmets and face masks for the 2002 season. (CONNY urges each member organization to institute a program to achieve 100% NOCSAE compliance as soon as practicable.) Hockey helmets and face guards are allowed so long as they are HECC approved.
Paragraph h is changed to require arm pads for all players (including goalies).
Color requirements under this rule for helmets, mouthpieces, gloves, under-jerseys, compression shorts, etc., will not be enforced.

RULE 1-13    Officials Certification (CONNY Rule)
Before the start of the game, the referee shall certify to the head coach that he understands and will enforce the changes to the National Federation of State High School Associations Boy's Lacrosse Rules included in these CONNY Rules of Play.

RULE 3-1    Length of Game

• The regulation playing time (stopping time) of a Senior League game (8th Grade & Under) shall be four periods of 10 minutes.
• The regulation playing time (stopping time) of a Junior League game (6th Grade & Under) shall be four periods of 8 minutes.
• Article 2 of this rule (the 10-goal running time mercy rule) shall not apply to CONNY play.

Variations in Playing Time
If approved by the head coaches of both competing teams, different length periods may be played, but in no case will they exceed 10 minutes nor be shorter than 8 minutes playing time per quarter. Whenever possible, this arrangement should be made in writing before the day of the game. (This does not prevent teams from playing a "extra" periods after the final score has been recorded to increase playing time opportunities.)

RULE 3-4    Sudden Victory Overtime
For CONNY regular season league play, add the following to this rule:
If the score is still tied after two sudden victory overtimes, the game shall be considered a draw. (This change from Federation RULE 3-4 will not apply to CONNY Tournament games.)

RULE 4-3    Facing Off
For CONNY regular season league play, add the following to this rule:
In the event a team gets ahead by six (6) or more goals, the other team will be awarded possession of the ball at the center of the field after a score (but not at the start of a quarter). (This change from Federation RULE 4-3 will not apply to CONNY Tournament games.)

RULE 4-23-1    Regular Substitution Prohibitions
This rule will not be enforced in CONNY play. Regular substitutions may be made when play has been suspended because the ball has gone out of bounds along either end line. (This change from Federation RULE 4-23 will not apply to CONNY Tournament games.)

RULE 4-28    Team Timeouts
This rule is changed to permit three (3) team nonconsecutive timeouts each half instead of four per game.  (For CONNY Tournament games only, one of the three timeouts each half must be a 20-second timeout.)

RULE 5-3    Illegal Body Check
Articles 1-6 are unchanged. Add Articles "7" and "8."
Illegal body checking includes the following actions:

ART 7.    Take-out checks. Definition—Take-out check: Checks in which the player lowers his head or shoulder with the force and intent to take out (put on the ground) the other player. Players may make contact in an upright position within five yards of the ball. (See USLacrosse Youth Council Boys Rules on page 87 of the Federation Boys Lacrosse 2002 Rules Book.)

ART 8.    For Junior play only, the body checking of an opponent in which a player takes four (4) or more steps before hitting the opponent.

RULE 5-6    Slashing
Articles 1-3 are unchanged. Add Article "4" and Note 1.
Slashing includes the following actions:

ART 4.    Swinging the crosse at an opponent's crosse or body while holding the crosse with only one hand. For all checks, both hands must be on the crosse. Any check delivered while holding the crosse with only one hand shall be considered slashing.

Note 1    Article 3 states, "In all situations, the player's gloved hand on his own crosse shall be considered part of his crosse except when in contact with a line marking." In the context of RULE 5-6 for CONNY play, this means that the ONLY permissible check with the crosse is on the opponent's crosse or his gloved hand on his own crosse. STRIKING AN OPPONENT WITH THE CROSSE ANYWHERE EXCEPT ON HIS CROSSE OR HIS GLOVED HAND ON HIS OWN CROSSE IS SLASHING!

RULE 6-10    Offensive Stalling
Article 1 is changed to read:

    A team in possession of the ball anywhere in its offensive half of the field may be warned to "get it in and keep it in." This warning shall be made when it is obvious that a team is keeping the ball from play. When a team outside its attack area is warned to "get it in and keep it in," the official nearest the player in possession of the ball will give that player an audible and visual ten-second count. If at the end of the count the team has not brought the ball into its attack area, stalling shall be called and possession of the ball awarded to the defending team at the spot the ball was when the whistle blew. After being warned and, if necessary, bringing the ball into its attack area, stalling shall be called if the team runs or passes the ball out of its attack area.

Article 2. The first sentence is changed to read: 

    When a "get it in and keep it in" warning has been given and the ball goes out of the attack area in any manner, except as a result of a shot on goal or a deflection by the defensive team, stalling shall be called.

RULE 3-3 Final Two Minutes of Regulation Play, RULE 4-15 Advancing the Ball into the Attack-Goal Area, and RULE 6-10-3 Offensive Stalling will not be enforced in CONNY play except during the final two minutes of Senior regulation play only.

RULE 6-11    Defensive Stalling

RULE 4-14     Advancing the Ball Beyond the Defensive-Clearing Line will not be enforced in CONNY play.

Instead, RULE 6-11 shall apply to the entire, defensive half of the field instead of just the portion of the field between the defensive-clearing line and the center line. Therefore, the first paragraph of RULE 6-11 is changed to read:

It shall be the initial responsibility of the clearing team to clear the ball. In stalling situations in the defensive half of the field, the official nearest the player in possession of the ball will give that player an audible and a visual five-second count. If at the end of the count the team still has not attempted to clear the ball or moved the ball within five yards of the opposing team, that team will be warned to "clear the ball." If the team does not immediately attempt to clear the ball or move the ball within five yards of the opposing team, stalling shall be called.

RULE 7-2    Penalty Time
Add the following sentence to RULE 7-2; Article 2:

For technical fouls only, penalty time will also end if and when the penalized team gains possession of the ball in its attack-goal area.

NOTE: Game officials are urged to designate particularly severe or violent personal fouls, or those they perceive to be intended to injure or intimidate an-opponent, as nonreleasable and to add additional nonreleasable penalty time as they deem appropriate.