Lacrosse is a fast-paced, exciting sport that combines the best aspects of many other sports.
There are important differences between the girls' and boys' game (e.g., the numbers of players that take the field). USA Lacrosse provides a lot of great information regarding boys and girls lacrosse, whether you're just getting started or are more experienced.
The rules for boys and girls lacrosse differ and they differ further within age groups.
USA Lacrosse publishes the rulebooks for youth boys and youth girls lacrosse. Each can be found, below:
MAYLA member programs adhere to the rules published by USA Lacrosse. Occasionally, variations are made after considering exhaustive surveys of rules in leagues representing nearly 170,000 youth players and research and published literature from the USA Lacrosse Sports Science and Safety Committee, among other factors.
MAYLA also provides summary rule sheets for boys and girls lacrosse. They can be used as game-day resources.