Officials, I know most of you are focused on celebrating the holidays, but the first ILOA training session of 2025 is only 2 weeks away!
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2024-5 Fall/Winter Leagues
MaxLax Fall Session – (Tentative Schedule) Tuesdays: 10U Cross-field 7v71 official per game2 game sets (6:30/7:30 or 7:30/8:30) Thursdays: High School3/4 field – 8v82 officials per
2024 Board Election Results
All, I had previously reached out in July about our 2024 executive board elections with the plan to run elections in early August. This year,
Congrats to Derek Neill – Outstanding Official of the Year
Congratulations Derek! I was elated to hear that you had been selected to receive the John McGrath Award this year. I’m in Chicago today at
All Things Faceoff
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! The link below is for a 9 minute YouTube video on what officials should be thinking about on faceoffs. Greg Hite has been
Here We Go!
The High School season has begun and Youth games are about 2 weeks out! We’ve already assigned most games through March, so finish up your
10U Rules Reminder
These 10U rules & mechanics come from two USA Lacrosse sources: 2024 Youth Rule Guidance 2024 Youth Rules Comparison Chart IYLA 10U Games FORMAT &
The Incredible Shrinking Team
Recently we had a situation where a team had numerous injuries and came to a game with only 10 players. Halfway through the first quarter,
ArbiterSports Walkthrough for Officials
ArbiterSports is what makes assigning all the games in a season possible. For new officials, however, it can be a little cryptic. That’s why we’ve
ILOA on Facebook
ILOA has set up a page on Facebook to enable discussion by members and to help improve our recruiting efforts. Access is currently for members