erhaps there is no more confusing aspect to lacrosse officiating than applying overtime procedures. Despite the fact that overtime is spelled out in the rule book (rule 3 , section, 5 and rule 4, section 31), there are a number of reasons this phenomenon occurs.

One reason: A lacrosse official may have five overtime games in a season, or he may go two years without an extra period game. In many cases, it’s not like overtime procedures become a regular part of an official’s repertoire.

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