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Step 1
Hit another player with your lacrosse stick above his shoulders, below his waist or on his back, and you receive a slashing penalty. The result is 1 minute in the penalty box.
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Step 2
Push a player with your stick when your hands are wide apart on the stick, and you get a crosscheck penalty. For this to be legal, your hands must be close together in the stick's center. A crosscheck penalty results in one minute in the penalty box.
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Step 3
Receive a 1-minute tripping penalty if you trip another player or obstruct her at or below the waist with your lacrosse stick, arms, legs, hands or feet.
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Step 4
Get penalized for illegal body checking if you check an opponent, who doesn't have ball possession or if he is within five yards of a loose ball. You also receive this penalty for checking an opponent above his shoulders or below the waist when you only have one hand on your stick. Illegal body checking also occurs if you check your opponent after he passes or shoots the ball.
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Step 5
Obtain a penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct if you argue, taunt or use obscene language or gestures. Players and coaches may receive penalties for unsportsmanlike conduct.
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Step 1
Receive an offsides penalty if your team has less than four players on the defensive side or at least three players on its offensive side of the midfield line. Violation results in possession turnover at midfield.
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Step 2
Use your free hand or arm, when cradling the ball with your other hand, to shove, hold or control in any way your opponent's stick and you receive a warding off foul. This results in a change of possession penalty.
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Step 3
Impede your opponent's movement or his stick mobility and you receive a penalty for holding.
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Step 4
Obtain an interference foul if you interfere with your opponent's movement, unless she has ball possession, the ball is in the air within five yards of you, or both you and your opponent are within 5 yards of a loose ball.
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Step 5
Move into and make contact with a defensive player when you're on offense with the intent of blocking him from the player he's guarding and you receive a penalty for screening.
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Step 6
Get a stalling penalty when your team intentionally runs time off the clock by holding the ball and not conducting offensive play.
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Step 7
Enter the crease as an offensive player and receive an offensive crease infraction. A defensive crease infraction results from a defensive player entering the crease with the ball or from a goalie re-entering the crease with the ball.
