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Federation/NCAA Rule Differences
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This chart demonstrates the differences between the Federation Rules which are used by NYS High Schools and the NCAA Rules which are used by colleges.
   
 RULE
NFHS (HS-NYS)
NCAA (College)
 Field Dimensions May vary from 53.3 to
60 yards
 
Must be 110 x 60
yards
  
 Illegal Field No Penalty
 
Penalty
 Goals Round ground pipes
may be used
Round ground pipes
are a violation
  
 Glove Color Common color is not
required
Common color is
required
  
 Football Equipment Football shoulder pads
and helmets are not
allowed
Football helmet with
lacrosse face mask
is allowed
  
 Game Time 12-minute quarters
  
15- minute quarters
  
 Goalkeeper Penalties Allowed a one-minute
warm-up
No warm-up is
allowed
  
 "Mercy Rule" When score differential
reaches 10 goals or
more in second half
  
No rule
 Time Outs 2 per half anywhere on
the field
Anywhere dead ball
2 per half in attack
area
Anywhere dead ball
 
 Endline Time Outs Restart outside box Restart at spot on
endline
   
 Mouthpieces May be a clear color Must be yellow or
other highly visable
color
   
 Chief Bench Official Can call time-outs
during live ball play
No CBO
 Illegal Equipment Playingw without a
mouthpiece is one-
minute non-releasable
foul
  
Technical foul
 Bad Weather Ref may call time-out
  
No mention
 Face Offs sticks Sticks not touching
ball
  
sticks not touching
center line
 EMO Period ends with
 ball in flight
Team possession if
ball is caught
  
Loose ball
 Coaches' Rule  Question During dead ball With 4 mins left
in half-time
   
 Alternate Possession Coin toss winner
  
Coin toss winner
has choice
  
 Re-entry on EMO
 face off
May enter if wing is
left open
  
No entry until
possession
 Goal Scorer adjusts
 stick
No goal is adjusted
before hading to Ref
  
Only if stick is
illegal
 Clearing 10 seconds to move
ball over defensive box
line.
   
20 seconds to move
ball over midline
 Offsides call Award ball with both
feet over midline
  
Turnover where
whistled