The shooting space foul in girls lacrosse

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Okay, the biggest mystery call in all of girls lacrosse is the shooting space call, and its really not all that mysterious if you understand the basic premise of it. Shooting space is designed to protect the defenders from getting the way of a shot, and believe me, as much as most girls don't want to get in the way of a ball being flung at them, many put themselves in a position to have it happen way too often. Instead of me trying to write it out, I thought I'd do it using video so you can watch the video at the attached link to the Limpert Lacrosse Academy site and if you have questions just post them here. I think you will find the video adequate. Stay safe!

[@NolanHawkeyeAnthony]

I just started reffing lacrosse as it is in huge demand. This video helped tremendously

[@jeremybrown7252]

This is a great video. Thanks for posting it. I have one clarification though. On the first shooting space foul, 19 does have the right to keep going through to stay with her attacker. A defender can’t be drawn into shooting space by an attacker, and had she kept going through, mirroring the girl she was guarding (38), she would not have been called. The foul occurs when 19 turns to guard the ball carrier. At that moment she goes from guarding the off ball attacker who to being in shooting space due to trying to guard the shooter. Had #38 just been standing at X and not running through, then 19 would have needed to move out of the middle to avoid shooting space, but since 38 was running through X, 19 could have kept running through the 8m without being called.

[@enigmatoons3622]

Good explanation. I want to ask you, is this foul called in international lacrosse?

[@georgelbenko]

Thank you. Great explain

[@jordaneubank]

Put the girls in pads and helmets, let them play like the boys, case closed.

[@hannahhc527]

i wish we could do that
it would be more fun and all these safety rules are annoying

[@samanthamarsh5838]

@@hannahhc527 literally i get fouls every game

[@Dbunkr55]

And they are so inconsistent with this penalty...sometimes it's a penalty, sometimes not. Its a big problem in girls lax.

[@michaeldennett6125]

Absolutely the wrong call. Not the right explanation. It's not shooting space at all she led with her stick. Bad call. Period. Lazy officiating

[@melissahaly4738]

I tend to agree, her job would be to stop ball at that point, and she did not jump in front, she is off to the side. The only way not to get this call though, would be for #3 to take a step over first, which is really hard to do in game speed.