What are the penalties for minor, major and expulsion fouls?
Rule- Canada
- Lacrosse Canada
- Men's field lacrosse
- U7 to Senior
- 2025-2027
- Players
- World Lacrosse rules
- Minor foul: if the offending team has the ball or it is loose, the ball goes to the opponents where it was. If the opponents had the ball, the offender is suspended for 30 seconds.
- Major foul: suspension for 1, 2 or 3 minutes depending on the officials' view of the severity and intention of the foul. The ball normally goes to the team that was fouled. Slashing, cross-checking, tripping, illegal body-checks, unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct are major fouls.
- Fouling out: a player who commits 5 major fouls is fouled out and cannot take further part in the game.
- Expulsion foul: suspension for the rest of the game. The team's In-home serves 3 minutes plus any other penalty time the expelled player had incurred, and a substitution is allowed once that time has elapsed.
Source: World Lacrosse Men's Field Rules 2025-2027, Rules 50, 68, 70-76 and 77.
Added 25 Oct 2026