HONOR THE GAME
saturday, MAY 17, 2025
ABOUT
The Honor the Game Lax Tournament is a boys, limited entry tournament held in one day.
8U will be 4 vs 4 (no goalie), 10U will be 7 vs 7, and both 8U and 10U will play on a small field.
The tournament will be held on the campus of Northwood University in Midland, MI. The games will be played on the stadium turf and on grass practice fields. The stadium concessions will be open to sell food and drink.
Field Locations
Tourney Rules
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Category |
8U |
10U |
12U |
14U |
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Players |
4v4 (no goalie) |
7v7 (6 field, 1 goalie) |
10v10 |
10v10 |
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Goal Size |
3x3 or 4x4 |
6x6 |
6x6 |
6x6 |
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Refs |
None (coaches will ref) |
1 per field |
2 per field |
2 per field |
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Length of Game |
2 12-minute running halves, 5-minute halftime |
2 20-minute running halves, 5-minute halftime |
2 20-minute running halves, 5-minute halftime |
2 20-minute running halves, 5-minute halftime |
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Advancing |
NA |
NA |
20 sec def zone, 10 sec off zone, over and back after touch |
20 sec def zone, 10 sec off zone, over and back after touch |
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One Pass Rule |
1 attempted pass after FO possession or restart after goal is scored |
1 attempted pass after FO possession |
NA |
NA |
|
Offsides |
NA |
>4 on offense, >5 on defense (including goalie) |
>6 on offense, >7 on defense (including goalie) |
>6 on offense, >7 on defense (including goalie) |
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Team Timeouts |
None |
None |
1 30-sec timeout per team per game, none in last 2 minutes of game |
1 30-sec timeout per team per game, none in last 2 minutes of game |
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No central horn. Time is kept on each field either by the refs (if they prefer) or by the scorer’s table.
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All penalties are full-time served (non-releasable).
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Penalty times will be 1.5X because of running clock.
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No overtime except in bracket play in which case the tie is broken by braveheart.
Bracket seeding
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by order of accumulated points...2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie
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for seeds that don’t affect championship (seeds 5-8 in 14U and 12U, seeds 3-6 in 10U), manual adjustment may be made to avoid rematches between teams that have already played
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bracket seeds and schedules will be posted on poster boards attached to the fence near field 1 (14U or 12U) or near field 7 (10U)
Tiebreakers for seeding for bracket play
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head-to-head result if there is a two-way tie between teams that have played already
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cumulative goal differential (max 8 goal differential per game)
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cumulative fewest goals allowed
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coin flip
Other Miscellaneous Info
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No grills allowed.
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Dogs are allowed and must be on leash.
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Northwood will be charging $5 for an all-day parking pass. Cash and credit cards will be accepted for payment.
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There will be an athletic trainer from Northwood on site
KEY DATES
Mar 15: Late registration fee ($50) begins
May 17: HTG Tourney
ENTRY FEES
U12 & U14: $350/team
U10: $250/team
U8: No fee
$50 late fee after March 15
FORMAT
3 or more games (all played in 1-day)
championship format for 14U, 12U, and 10U
For More Information:
Tournament Director
Jonathan Moore
midlandlacrosseclub@gmail.com
Additional Info
History
2023 Participants
- 14U: Hartland, Forest Hills Eastern, Caledonia, Midland Orange, Brighton Orange, Brighton Black, Dexter, Saginaw, Linden, Bay Area, Petoskey, Forest Hills Central, Davison, Traverse City United A, Traverse City United B, Walleyes
- 12U: Hartland, Forest Hills Eastern, Caledonia, Midland Orange, Midland White, Brighton Orange, Brighton Black, Dexter, Linden, Bay Area, Saginaw, Traverse City United, Forest Hills Central, Walleyes, East Pride
- 10U: Hartland, Forest Hills Eastern, Forest Hills Central, Caledonia, Midland Orange, Midland White, Brighton Orange, Brighton Black, Dexter, Saginaw, Linden, Bay Area, Davison, Traverse City United
- 8U: Dexter, Midland, Brighton, Forest Hills Central
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