Little Brother of War
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Little Brother of War
HONOR THE GAME.
Get the squad ready for the the Inaugural Little Brother of War Lax Festival! This two day tournament will be played at the state-of-the-art DE Turf Sports Complex on August 22-23, 2020.
Lacrosse, summer weather, DE Beaches and beer. What could be a better combo for a tournament?
"Little Brother of War" was part of the original games played by Native Americans and these games formed the great sport of Lacrosse. Come be a part of history at the DE Turf and take home the Little Brother of War Trophy next Summer.
REGISTRATION OPENS OCTOBER 1
Benefits
- Competitive match ups
- Two short days with plenty of time to hit the beach!
- Multiple Beer vendors on site
- First class venue with fun, summer atmosphere
- Twelve (12) brand new, award-winning synthetic AstroTurf fields, one (1) location
- Concession stands & built-in restrooms on-site. No Port-O Potties!
- Certified Athletic Trainers provided by Premier Physical Therapy
- Free public Wi-Fi
- Convenient location – less than one and a half hours from Philadelphia International (PHL) and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
- Located off Delaware’s Rt 1 Highway, less than one (1) hour from I-95 and easily accessible from any direction.
- Short Drive (30 minutes or less) from Delaware’s Coastline, Award-Winning Beaches, State Parks, Camp Sites, Water Parks, Restaurants and Tax-Free Shopping. You’ll find something to do while in Delaware.
- Close Proximity to Dover Downs Casino and Race Track, Delaware State Fair, DogFish Head Brewery and plenty of places of eat.
age divisions
Men and Women
- Eagle (18 & Over)
- Hawk (35 & Over)
Men Only
- Eagle (18 & Over)
- Hawk (30 & Over)
- Deer (35 & Over)
- Owl (45 & Over)
- Bear (50 & Over)
- Great Turtle (55 & Over)
pricing and registration
- Team fee: $1,500.00 NEW PRICE FOR 2020
- Teams can pay via credit card online (fees apply) when you register or make checks made payable to: Kent County Regional Sports Complex Corporation.
- All registrations must be done online at www.DETURF.COM/littlebrotherofwar. No registrations will be accepted outside of online registration.
- Registration deadline: August 1, 2020. All rosters must be complete and submitted by this date as well.
MENS Rules
- Time Factors: 25 minute running time periods, including playoff and championship games. Exceptions are: the clock stops on all whistles during the last 2 minutes of the second half if within a 3 goal margin.
- Penalty Time: Penalty time does not start until the whistle is blown to start play and the player is in the penalty area. Penalty time is stop start.
- Time-outs: One time out per half. Live ball time-outs can be called with the ball ANYWHERE on the field. Time outs in the last 2 minutes stop the clock
- Substitution: No horn, done on the fly and through the scorer’s table area, except after a goal is scored.
- Restart: VERY QUICK restart, except goalie gets 5 seconds when he has legitimately chased a shot.
- Time-served Penalty: A restart shall occur after foul is signaled to scorers table and the ball is set.
- Automatic stall warning: At end of 4th period: a team does not have to “get it in” unless they are stalling as stated in Section 11 of Rule 6. If they are being played closely, they could conceivably keep it out of the “box” the entire 2 minutes. The NCAA “box” is used, not side line to side line.
- Dive Rule: The NCAA dive rule is NOT USED. A goal is disallowed only when an offensive player is in the crease BEFORE the ball crosses the goal line.
- Long sticks: The allowable number of long sticks on the field is four (4).
- Expulsion from game: Officials must report to their assignor, the name and the number of any player expelled from a game for using racial epithets, receiving two maligning-of-officials fouls, or violating Section 13 of Rule 5 (fighting). Ejected players will be excluded from participating in the rest of the tournament.
- Obscene language: Minimum of two minutes. The penalty time is non-releasable.
- Proof of age/Illegal Players: The Team Manager/Coach is responsible for ensuring that all age requirements are met prior to each game. No underage players will be tolerated, and will result in a team’s disqualification.
- No player is allowed to play for more than one team in each age group. Rosters will be checked at random and before every playoff game to ensure compliance with these rules. The only exception is if a team’s goalie is injured, in which case, by the mutual agreement of both teams, a substitute goalie may be allowed to play for more than one team.
- Delay of game: If a team is not ready to begin their scheduled game within 5 minutes of official game time then a delay of game penalty is assessed and the opposing team is awarded the first possession. A team may elect to begin play with 8 or 9 players without a delay of game penalty.
womens rules
- Per NCAA, the number of student athletes from any one institution shall not exceed five (rule 17.15.8.1.1.1). This means that you may not have more than five players from one university or college with existing eligibility on a roster.
- Per NCAA, incoming college freshman are not eligible to play in this tournament.
- Players MAY NOT be rostered on more than one team.
- There will be NO borrowing of players from other teams or inviting other teams’ members to play for you. You can, however, borrow a goalkeeper only if she is willing to play.
- If nine players are not at the field by the start of the game, that team will forfeit.
- GOGGLES AND MOUTH GUARDS ARE MANDATORY.
- Two-25 minute halves with running time.
- Five minute half time.
- Overtime is sudden death that will not exceed three minutes: the first goal wins. If the score remains the same after those three minutes, the game will end in a tie.
- Points will be kept: 3 points for each win; 1 point for a tie.
- Forfeit score: 1-0.
- Ties in overall standings will be broken by goals against average.
- The top team from each pool plus the next two overall wild card winners (best record and least goals against) will advance to the playoffs on Sunday.
- Flip a coin if both teams have the same color jersey to decide who wears the pinnies.
- If there is a foul in the 8-meter and time runs out, play out the 8-meter.
- Score will be kept by the officials.
Robert "Bobby" Gallagher
Tournament Director
Phone: (302) 547 - 2883
meet the tournament director
Little Brother of War Tournament Director Robert (Bobby) Gallagher grew up on the south shore of Long Island in Massapequa, New York. Growing up in this area of the country you are almost always born with a stick in your hand and Bobby was no different. He started playing at the age of 10 and it didn't take long for him to fall in love with the game of lacrosse. It has been a passion since he first picked up a stick and one that drives him today.
At Berner High School, Bobby lettered in football and lacrosse throughout his four years and also made All Nassau Conference his senior year. He played Midfield/Attack and was named captain of his senior year team, leading the squad to Long Island Playoffs for the fourth year in a row. After high school, Bobby attended Nassau Community College where he was again, named team captain while playing for Richie Speckman, George Powers and Doug Hall. While playing at Nassau, Bobby led his 1984 and 1985 teams to two consecutive JUCO National Championships. With a desire to play for a Division I program, Bobby selected the University of Delaware and played short-stick defensive midfield for the legendary coach Bob Shillinglaw.
After his college career came to a close and he moved into the professional sector, Bobby felt a void; it was the sport of lacrosse that was missing from his everyday life. He coached both youth teams and at the high school level for several years, but over time with the demand of his professional work schedule, he had to remove himself once again from the game. In recent years, Bobby has begun officiating and even picked up his own stick again to play for Team Harley and a number of other teams traveling the tournament circuit. Playing in tournaments such as Ocean City, Lake Placid, and Florida, has been a great experience and has allowed him to stay involved in a sport that he truly loves. Bobby has finally struck a wonderful balance between playing and officiating lacrosse, so it is now a dream come true to be a part of this new tournament from the inside out and to be able to pay tribute to the original players of the game.
individual Waiver
Each player must have a signed waiver printed and completed at the time of check-in. No waiver, no play.
