The NCAA Statistics Department is excited to present the first edition of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Statisticians’ Manual for your use this season. This project would not have been possible without the generous assistance from the following sports information directors: Michael Colley, Virginia; Ernie Larossa, Johns Hopkins; Eric McDowell, Union (N.Y.); Stacie Michaud, Navy; Jerry Price, Princeton; and Jason Yellin, Massachusetts.
Like the other stats manuals produced by the NCAA, this document is intended to help standardize statistics and provide consistent rulings of the statistical components of men’s lacrosse. It has been based on an original set of guidelines developed by Doyle Smith, which many of you have used in the past.
The manual is available as a PDF online at
www.NCAA.org,
www.NCAA.com, and
www.NCAAPublications.com. Specific instructions to find the manual are included below.
We encourage you to review this manual prior to the start of your team’s season. As with all of the other stats manuals, the NCAA Statistics Department welcomes feedback, questions, and ideas for further clarification. Feel free to share your thoughts with Jenn Rodgers (jrodgers@ncaa.org) or any of the SIDs that assisted with the project.
Thanks, and best wishes on a safe and successful season!
HOW TO FIND THE NCAA MEN’S LACROSSE STATS MANUAL ONLINE:
From www.NCAA.org:
1) Select “Statistics & Records” in the blue sidebar on the left side of the page.
2) Choose “Men’s Lacrosse” from the top listing of sports under “Spring Sports”.
3) Click on the link for “Statisticians' Manual” and then select “2009”.
From www.NCAA.com:
1) Select “Statistics” from the red bar across the top of the page.
2) Scroll down to “Lacrosse - Men's” and click on “Statisticians' Manual”.
3) Click on “2009”.
From www.NCAAPublications.com:
1) Search “lacrosse” in the space provided in the orange box near the top of the page.
2) Scroll down to find the “2009 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Statisticians Manual”.
3) Click the orange “Download PDF” button to access the manual.