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Box Lacrosse

Box lacrosse is indoor lacrosse in a rink with boards. Teams use sticks, ball, goals and protective equipment in tight space; fast changes, short passing windows, body pressure and goal scoring drive play.

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Classification

Category Ball sport

Family Ball Sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Fast indoor lacrosse in a tight rink with boards.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like team pace, contact and stick skills.

Cost Medium to high: rental gear helps, but helmet, gloves and pads are realistically needed. Club fee, rink time, protection, stick, travel and league/event costs. Lacrosse club, box lacrosse clinic, indoor rink or university team. Do not start in a tight rink without protection and experienced supervision.

First progress Stickhandling improves after a few sessions; game pace takes longer.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

lacrosse stick
ball
helmet/face protection
gloves and pads
goals
indoor rink

First steps

borrow protection
practise stickhandling off boards
play short passes
secure ground balls
try small situations

Lacrosse club, USA/Canada/World Lacrosse programme, box clinic or indoor rink.

Protection, clear contact rules, warm-up, rink clearance and experienced supervision are mandatory.

Weitere Angaben

Tags indoor, variant, team, variante, lacrosse, box, contact, box-lacrosse

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Put the ball into the opponent's goal with the lacrosse stick.

Teilnehmer

Two teams in an indoor rink.

Teamgröße

Box rules use a small floor lineup with goalkeeper and runners.

Spielfeld

Indoor rink/box with boards, goals, crease and substitution areas.

Dauer

By World Lacrosse/event rule.

Wertung

Goals.

Gewinnbedingung

Most goals at full time wins.

Ausrüstung

lacrosse stick
ball
helmet/protection
goals
rink

Wichtige Regelpunkte

illegal contact
stick violation
crease violation
time violation

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

World Lacrosse (WL)

Playing Rules World Lacrosse · official-rules-hub · high
Box Rules USA Lacrosse · official-rules-guide · high
Box Lacrosse 101 National Lacrosse League · pro-guide · medium
Box Lacrosse USA Lacrosse · participation-guide · medium