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Field Lacrosse

Field lacrosse is the outdoor field form of lacrosse with stick, ball, goals, running lines, ground balls and shooting on a large field. World Lacrosse separates field, box and Sixes rulebooks; this entry is not generic ball-sport copy.

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Classification

Category Ball sport

Family Ball Sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Outdoor lacrosse on a large field with stick handling, ground balls and shooting.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who want to combine team pace, movement and stick skills.

Cost Medium: borrowed stick/protection helps; own kit and club fee cost more. Stick, ball, protection, club fee, field time, travel and league/tournament costs. Lacrosse club, school/university team, World Lacrosse/national federation context or clinic. Check protection and contact rules by men's/women's/youth format.

First progress Passing and catching after a few sessions; game pace takes longer.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

lacrosse stick
ball
protection by rule set
goals
field
team

First steps

practise cradling
pick up ground balls
play short passes
learn protection and contact rules

Lacrosse club, university sport, school team or beginner clinic.

Play only with suitable protection, warm-up, clear contact rules and coach.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases field lacrosse, Feld-Lacrosse

Tags team, stick, outdoor, lacrosse, field-lacrosse, ball-sport, ballsport, feld-lacrosse

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Move the ball with the stick into the opponent's goal and score more goals.

Teilnehmer

Teams and classes by men's/women's/youth format.

Teamgröße

Field rules by format; not box/Sixes.

Spielfeld

Large outdoor lacrosse field with goals and crease.

Dauer

Under World Lacrosse/event rules.

Wertung

Goals.

Gewinnbedingung

More goals after match time.

Ausrüstung

lacrosse stick
ball
goals
protection by format

Wichtige Regelpunkte

illegal contact
offside
crease/stick violation
protection/equipment breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

World Lacrosse (WL)
World Lacrosse (WL)

Playing Rules World Lacrosse · federation · high
2025-2027 Men's Field Lacrosse Official Playing Rules World Lacrosse · rulebook · high
2025-2026 Women's Field Lacrosse Official Playing Rules World Lacrosse · rulebook · high