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Lacrosse Rules
Box Rules Summary:
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Six players per side including the goalie. Each
team dresses 17 players and carries a roster of
23 players.
- All
players per game must user standard lacrosse sticks
40 to 46 inches in length. Goalies may use a wider
mouthed goaltender's stick.
- There
are four 15-minute periods. Each team is allowed
two 45 second time outs per half.
- There
is 30-second shot clock.
- Games
ending with a tie score are decided by a sudden
death overtime. Each overtime period will be five
minutes or until a goal is scored.
- The
players are known as centers, forwards, attack,
and goalies.
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Substitutions
- Substitutions are
usually made in lines of five, including a special unit of power
plays.
- Substitutions are
made freely, a substitute may not enter the field until the player
he is replacing is within the team's substitution zone.
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Lacrosse Face-offs
- The
face-off is a strategic play where two players face
their crosses (sticks) with the ball placed on the
ground between the crosses. The remaining players
must stay behind the attack area until the referee
blows the whistle.
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