While the player attacking from X is often an attackman, some coaches also like to use an agile and smart middie to attack from X esp. The offensive player must practice a variety of dodges that are useful when starting from X. Some of these include the following:. However, the area where most scoring generally takes place is the attack area. The attack area is the large rectangular box surrounding the other team's goal, where attackmen spend most of their time.
In Major League Lacrosse, there is an additional 2 point line drawn as a semicircle 16 yards out from the goal within the attack area. Scoring in front of this line results in 1 point, and scoring from behind the line results in 2 points.
This is not common in most lacrosse leagues and is only currently used by the MLL. In women's lacrosse, the critical scoring area is the area 15 meters out from the front and sides of the goal, and 9 meters behind the goal. The field within this area is marked with an 8 meter line and 12 meter fan.
Substitutions are "on the fly" in lacrosse, meaning that they are done during play and without the clock stopping. Teams can make substitutions at their own discretion as long as they follow a few simple rules.
All substitutions are done through the substitution box, which is a 20 yard long box located between the two team's benches. The player leaving the field must enter the substitution box before their replacement steps on the field, to ensure there is never an extra player on the field. Players can use the entire substitution box and are not required to only use the side of the box on their end of the field.
In lacrosse, any player on the field can score, even the goalie! Players may even score on their own goal, which would count as a point for the opposing team. However, most of the scoring is done by either attackmen or midfielders. It is rare to see a defenseman or goalie score, although it does happen on occasion. A player must shoot the ball and have it enter the opposing team's goal in order to score a point. The stick is an extension of the player so they will thrust their stick toward the line to be closest.
Another fantastic rule is that after a score there is a face off. So the team who just scored could easily gain possession again by winning the face off and this leads to runs where a team may score several unanswered goals which allows a team to come back and it is one of the reasons why lacrosse is such a tremendously exciting game.
In the final two minutes of the game the team that is ahead must play with the provision that they must stay within the attack zone. Failure to stay in the attack zone constitutes offensive delay of game and possession will be transferred to the losing team. This only applies to the team that is ahead. The Possession During a face off teams are required to keep four players including the goalie behind their own defensive restraining line, and three attackers behind the offensive restraining line.
During the face off the 3 midfielders from each side fight for possession of the ball. Once a player picks the ball up with his stick and controls it possession occurs and the defensive players may now move forward to the midfield line if they so choose and attackers may move back to the midfield line as well if they so choose, but teams must maintain 4 defensive players in their own half of the field during play and three attackmen on the offensive half of the field. It does not matter which of the players stay on which half as long as 4 defensive players and three attack are maintained at all times.
Defensive players are allowed to go on the attack including the goalie as long as a midfielder stays behind to keep the number of defenders at 4. If a defender crosses the midfield line and the number of defenders in their own end is less than four, offside's occurs and possession is awarded to the opponent.
Likewise if an offensive player leaves the offensive half of the field and a midfielder does not stay behind to keep the number of offensive players at least three. This aspect of the game allows for creative transition play. Defenders can initiate a fast break as long as a midfielder stays behind.
The Check The game of lacrosse is very physical and contact is very much a part of the game. Being aggressive and physical is a very good quality to have. Checking is a basic lacrosse skill.
There are two different types of check that can be employed. Stick Checks and Body checks. Stick checks can be made as long as the attempt is to try to contact the opponents stick. The goal of the game is to score the most goals, but the real challenge is in maintaining possession of the ball until a shot can be made. Once a player establishes possession keeping it is not easy. Defending players attack the stick of the player in possession and try to knock the ball loose with their own stick.
This is called stick checking. They can also hit the ball carrier or anyone within 5 yards of a loose ball with their shoulder like a football block. This is called a body check and is legal as long as it not from behind, above the waist, and below the shoulder. Lacrosse Penalties There are two types of penalties — Technical fouls and Personal fouls.
Personal fouls - Slashing, Tripping, Illegal Cross Checking, and checking from behind a player are usually given 1 minute penalties. Penalties can be increased to 2 or 3 minutes or even ejection can be assessed for major or especially sever personal fouls.
Technical fouls such as - Offside's, Crease violations, pushing from the rear, thumbing.
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