SURF DAWG BOX LACROSSE

Box Lacrosse is a great way for the developing player to continue to improve his skills and Lacrosse IQ in a more competitive and physical setting.

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The national sport of Canada, box lacrosse is typically played in a converted hockey rink or roller hockey rink. In Canada, outdoor hockey rinks are converted to Box lacrosse rinks once the ice melts in summer.

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6 players - a goalie and 5 "runners" comprise each team. All of the runners use short sticks and play offense and defense. The goal (4' x 4') is smaller than a field lacrosse goal (6' x 6') and a box goalie wears significantly more padding than goalies wear in the field game. As in ice hockey, the confined space and boards creates a very physical game.

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Solid stick skills become more relevant in the box because of the confined space and physical nature of the action. There is a shot clock which tends to generate far more shots than one may see in a field game, but goals are much harder to score with the smaller goal and significantly larger goalie.

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Substitutions take place through the box area along one sideline - similar to hockey. Penalties are time serving and tend to be longer in length than time serving penalties in the field game.

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The Surf Dawgs traditionally enter a few teams in one of the Orange County Box Lacrosse Leagues. The box lacrosse season for us is from early September through early November.

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Games last about an hour and are played on weekends. Some weekends we will play two games in a 3-4 hour period, but then will not play the following weekend.

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Due to the reduced number of players on a team, the physical nature of box lacrosse and the need for solid stick skills, participation in box lacrosse tends to be limited to our more experienced players.