Lacrosse Sixes vs Lacrosse — Same Game, Different Rules

The official lacrosse ball must be solid rubber. Per World Lacrosse specifications: Circumference: Not less than 19.7 cm (7¾ inches) and not more than 20.3 cm (8 inches); Weight: Not less than 142 g (5 oz) and not more than 149 g (5¼ oz); Color: White, yellow, or orange for men's field; yellow or...

Personal protective equipment — Men's (Rule 2.4.1M): All Men's-discipline Players are required to wear protective gloves and a protective helmet designed for lacrosse, equipped with a facemask and a chinstrap fastened on both sides. Suitable shoes must be worn.

The men's lacrosse field is a rectangular grass or artificial turf surface with the following official dimensions per World Lacrosse Men's Field Rules:

Field (Rule 1.1.1): The playing field for all World Lacrosse Sixes events is rectangular, 70 m long and 36 m wide, with out-of-bounds lines measured from the inside edge of the line. For events not recognized or approved by World Lacrosse, field d...

Each team consists of ten (10) players on the field at one time: 1 Goalkeeper (GK); 3 Defensemen — primarily positioned in the defensive half; 3 Midfielders — free to play the full field

Players to begin a game (Rule 3.1.3): A full team is composed of six (6) Players on the field — five (5) field Players and one (1) Goalkeeper. Each team must always have a legally equipped Goalkeeper on the field; if injuries or fouls reduce a tea...

A standard men's field lacrosse game at the international level consists of four (4) quarters of fifteen (15) minutes each, for a total of sixty (60) minutes of playing time. Overtime procedures apply if the score is tied at the end of regulation.

Under Rule 5.1.4, sudden-death golden goal is no longer used. When the score is tied at the end of regulation, play continues with a full three-minute overtime period of stopped time, and the team leading when that period ends is declared the winn...

A goal is scored when the ball passes completely through the plane of the goal from front to back, between the goal posts and beneath the crossbar. The entire ball must cross the entire goal line for a goal to count.

Goal (Rule 6.6.1): A goal is scored when the ball, whether loose or in a Player's possession, completely passes through the plane of the goal. A valid shot on goal requires the Player's stick head to be above the Goal Line Extended when the ball i...

World Lacrosse rules categorize fouls into two main types: Technical Fouls: Minor violations resulting in loss of possession or a 30-second suspension from the field (served in the penalty box) if the offending team had possession at the time of the foul.; Personal Fouls: More serious violations ...

Minor fouls cover violations not specifically listed as major or expulsion fouls (Rule 7.1.1) and include interference (Rule 7.2.1), holding (Rule 7.2.3), withholding the ball from play (Rule 7.2.4), illegal procedure (Rule 7.2.7), offside (Rule 7...

All players must wear the mandatory protective equipment specified in Section 2 before being permitted to take the field. Officials are required to inspect equipment prior to the start of each game.

Lacrosse Sixes is designed with reduced-contact rules relative to traditional men's field lacrosse: Rule 8.3.1 makes body-checking of an opponent illegal in any form, and stick-based contact is tightly regulated through the slashing (Rule 8.3.2), ...