Open To:  Boys 5-8th Grade

Format: 30 Minutes of Box Drills / 60 Minutes of Games (format subject to change based on registrant pool)

Grades: 5-8th​

Prerequisite: one Season of lacrosse or by coaches invitation

Where: Earl Warren Showgrounds Hockey Rink

Game Times: 

Time: 4-5:30 PM

Cost:  

Dates:  Mondays: NOV 27-JAN 22

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Hotshots organizes an in-house Box Lacrosse "League" at Earl Warren, in the Outdoor Rink located in the corner of the grounds. The box lacrosse season for YOUTH is from late November through January. 

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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. In a USBOXLA sanctioned game, penalties are time serving and tend to be longer in length than time serving penalties in the field game.​

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Games last about an hour and are played on Mondays.​