How Field Lacrosse Differs from Box Lacrosse

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Upon completing a bachelor's degree in history at Emory University, Daniel J. Mannix joined a Salt Lake City, Utah-based probate solutions company and has since worked for more than 30 years with the company in an executive capacity. An experienced lacrosse coach, Daniel J. Mannix has coached multiple high-performance youth programs, including the West Coast Starz and Utah Starz Elite.

In the United States, lacrosse is generally played outside on a 110-yard field with 10 players per side. Teams have three attackers, three midfielders, three defenders, and one goalkeeper on the field at all times. However, box lacrosse is a variation of the sport that is popular in Canada as well as in areas in the US where weather conditions limit the length of time fields can be in use. Coach Daniel J. Mannix coached several Canadian players with the Rocky Mountain Starz including Myles Hamm (Harvard) and Caelahn Bullen (Cornell).

While player skills are transferable between field and box lacrosse, the two games are dramatically different. In contrast to field lacrosse, box lacrosse is usually played in an ice hockey rink that has had its ice removed. There are also only six players, including the goalkeeper, on the floor for each team at any given time. Box lacrosse also involves a 30-second shot clock and requires players, particularly goalkeepers, to wear more protective gear. In terms of the sticks, in box lacrosse the players' sticks are shorter.