The Rules
Shot clocks, boards, and five runners — the indoor rule set decoded.
The Canadian school of stick skills
The indoor game, explained from inside
Box lacrosse rules, skills, and culture — and what the tight indoor game teaches that open field play never will.
30Articles published
1Topics covered
2026Publishing since
October 8, 2026Last updated
Coverage
Inside the boards
World Indoor Lacrosse covers the box game: its rules and rhythms, the skills the small floor forces, and the case for why every field player should log indoor winters.
The Skills
Tight-space stick work, picks, and the goalie's different geometry.
Box for Field Players
What indoor winters build — and why the pros credit them.
Featured
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How to Beat a 3-2 Zone Defense in Box Lacrosse
Attack a three-high, two-low box lacrosse zone with balanced spacing, timed cuts, a pass-down pick-down action and a simple practice progression.
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Zone Defense in Box Lacrosse: House Shape and Handoffs
Learn the five-player house zone, how to hand off cutters, and why a four-player penalty-kill box needs different assignments, with a practice progression.
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Recent articles
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Lacrosse Shooting: Box Technique and Quick Releases
Build a repeatable box lacrosse shot, shorten your release, read the goalie and practise three drills that progress from target accuracy to live decisions.
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Lacrosse Faceoff: Box Rules, Violations and Practice
Check box lacrosse faceoff setup, whistle timing, clamp violations and teammate release rules, then practice turning a legal draw into a safe first pass.
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How to Play Lacrosse: First Skills for the Box Game
Learn how to play box lacrosse with clear cues for scooping, cradling, passing, shooting and defending, plus a simple first-session progression.
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How to Pass the Ball in Box Lacrosse
Build a controlled box lacrosse pass, find a clear lane, lead moving receivers, and practise with a three-on-one drill that adds interception pressure.
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Box Lacrosse: A Beginner’s Guide to the Game
Learn how box lacrosse works: five runners and a goalie, the shot clock, line changes, contact rules and a simple first practice.
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Lacrosse Rules: A Beginner’s Guide to Box Lacrosse
Get the box lacrosse rules for player numbers, shot-clock resets, substitutions, legal contact, crease violations and penalties under World Lacrosse rules.