Lacrosse formations and positions.
Field lacrosse is played ten a side in the men's game on a field of 100 by 60 metres, with the goal set 12 metres in from each end line inside a circular crease. A match is four quarters of 15 minutes. A goal is scored when the ball passes fully through the goal from a stick, and no attacker may enter the crease. World Lacrosse rules apply, administered in England by England Lacrosse.
Lacrosse positions.
| Code | Position | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| G | Goalkeeper | Goalkeeper |
| LD | Left Defence | Defence |
| CD | Centre Defence | Defence |
| RD | Right Defence | Defence |
| LM | Left Midfield | Midfield |
| CM | Centre Midfield (Faceoff) | Midfield |
| RM | Right Midfield | Midfield |
| LA | Left Attack | Attack |
| CA | Crease Attack | Attack |
| RA | Right Attack | Attack |
- Size
- 100 m by 60 m
- Match
- 4 quarters of 15 minutes
- Squad
- 10 on the field per side, up to 22 in a matchday squad, rolling substitutes
- Scoring
- A score is a goal; the result is in goals.
- Rules
- World Lacrosse Rules of Men's Field Lacrosse 2025-2027
Box lacrosse formations (1).
Box lacrosse: 4 quarters of 15 minutes, 6 on the field per side, up to 20 in a matchday squad, rolling substitutes, on a 60.96 m by 25.91 m pitch.
Positions: Goalkeeper (G), Left Point (LP), Right Point (RP), Left Crease (LC), Right Crease (RC), Transition (T).
Sixes formations (1).
Sixes: 4 quarters of 8 minutes, 6 on the field per side, up to 12 in a matchday squad, rolling substitutes, on a 70 m by 36 m pitch.
Positions: Goalkeeper (G), Left Defence (LD), Centre Defence (CD), Right Defence (RD), Left Midfield (LM), Centre Midfield (Faceoff) (CM), Right Midfield (RM), Left Attack (LA), Crease Attack (CA), Right Attack (RA).
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