The Game
How lacrosse works in 5 minutes
Lacrosse is a fast, team sport played with a stick and a small rubber ball. You score by shooting into the opponent’s goal. We play welcoming, beginner-friendly field lacrosse in Brussels — and we’ll help you learn the basics fast.
On-field basics
The goal is to win the game by scoring more goals than your opponent during the 60 minutes match (4 times 15 minutes). Lacrosse is played on a field of 110 meters long and 60 meters wide, divided in multiple zones. During the normal play of the game, the field is divided in 2 zones: a defence zone and an attack zone. At the beginning of the game and after every goal, the field contains 3 zones: the defensive and attack zone and a midfield zone.
In red you see the lines of a women’s lacrosse field, in blue you see the lines of a men’s field
Contact & style of play
Men’s field is a full-contact discipline with controlled body checking.
Women’s field emphasizes speed, spacing, stick skills and limits contact (stick checking under defined rules).
Sixes blends elements of both for a continuous, end-to-end feel on a smaller field and played 6v6.
Box lacrosse is the fast, more physical indoor version of the sport, played in a hockey-style rink with boards, five runners and a goalie per side, smaller goals.
Equipment
Everyone: a lacrosse stick and mouthguard.
Women’s field players: protective eyewear; headgear optional (goalies wear full protection).
Men’s field players: helmet, gloves, shoulder & arm pads, mouthguard (goalies add a chest/throat protector).
Good news for first-timers: we can lend beginner gear for try-outs and early sessions!
