Field lacrosse offensive purpose while controlling the ball, the possessing team must keep the ball within the offensive restraining box to avoid a loss-of-possession penalty. Field markings dictate player positioning during a face-off. A face-off is how play is started at the beginning of each quarter and after each goal. During a face-off, there are six players (without considering goalkeepers) in each of the areas defined by the restraining lines. Three midfielders from each team occupy the midfield area, while three attackmen and three of the opposing team's defensemen occupy each offensive area. These players must stay in these areas until possession
European Box Lacrosse Championships into three groups, two of them being top groups based on current ranking, Karelia and Kalevala, with Granite group filled with the lower ranked teams. Israel, Ireland, Turkey, Serbia England, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany Sweden, Poland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria, Slovakia Israel defeated the Czech Republic 8–7 in the Gold medal game of the 2017 European Box Lacrosse Championship in Turku, Finalnd. John-Luc Chetner of Israel was named tournament MVP. Reference: European Box Lacrosse Championships The European Box Lacrosse Lacrosse Championship (EBLC) is the international men's box lacrosse championship organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) that occurs every four