Goaltender (box lacrosse) long passes to teammates that are attempting to breakaway on unsuspecting defenders. Box lacrosse goaltenders are also encouraged to be aggressive stick checkers around the ball and ferocious cross-checkers when needed (cross-checking is legal in box lacrosse). If a goaltender leaves the crease with possession of the ball, opponents are allowed to cross-check the goaltender as long as there is no attempt to injure. Box lacrosse goalies play in front of a four by four foot net at most levels, unlike a field goalie who plays in front of a six by six net. At the National Lacrosse League, Major,
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