Canadian box vs American Field

[livinglegend]

Im from canada and all we play there is box. Most of us have been playing for about ten years and are all high level junior players. My high school has a lacrosse program and we were planning on taking a trip to the northeastern united states sometime next year. The main focus being getting recognized by colleges, most of us play for our provincial teams that go to canadian field nationals which is just a tournement at the end of summer and thats all of the field game we see all year. So the question im asking you is would we be able to compete with high schools in the states or would we just be walked all over. It would help because everyone is un easy about commiting the funds to go.

Any insight would help

[raykessler]

which states and what teams... thats a big thing, but honestly i don't know much about box correct me if im wrong but there are no long poles in box if im right about that then im not quite sure how much of a chance you have, also the goalie situation is much differnet, bigger goals, less padding expanding on this however your offense should have a small advantage because your probably very good at placing the ball. However many canadians have adapted quite well to NCAA field straight from canadian box, so you never konw.

edit: i would definatly say go on the trip no matter how much it costs, you might get beaten but you also might get to play some legit teams, every year my team goes down to florida where we play teams like Andover, deerfield, and exeter... we get destroyed but its great to be able to challange ourselves, and to get to play against some of the best players at our level in the country.

[somrandomguy]

If you practice on a field with longpoles and a field goal beforehand, you could potentially dominate. Goalkeeping would be a weak point simply because of the difference in goal sizes, but if your goalie has good reflexes and understanding of positioning, he should do fine. As for defense, if none of your defensemen like longpoles at all, they can play with short sticks. But you should do well because the close confines of box force you to work on your stick skills alot more, and you should be alot better with your sticks than your American opponents.

[RockStar]

He's played some field in his HS, so there are teammates that at least sort of know how to play pole and goal.

If they're playing Junior box, they'll be fairly highly skilled players and the attackers and middies should stack up well against any typical HS team in the US. (Obviously this doesn't apply if it's a HS that has recruited out of district and really stacked their team!). Strategy might be the biggest difference. (Box trained Canadians typically don't worry about possession time, or setting up a perfect shot. All attackers and middies are going to be focussed on driving the ball to the cage and burying it.)

What it's probably going to come down to is whether the Canadian guys' raw skill and simplified strategy of just filling the opposite net matches up to a team that's been trained to play field laX "properly" and has experience playing it at a higher level.

[livinglegend]

Hey well thanks alot i for your feed back but im kinda disapointed that an actual issue gets pushed down while LAX POSERS is the hot discussion around here

[Hooligan]

You said as a box player you want to get recognized for colleges....simply put, make sure the college knows your resume.

In the past few years, NCAA schools have been dying to get more and more Canaidan boxers on their team, as these players have learned how to maneuver through tough defenses faster, and know the intense play of through the middle of the offensive and defensive zones much better, as their version of lacrosse only offers such situations in even the most civil of realms. If a coach knows that you play box lacrosse, make sure he knows where you played and for how long, and make sure he knows where he can research some of your stats. If you match up to what they're looking for, you could receive scholorships. The other option is to be a walk-on.

Beleive me, translating the difference between box and field isn't exactly like breaking the Davinci Code. Its FAR easier to go from box to field as many, if not all, of the skills are used in the other version, and actually make you a better player. Going the other way around is extremely difficult. Field to box offers nothing but headaches, trying to translate talent.

This is testimonial straight from the horses' mouth, of NLL, MLL and college coaches I have spoken to.

[livinglegend]

thanks alot and another question what tournement would be a good one to go to for colleges watching and getting recognized.

[mattlax743]

whats the difference between canadian box and american indoor such as the NLL?

[livinglegend]

uhh i dont follow.. im guessing the topic of this thread is kinda misleading.

[laxpimp]

Canadian Box- concrete floor, slightly smaller arenas, more manly.

[dt315]

teh balls must bounce like crazy

[Canadian Lax]

doesnt american indoor use field rules???