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National Lacrosse League
Homepage: http://www.nll.com
Rules and regulations:http://www.nll.com/uploads/2004rulebook.pdf
The National Lacrosse League is
the premier professional indoor lacrosse
league, with teams in the United
States and Canada. Currently the
NLL features 11 teams playing in
major markets.
The league currently plays a 16
game schedule starting in December
and running through April. The Champion’s
Cup Playoffs follows. Games are played
on the weekends exclusively.
The games are played on a court
the size of a hockey rink with the
boards and glass installed. Ice is
replaced with artificial turf.
Each team is allowed five “runners” (defensemen
and forwards) plus a goaltender on
the turf while playing the game.
The “runners” play in
shifts and substitute “on the
fly” similar to hockey.
ames consists of four quarters of
fifteen minutes each. Tie games are
decided by sudden-death overtime periods
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