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Keeping the ball in play

  1. How do substitutions work in lacrosse sixes?Players change at any time, while play goes on, through a 10-metre substitution area at the side of the field.

Fouls and penalties

  1. What gets a player sent off in lacrosse sixes?Contact to an opponent's head or neck, fighting and flagrant misconduct.
  2. Why do lacrosse officials sometimes let play continue after a foul?Because stopping play would punish the team that was fouled.
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