The Ontario Lacrosse Sixes Sector is a new, fast-paced format of lacrosse. It merges the most thrilling aspects of traditional lacrosse into a compact, dynamic version, developed to be a thrilling experience for athletes and fans alike and promote the sport on a global scale. Sixes will be in the Olympic Games in 2028.

Rosters: 15 players maximum

Game lengths: 4 x 8-minute quarters

Season: 7 weeks starting August 22 - October 18, 2026.

NO games September 5 - 6, 2026 or Thanksgiving weekend, October 10 - 11, 2026.

Provincial Championships: October 17-18, 2026 in Hamilton*

Ontario Lacrosse has residential boundary regulations that require players to play Rep in the next closest centre to their home address. Players don’t have to live in Mimico but they must be residentially bound to the club to play Rep. To check your next closest centre, complete the Where Do I Play? form on the Play Lacrosse website.

World Lacrosse rules apply and can be found online at worldlacrosse.sport.
Sixes – World Lacrosse Rules: Here

Ontario Lacrosse Sixes Rules: Here

Ontario Lacrosse Sixes Format: Here 

Exemption to the rules will be:

Timing and Gameplay

o No 30s Shot Clock in U9 Sixes Lacrosse

o The 10-second count to clear half only applies in U19 Girls Sixes

o Games are four 8-minute quarters in length

o Quarter breaks are 1 minute in length with a 3-minute halftime with 1 timeout per game

o Clocks do not stop on foul administration

o Stop time is only in the last 30 seconds when the goal difference is 5 goals or less

o Alternate Possession

No center draws to start the game or quarters

Home team will automatically get choice of Alternate Possession (aka first possession) or goalie end

Each quarter begins with whoever has current AP

o This does not apply if there is a foul carryover situation

o Coin toss to determine choice in elimination games only.

Fouls

Overall standard on fouls is to be very strict, particularly related to Slashing, Illegal Body

Checking, Pushing, and Unsportsmanlike Conduct.

Slashing

We will be calling every slash!

o Boy’s Sixes: Stick checks must hit glove or stick. Anywhere else is a foul.

Girl’s Sixes: Stick checks must hit stick. Anywhere else is a foul (including hands on the stick)

Big swings will be penalized as well

o Unsportsmanlike Conduct

Zero tolerance for Abuse in Sixes Lacrosse.

o First offense - Major Foul for USC

o Second offense if continued behaviour - Major foul for USC and Banishment (report on gamesheet)

o Second offense if escalated behaviour - Expulsion foul for USC (report on gamesheet)

Dangerous Follow Through and Dangerous Propel

An Automatic Discipline Policy will be send to everyone before the first day of game play.

• Applicable in both Boy’s and Girl’s Sixes Lacrosse

Post-Goal Press Ban

If a team is up by 10 or more goals, then they must fall back to their own defensive half after they score a goal.

They must allow the offense to pass center and have reasonable space to initiate offense

o Ex. Teams can’t press the second they cross center, they must establish themselves.

o If a coach has an issue with this, politely remind them this is about growing the game

and exposing players to a new version of lacrosse.

If they do not fall back and allow for reasonable space crossing half - blow whistle, give offense the ball with a full reset.

• Continued offences can result in a USC Major foul to Head Coach