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'[[File:Sacred Heart goalie making save against Wagner.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Sacred Heart University|Sacred Heart]] goaltender stops a [[Wagner College]] player's shot.|alt=A man wearing a red jersey and shorts with a white helmet and gloves holds a white stick with a large meshed area on one end just above a square of metal rods with netting behind it. On the right another man, wearing white jersey and green trim but otherwise similarly attired to the first, holds a similar stick with a much smaller head at his right.]] In [[field lacrosse]], the '''goaltender''' ('''goalie''', '''goalkeeper''', or '''the keeper''') is the last line of [[Defense (sports)|defense]] between the opposing [[Offense (sports)|offense]] and the [[Goal_(sport)#Lacrosse|goal]]. The goaltender's primary roles are to defend the opposing team's shots on goal and to direct the defense. == Rules == Goaltenders are the only ones on the field who can touch the ball with their hands. However they are not allowed to pick up or control the ball with their hands. Hand touches are legal only when in the crease. Each team has a goaltender on the field at all times. One rule that is not commonly known is the fact that the goalie does not have to stay in the crease, meaning that any other player can have the goalie stick on the field, just as long as there is one and only one goalie stick on the field at a time. ==Equipment== A goaltender is required to wear certain protective gear. Every goaltender must wear [[lacrosse glove|gloves]], a chest protector, a [[Lacrosse helmet|helmet]], a [[throat guard]], a [[mouth guard]], and an [[protective cup]]. They optionally wear a padded girdle covering the waist to the thigh and elbow pads. Goaltenders' [[lacrosse stick]] is in between the length of the short and long sticks of field players. The head of the goalie's stick can be up to 12 inches at its widest point. ==Role== The goaltender's role is to prevent the [[lacrosse ball|ball]] from going into the goal. Primarily, goalies use their stick to block shots. However, many saves are off the goalie's body or helmet. As a goalie, it is equally important to create fast breaks after saving the ball. Passing skills are as big of a part of the game as saving the ball because once the ball is saved, transitioning it to the other side of the field helps your team. ==Penalties== The goaltender is treated like a field player for all technical and personal fouls. In addition, upon controlling the ball in his stick within the crease, the goalie has four seconds to either pass or run the ball outside of the crease. No player may carry the ball into the crease, but a goalie in the crease can receive a pass, at which point a four second count begins. Once leaving the crease with possession of the ball, the goalie is not allowed back inside the crease with the ball. Outside the crease, the goaltender has no special protections, and may bring the ball into the offensive zone and even score. If the goalie gets a penalty, a field player is able to serve his time if there is not a backup goalie on the team. If there are other goalies suited up on the team, the starter has to sit his penalty and can go back once his penalty time is over. ==Notable field lacrosse goaltenders== {{div col|colwidth=20em}} * [[Jim Beardmore]] * [[Trevor Tierney]] * [[Jesse Schwartzman]] * [[Greg Cattrano]] * [[Brian Dougherty]] * [[Chris Garrity]] * [[CJ Kemp]] * [[Quint Kessenich]] * [[Sal LoCascio]] * [[Daniel R. Mackesey]] * [[Tillman Johnson]] * [[Doc Schneider]] * [[Drew Adams]] * [[Chris Sanderson]] * [[Brett Queener]] * [[John Galloway (lacrosse)|John Galloway]] {{div col end}} ==Records== [[Brett Queener]] holds the NCAA record for most goals scored by a goaltender with 5 career goals. Greg Cattrano and Brian Dougherty hold the record as three time [[Major League Lacrosse Goaltender of the Year Award]] winners. Cattrano is the only goaltender to have won the [[Major League Lacrosse MVP Award]]. ==See also== * [[Goaltender (box lacrosse)]] * [[Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award]] presented annually to the top goaltender in [[NCAA]] * [[Major League Lacrosse Goaltender of the Year Award]] presented annually to the top goaltender in the [[Major League Lacrosse|MLL]] ==External links== * [http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/LC18.pdf NCAA Men's Lacrosse 2017 and 2018 Rules] {{Goalkeeper}} {{Lacrosse topics}} [[Category:Lacrosse terminology]] [[Category:Goalkeepers]]'