The field of play is . The goals are and are apart. Each goal sits inside a circular "crease", measuring in diameter. The goalie has special privileges within the crease to avoid opponents' stick checks. Offensive players or their sticks may not enter into the crease at any time. The mid-field line separates the field into an offensive and defensive zone for each team. Each team must keep four players in its defensive zone and three players in its offensive zone at all times. It does not matter which positional players satisfy the requirement, although usually the three attackmen stay in the offensive zone, the three defensemen and the goalie stay in the defensive zone, and the three middies play in both zones. A team that violates this rule is offsides and either loses possession of the ball if they have it or incurs a technical foul if they do not.
the field of play is  the goals are and are apart each goal sits inside a circular "crease" measuring in diameter the goalie has special privileges within the crease to avoid opponents' stick checks offensive players or their sticks may not enter into the crease at any time the mid-field line separates the field into an offensive and defensive zone for each team each team must keep four players in its defensive zone and three players in its offensive zone at all times it does not matter which positional players satisfy the requirement although usually the three attackmen stay in the offensive zone the three defensemen and the goalie stay in the defensive zone and the three middies play in both zones a team that violates this rule is offsides and either loses possession of the ball if they have it or incurs a technical foul if they do not