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Ball-play of the Choctaw – ball up by George Catlin, c. 1846–1850. Lacrosse is based on games played by various Native American communities as early as 1100 AD. [18] By the 17th century, a version of lacrosse was well-established and was documented by Jesuit missionary priests in the territory of present-day Canada. [19]
A lacrosse stick or crosse is used to play the sport of lacrosse. Players use the lacrosse stick to handle the ball and to strike or "check" opposing players' sticks, causing them to drop the ball. The head of a lacrosse stick is roughly triangular in shape and is strung with loose netting that allows the ball to be caught, carried (known as ...
Signature Lacrosse Ball. A lacrosse ball is the solid rubber ball that is used, with a lacrosse stick, to play the sport of lacrosse.It is typically white for men's lacrosse (however the PLL uses optic yellow balls for better TV visibility [1] [2]), or yellow for women's lacrosse; but the balls are produced in a wide variety of colours.
Offensively, the objective of the game is to score by shooting the ball into an opponent's goal, using the lacrosse stick to catch, carry, and pass the ball. Defensively, the objective is to keep the opposing team from scoring and to dispossess them of the ball through the use of stick checking and body contact or positioning.
Field lacrosse involves two teams, each competing to shoot a lacrosse ball into the opposing team's goal. A lacrosse ball is made out of solid rubber, measuring 7.75 to 8 inches (19.7–20 cm) in circumference and weighing 5 to 5.25 ounces (140–149 g).
A lacrosse player in action Girls' high school lacrosse players in Oregon, United States. The details that follow are the United States college rules. In the U.S., 12 players constitute a full team, including the goalkeeper during usual play. The ball used in women's lacrosse is yellow (men's lacrosse uses a white ball).
A face-off is the method used to begin and restart play after goals in some sports using sticks, primarily ice hockey, bandy, floorball, broomball, rinkball, and lacrosse. During a face-off, two teams line up in opposition to each other, and the opposing players attempt to gain control of the puck or ball after it is dropped or otherwise placed ...
The major rule differences as compared to traditional field lacrosse are as follows: [2] [11] [16] The field of play is smaller, at 70 meters by 36 meters. Face-offs only occur at the beginning of each quarter and overtime: play is restarted after goals with the goalie taking the ball out of the net. There is a 30-second shot clock.