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USA Lacrosse is the national governing body of men and women's lacrosse in the United States. It provides a leadership role in virtually every aspect of the game and has more than 450,000 members throughout the United States, and offers programs and services to inspire participation while protecting the integrity of the sport.
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).
[citation needed] Originally lacrosse was only played on the east coast, but it is starting to make a move out to the middle and west of the United States. 750,000 children across the United States played lacrosse in 2015. For junior league lacrosse, the growth rate has been 43% for boys and girls.
2024 USA Lacrosse All-Americans. ... (22) works the ball out of the crease during their 10-8 win over Stepinac in boys lacrosse action at Bronxville High School on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
The sport has five versions that have different sticks, fields, rules and equipment: field lacrosse, women's lacrosse, box lacrosse, lacrosse sixes and intercrosse. The men's games, field lacrosse (outdoor) and box lacrosse (indoor), are contact sports and all players wear protective gear: helmet , gloves , shoulder pads, and elbow pads. [ 7 ]
The United States women's national indoor lacrosse team represents the U.S. in box lacrosse at the World Lacrosse Box Championships. The team held three player ID camps to begin the player evaluation process and hold a training camp in 2024 championships, for the first international competition.
The United States men's national junior lacrosse team is the junior national under-20 team for United States. [1] As of 2022, the team has won all nine of the World Lacrosse Men's U20 Championships .
The United States women's national junior lacrosse team is the women junior national under-20 team for United States. [1] The team has won six times World Lacrosse Women's U20 Championship , the most recent in 2024.