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In field lacrosse, the goaltender (goalie, goalkeeper, or the keeper) is the most important and last line of defense between the opposing offense and the goal. The goaltender's primary roles are to defend the opposing team's shots on goal and to direct the defense.
National Lacrosse League goalie Tye Belanger in Summer 2015. The goaltender or goalie is a playing position in indoor or box lacrosse. More heavily armoured than a field lacrosse goaltender, [1] since the invent of indoor lacrosse in 1931, [2] the box lacrosse goalie has evolved into a much different position than its field lacrosse cousin. [3]
Jim Beardmore was a former All-American lacrosse goalie, [1] and coach. He was formerly the head coach for the Hamburg Warriors B-Team. He is the son of former University of Maryland coach and Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee Clayton "Buddy" Beardmore. [2] Beardmore attended University of Maryland after graduating from The Severn School in ...
Box lacrosse goaltenders equipment includes upper body gear (measuring no more than 3 inches (7.6 cm) up and 5 inches (13 cm) out off the shoulder—much larger than similar gear for field lacrosse or ice hockey goaltenders), large shin guards that must measure no more than 11 inches (28 cm) at the knee, 9 inches (23 cm) at the top of the shin ...
2.1.10 Goalie Saves. ... Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... as well as the predecessors Major Indoor Lacrosse League and Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse ...
Anthony Cosmo (born October 6, 1977) is a former professional lacrosse goaltender and current goaltending coach in the National Lacrosse League. Cosmo is a three-time NLL All-Star, and was named NLL Goaltender of the Year in 2007. Cosmo also plays for the Brampton Excelsiors (MSL) [1] Major Series Lacrosse Senior A Men's league.
Note the riding goalie is out of the cage,(Black) playing man-to-man. A settled clear occurs when one team gets the ball in their defensive half of the field after a stoppage in play. Because of the stoppage, both teams will have time to set their players up in an optimal fashion.
Field lacrosse is a full contact outdoor sport played with two opposing teams of 10 players each. The sport originated among Native Americans, and the modern rules of field lacrosse were initially codified by Canadian William George Beers in 1867. Field lacrosse is one of three major versions of lacrosse played internationally.