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2. Field lacrosse - Wikipedia

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   Demonstrated in 1928, 1932, and 1948. Will be featured in the 2028 Summer Olympics (sixes format) Field lacrosse is a full contact outdoor sport played with two opposing teams of ten 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.

3. Lacrosse strategy - Wikipedia

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   Lacrosse strategy. The game of lacrosse is played using a combination of offensive and defensive strategies. 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 ...

4. Lacrosse - Wikipedia

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   Field lacrosse is the men's outdoor version of the sport. There are ten players on each team: three attackmen, three midfielders, three defensemen, and one goalie. Each player carries a lacrosse stick. A short stick measures between 40 and 42 inches (100 and 110 cm) long and is used by attackmen and midfielders.

5. History of lacrosse - Wikipedia

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   Modern day lacrosse descends from and resembles games played by various Native American communities. These include games called dehontsigwaehs in Oee ("they bump hips"), Tewaaraton in Mohawk language ("little brother of war"), baaga`adowe in Ojibwe ("bump hips") [3] and Ishtaboli or kapucha toli ("little brother of war") in Choctaw.

6. Lacrosse stick - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

7. Stockport Lacrosse Club - Wikipedia

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   Stockport Lacrosse Club is a lacrosse club based in Davenport, Greater Manchester, a suburb of Stockport. The club was established in 1876 and is the oldest lacrosse club in England. Stockport currently field both men's and women's lacrosse teams as well as running respective junior programmes. The club have been based at Cale Green Pavilion in ...

8. Lacrosse in Canada - Wikipedia

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   The Canadian Lacrosse Association, founded in 1925, is the governing body of lacrosse in Canada. It presently conducts national junior and senior championship tournaments for men and women in both field and box lacrosse. A box lacrosse at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary. Box lacrosse is an indoor variant of the sport first introduced in 1931.

9. Lacrosse at the Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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   Lacrosse was also held as a demonstration event at the 1928, 1932, and 1948 Summer Olympics. In 1928 and 1932 the United States was represented by the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse team, and in 1948 by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (R.P.I.). [6][7] Canada sent an all-star team in 1928 and 1932; Great Britain sent an all-star team in ...