1. Lacrosse

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• History
• The Stick
• Men’s Equipment
• Women’s Equipment
• Types of Play
• Field Lacrosse
• Box Lacrosse
• Women’s Lacrosse
• College Lacrosse
• International Lacrosse

3. • Began in U.S. and Canada among
History Iroquois and Huron Tribes (12th
Century)
• Played for Religious
Ritual, resolve conflicts, heal the
sick, or develop strong men to
prepare for war.
• Could play with 100-1,000
players
• Field was many miles long and
wide
• Games could last for days
• Balls were made of deer skin and
clay, stone or wood
• Was seen as a way to Bring Glory
to the tribe
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4. The Stick • The traditional stick was
made of wood
(Hickory), but now they
are thick plastic head with
a metal shaft.
• Nylon string is woven
throughout it.
• Usually the shaft is
aluminum, or titanium.
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5. Men’s Equipment
MEN
• Shoulder Pads
• Elbow Pads
• Cup
• Helmet
• Mouth Guard
• Chest Protector
• Gloves
• Stick
• Cleats
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6. Women’s Equipment
• Goggles
• Mouth Guard
• Stick
• Cleats
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7. Types of Play
• Field
• Box
• Women
• College
• International
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8. Field Lacrosse
• Ten players
• 3 middies, 3 attackers, 3 defenders and a goalie
• Midfielders roam the entire field playing everything
• Attackers try to score
• Defenders try to stop them from scoring
• 4 players can carry a “long crosse” or a D-Pole, which is 52-72 inches long. The
defenders and Long stick middies use this pole.
• 110 yards long
• 60 yards wide
• Goals are 6-6feet inside an 18 feet crease in diameter.
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9. Box Lacrosse
Box Video
• “Indoor Lacrosse”
• 6 Players on hockey rinks covered by artificial
turf.
• Goals are 4-4feet
• Goalies wear a lot more protection so it is much
much harder to score
• The game is a lot faster Menu

10. Women’s Lacrosse
• The physicality compared to the guys game is much
different
• Less checking is allowed and less pushing
• 12 players
• 4 attackers, 3 middies, 4 defenders and a goalie
• Shooting space calls and 3 seconds called against
defense in the 8 meter and the attacker will be rewarded
with an 8 meter shot.
• A yellow card means the team plays man down on the
field, but they do not have to be man down on either
sides of the field. Someone can go over the restraining
line to fill in unlike men’s lacrosse.
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11. Women’s Lacrosse Field

12. Shooting Space
In women’s lacrosse, an attacker or middie who
is running in to shoot the ball winds up and
there is a player in front of her farther than a
sticks length away. Is this Shooting Space?
• Yes
• No
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13. 3 Seconds
A Defender inside the 8 meter needs to be
marked up within a sticks length away from
her girl. If she is not for longer than 3
seconds, this is a 3 second call and an attacker
gets a free position shot from the 8 meter.
• True
• False

14. CORRECT!!!
International Lacrosse
• Lacrosse is very popular in the U.S. and
Canada
• Also played in the UK and Australia very
much as well.
• Not an Olympic Sport since 1908
• Is a sport in the World Championships
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15. College Lacrosse
• DI, DII, and DIII, Junior College, and Club
levels
• First Collegiate Game Played in 1877 between
NYU and Manhattan College
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16. Areas
• Upstate NY was introduced to Lax in the
1860’s and Baltimore was introduced to it in
the 1890’s. Both are hotbeds for lacrosse today
still
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17. UPSTATE NY
• Upstate NY has the most Classes, and Sections of
any state in the country.
• On the boys end, the number one team in the
nation is usually always from NY.
• The Girls are always close by in the top ten.
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18. Girls NY Section 4
CORNING EAST
• I am from a town called Corning, where
lacrosse is somewhat of a religion.
• Our girls team is ranked in the top ten at
number 6 in class C.
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19. Boys NY Section 4
CORNING EAST
• The Men are also ranked close by at number
11 in class C.
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20. End
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