Lacrosse 101

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Lacrosse 101

• A presentation by
• Pat Williams
• Adam Cimolai
• Danny Waugh

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The Game of Lacrosse

• There are two different types of lacrosse which
  are very different from each other
• Box Lacrosse - is played indoors on a cement
  floor in a hockey arena.
• 2. Field Lacrosse is played outdoors on a
  soccer size field.

Field Lacrosse
Box Lacrosse
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Box Lacrosse

• The Floor
• Rules
• Penalties
• Equipment

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Box Lacrosse The Field
The box lacrosse floor has dimensions of 200 feet
x 85 feet and the boards that surround it are a
minimum of three feet high. The nets are 4 feet x
4 feet 6 inches. There is a crease that surrounds
the net which is 9 feet in diameter. There is
also a 24 foot semi circle surrounding the net
which is known as the kill zone (we will
explain this later on). There is a designated
change area where players have stand in to make a
substitution.
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Box Lacrosse Rules

• There are six players per team on the floor at
  once including a goalie. Each team can dress up
  to 17 players each game.
• There are 4 quarters which are 15 minutes in
  time. Each team is allowed one 45 second time out
  per half.
• There is a 30 second shot clock and before it
  runs out you have to get a shot on goal or else
  the ball is awarded to the other team. You are
  not allowed to go in the other teams crease.
• You can only hit players when they have the ball
  unless they are in the kill zone and then you can
  hit them as much as you want. You are allowed to
  hit with your stick as long as it is not on the
  head or neck and below the waist.

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Box Lacrosse Penalties

• All personal fouls are two minutes in duration
  and the penalized player is released from the
  penalty box if a goal is scored before the
  expiration of the two minutes (e.g. tripping,
  roughing, slashing, cross checking, etc.).
• A more serious foul (e.g. fighting, hitting from
  behind, etc.) is a five minute personal foul and
  the penalized player is released from the box
  prior to the expiration of five minutes if two
  goals are scored.
• A defending player may use his stick against the
  offensive player carrying the ball in any
  fashion, provided he does not slash the offensive
  player in the head or below the knees and as long
  as the strike by the defensive player is an
  attempt the dislodge the ball from the attacking
  player's stick.
• There are three types of penalties given when the
  rules have been broken loss of possession,
  penalty shot, loss of man penalty (penalty box).

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Box Lacrosse Equipment
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Field Lacrosse

• The Floor
• Rules
• Penalties
• Equipment

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Field Lacrosse The Field

• The dimensions of the field are 110 yards x 60
  yards.
• The nets are 6 feet x 6 feet which is much bigger
  than in box lacrosse.
• The net is placed about 15 feet from the end of
  the field, so players can run behind the net and
  around the net and still be in-bounds.
• The goal crease is a circle with a radius of 9
  feet. There are changing boxes just as in box
  lacrosse that you have to be in to make a
  substitution.
• There is a line across the field at centre which
  divides the field.

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Field Lacrosse Rules

• Field lacrosse rules are different from box
  lacrosse.
• Field lacrosse is played with 10 players on the
  field 1 goalie, 3 defenders, 3 midfielders, and
  3 attackers.
• The attackers must always stay on the offensive
  side of center, and the defenders must always
  stay on the defensive side of center.
• The midfielders can go all over the field.
• Cross checking is not allowed, and body checking
  is allowed only when a player is within nine feet
  of the ball. The stick may be used to stick
  check another player, but use of the stick to
  contact another players arms or body is not
  allowed.
• When a player runs out of bounds, or a pass or
  shot travels out of bounds, the other team will
  be awarded a free play. The referee will give
  the ball to the player closest to the point where
  the ball went out of bounds.
• In field lacrosse there are also 4 quarters which
  are 15 minutes in length.

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Field Lacrosse Penalties
Personal fouls are only a one minute penalty
(e.g. slashing, unnecessary roughness, tripping,
etc.) in field lacrosse and major fouls are two
or three minutes depending on the seriousness of
the infraction. Offences such as pushing on the
back, warding off, or going over centre mean the
ball is awarded to the other team. Other
penalties include cross checking, playing
without equipment, high sticking, interference,
holding and stalling.
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Field Lacrosse Equipment
In field lacrosse the equipment used includes a
helmet, gloves, lacrosse stick, slash guards,
athletic support, and cleats. Shoulder pads can
be worn if slash guards are connected. There are
special kinds of field lacrosse helmets that
differ from helmets worn in box lacrosse but
normal helmets will do just fine. The defenseman
also use longer sticks in field lacrosse.
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Lacrosse Sticks

• There are many different kinds of lacrosse
  sticks.
• Sticks today are two pieces and have molded
  plastic heads with pockets of mesh and a wood or
  metal shaft.
• Traditional sticks came with a rawlon sidewall
  and leather pocket and the stick was all one wood
  piece (the head and shaft were not separate).
• The regular sized sticks can range in length from
  40- 46. Defense sticks used in field are 6 feet
  long. The goalie sticks have a much wider head
  and have a longer shaft than regular sticks.

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Parts of the Lacrosse Stick
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The History of Lacrosse
Lacrosse is the oldest organized sport in North
America. It was introduced to North America in
the 1840s. Lacrosse was first played by the
native people of North America. Back then they
would play with up to 1000 people on a team, the
nets would be miles apart and the games would
last for about three days. Lacrosse was named
Canadas national sport in 1859. Box lacrosse was
created in Canada in the 1930s. Lacrosse is also
known as Baggataway or Tewaarathon. Lacrosse was
re-confirmed Canadas National (summer) sport in
1994. The NLL (National Lacrosse League)
commenced in 1998 but before this, the league was
called the MLL (Major Lacrosse League).
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Local Lacrosse Programs
The lacrosse league in Lethbridge is called the
Lethbridge Lacrosse Association (LLA). It just
started up last year and was very successful. One
of the teams even one a gold medal at the Canada
Day tournament in Calgary. There were 11 teams
with teams in all age groups. Both boys and girls
can play ages 6-35. Both Adam And Patrick played
lacrosse last year and agree that it is a very
fun game and cant wait until next year. So next
summer why dont you give it a try and have lots
of fun.
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Bibliography
Books Parents and Players Guide to Box Lacrosse.
(2001).Ottawa Canadian
Lacrosse Association. Web sites Alberta Lacrosse
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Canadian Lacrosse Association. (2003). The sport
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(2003). The rules of the sport of lacrosse.
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