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Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a modern stick-and-ball team sport with World Lacrosse rules for field, box and Sixes. Teams carry, pass and shoot the ball with the stick at goals; the umbrella context is active, not merely historical.

LevelMain sport FamilyStick And Ball Sport CategoryBall sport / stick-and-ball

Representative sports image for Lacrosse — Daniel Wendell · CC BY 2.0 · Image source

Classification

Category Ball sport / stick-and-ball

Family Stick And Ball Sport

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Team sport with lacrosse stick, ball, goals and formats such as field, box and Sixes.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who want running play, stick skill and team tactics.

Cost Medium: loaner stick and club gear help; personal protection can cost more. Stick, ball, protection, club fee, field/rink time, travel and events. Lacrosse club, university team, school team or World Lacrosse/national federation context.

First progress Passing/catching after a few sessions; match pace needs training.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

lacrosse stick
ball
goals
protection by format
team
coach

First steps

practise cradling
learn passing and catching
pick up ground balls
clarify format and protection rules

Lacrosse club, university sport, school team or beginner clinic.

Clarify contact, protection and age rules before play; train with supervision.

Weitere Angaben

Tags indoor, team, outdoor, lacrosse, stick-ball, field, box, sixes

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Use the stick to score more goals than the opposing side.

Teilnehmer

Teams by format: field, box, Sixes and other recognised variants.

Teamgröße

Format-dependent.

Spielfeld

Field, box rink or Sixes field with goals and markings.

Dauer

By World Lacrosse/event format.

Wertung

Goals.

Gewinnbedingung

More goals after match time or series.

Ausrüstung

lacrosse stick
ball
goals
protection by format

Wichtige Regelpunkte

illegal contact
offside
crease violation
stick/protection breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Playing Rules World Lacrosse · official-rules-hub · high
Men's Field World Lacrosse · official-discipline-guide · high
Sixes World Lacrosse · official-discipline-guide · high