Sport from the database
Women's lacrosse
a limited-contact version of lacrosse. At its core, the sport is about score more goals than the opposing team. Participation format: Team play in field, box, and sixes. It is typically contested on or in Outdoor field, box rink, or sixes field. Scoring is based on Goals under discipline rules. Core equipment includes Stick with pocket, ball, goals, and discipline-specific protective equipment. Listed competitions include World Lacrosse Championship, World Lacrosse Box Championship, Olympic Lacrosse Sixes. Origin/development: Indigene Völker Nordamerikas / moderne internationale Regeln, 1867. The sport is actively practiced today.
Classification
Weitere Angaben
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
The objective is to score more goals than the opposing team.
Teilnehmer
Teams by discipline, gender, age, and performance class.
Teamgröße
Depending on discipline: field, box, and sixes have different team sizes.
Spielfeld
Outdoor field, box/indoor rink, or sixes small field.
Dauer
Match time according to the relevant World Lacrosse discipline rules.
Wertung
Goals from legal shots with the stick.
Gewinnbedingung
Higher goal total after regulation or overtime.
Ausrüstung
- lacrosse stick
- ball
- goal
- discipline-specific protective equipment
- field/rink
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- illegal body contact
- stick foul
- offside/position violation
- crease violation
- equipment violation
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
Federations
- World Lacrosse (WL)
- Topend Sports Topend Sports · aggregator · medium
- World Lacrosse World Lacrosse · official · high
- World Lacrosse Playing Rules World Lacrosse · official · high
- World Lacrosse Men's Field Rules 2025-2027 World Lacrosse · official · high
- Britannica Lacrosse Britannica · encyclopedia · high