Governing Body

•USLA•NLA•ILA

Year Originated

The 1400s

Inventor

Native Americans

Place of Origin

Southeastern United States

Objective

To score points by shooting the ball into the opponent’s goal

Basic Skills

• Passing• Catching• Cradling• Scooping• Shooting

Positions

• 3 Attackmen• 3 Mid Fielders• 3 Defensemen• 1 Goalie

Basic Rules

• Team- 2 teams of 10 players• Winner- team who scores the

most points• Time- 4 to 12 minute quarters• Start Game- with a center face-off

(and after a game is scored)

Basic Rules

• Offense- spread out and pass or shoot the ball

• Defense- guard man to man• Goal keeper- only player that can

touch the ball with their hands

Basic Rules

• Fouls:–Pushing–Tripping–Kicking–Stick checking–Body checking

Basic Rules

• Free Throw In- when the defensive or offensive team commits a foul (team fouled gets the ball)

• Out of Bounds- awarded possession to the nearest player to the ball

• Boundaries- sand anywhere between the sidelines and endline except attacking players cannot enter the crease around the goal (lose possession)

Basic Rules

• If the ball hits the line, it is good• No ‘off side’ rule

Scoring

A goal is 1 point

Unsportsmanlike Conduct

• Automatic point for the other team

Etiquette

• Call score• Call fouls• Compliment play

Terms• Attack• Goal area• Ball down• Body check• Box• Check up• Clamp• Clearing• Coast to coast• Cradling

• Crease• Crosse• Cutting• Defensive clearing area• Extra man offense• Face off• Fast break• Slap check• Unsettled situation• Ground ball

Terms• One-man disadvantage• Man to man• Midfield line• On the fly situation• Out of bounds• Pick• Pocket• Poke check• Quick• Stick

• Rake• Release• Riding• Scooping• Screen• Skip• Slide• Square up• Stick Check• Zone defense

Safety

• Swing stick• 2 hands on a stick• Stick below the waist

Facilities/Space(Court and Dimensions)

Field is 110 * 60 yards

Indoors/Outdoors?

Outdoors

Equipment

•Lacrosse stick •Goal with net•Ball

Olympic Sport?

Was from 1904-1948

Lifetime Sport?

Yes

Special Notes

• First called Baggataway• Religious Ritual• Military Warfare• Linked to hockey, soccer, and basketball