Lacrosse

Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a team sport played with a small rubber ball and a long stick with a basket called a crosse. The object of the game is to use the crosse to throw the ball into the opposing team's goal. The game is a contact sport and requires padding on the head shoulders and arms.

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indirect free position

Sports; Lacrosse

When a minor field foul is committed by the defense inside the 12-meter fan the offensive team is given an Indirect Free Position. The player who takes the free position is allowed to pass or run ...

loose ball

Sports; Lacrosse

When neither team is in possession of the ball.

man down

Sports; Lacrosse

When a team has a player in the penalty box they are said to be a Man Down because they are playing with fewer men on the field then the other team.

man-to-man

Sports; Lacrosse

A defensive alignment where defending player is assigned to guard a specific offensive player. This is the same as in basketball. See also Zone Defense.