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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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warning cards
Sports; Lacrosse
These are the cards players receive if they break the rules to such a degree that an umpire decides they need a warning or to be suspended from the game. Please See Green Card, Red Card and Yellow ...
within a stick's length
Sports; Lacrosse
In Women's Lacrosse this is a measurement of distance that is less than or equal to the combined length of a Crosse and a players arm's length. In order for a player to be marking their opponent this ...
wrap check
Sports; Lacrosse
When a defender's stick is swung over the head of a ballcarrier or around a ballcarriers body.
yellow card
Sports; Lacrosse
A Yellow Card is given to a player who commits a foul, usually a personal foul, and if they commit another foul they will be given a red card and be suspended from the game.
zone defense
Sports; Lacrosse
When defensive players don't try to guard a specific opposing player but rather guard a specific area in their defensive zone. See also Man-to-Man.
