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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 ...

wing area

Sports; Lacrosse

The Wing Area is where the Wings play. There are four Wings, two on offense and two on defensive and they are positioned on the sides of the Lacrosse field. There are two lines that are 10 yards (9 ...

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.

helmet

Sports; Lacrosse

Lacrosse helmet covers the whole head and has a face mask and a chin guard.

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