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

Lifetime Sport? Yes

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