2. Governing Body USLA NLA ILA

3. Year Originated The 1400s

4. Inventor Native Americans

5. Place of Origin Southeastern United States

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

7. Basic Skills Passing Catching Cradling Scooping Shooting

8. Positions 3 Attackmen 3 Mid Fielders 3 Defensemen 1 Goalie

9. 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)

10. 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

11. Basic Rules Fouls: –Pushing –Tripping –Kicking –Stick checking –Body checking

12. 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)

13. Basic Rules If the ball hits the line, it is good No ‘off side’ rule

14. Scoring A goal is 1 point

15. Unsportsmanlike Conduct Automatic point for the other team

16. Etiquette Call score Call fouls Compliment play

17. 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

18. 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

19. Safety Swing stick 2 hands on a stick Stick below the waist

20. Facilities/Space (Court and Dimensions) Field is 110 * 60 yards

21. Indoors/Outdoors? Outdoors

22. Equipment Lacrosse stick Goal with net Ball

23. Olympic Sport? Was from 1904-1948

24. Lifetime Sport? Yes

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