Blossary – Lacrosse

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Lacrosse is a team sport that involves players either kicking or using sticks with nets to drive a small rubber ball into the goal of the opposing team. As with soccer, only the goalie can handle the ball. Men's lacrosse teams consist of 10 players, while women's teams comprises 12 members. Various North American Indians are credited with developing the first form of Lacrosse. In 1867, a Montreal native established the first lacrosse rules and eventually the game became a popular amateur and professional sport in many English-speaking countries, including the United States.

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offside

A team is offside if at anytime there are less than four of its players on the defensive side of the field, or also if a team has fewer than three players on the offensive side of the field. If when ...

midfield line

See Center Line.

marking

This is when one player is playing or is guarding an opposing player very closely. Closely is usually defined as a stick's length.

man down

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

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.

loose ball

When neither team is in possession of the ball.

indirect free position

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 ...