Lacrosse is a fast-paced team sport played by ten players (men) or twelve players (women), each of whom uses a netted stick (called the crosse) in order to pass and catch a very hard rubber ball with the aim of scoring goals, each worth one point, by propelling the ball into the opponent's goal. The team scoring the most points after four quarters, and overtime if necessary, wins. In NCAA men's lacrosse, the quarters are 15 minutes. In most high school lacrosse, quarters are 12 minutes long. In youth leagues, quarters are usually 8 minutes long.http://www.uslacrosse.org/the_sport/mens_rules.phtml. Under international rules, quarters are 20 minutes.http://intlaxfed.org/pdf/rules-2005.pdf In NCAA women's lacrosse, two 25 minute halves are played. Women's high school games consist of two 25 minute halves.http://www.uslacrosse.org/the_sport/womens_rules.phtml

Popular mostly in North America, lacrosse is one of the continent's oldest sports and the fastest growing sport at all levels – youth, high school, college, and professional. Lacrosse is especially popular in the northeastern part of the US and is Canada's national summer sport (although Canadians commonly play the box lacrosse variety of the game which is described below). It is expanding westward, with burgeoning lacrosse communities in Missouri, Illinois, Colorado, California, Oregon, Florida, Tennessee, Texas, and Minnesota.

In its modern form, men's lacrosse is played on a field of grass or artificial turf. Each team is composed of three attackmen, three midfielders, three defensemen, and one goaltender. In men's lacrosse, players wear protective equipment on their heads, shoulders, arms, and hands, as body-checking is an integral part of the game. Women's lacrosse is played in a similar manner except with two additional midfielders per team. Players of women's lacrosse need only wear protective eyewear (except for the goaltender, who wears the same protective equipment as a men's goaltender throat guard, chest protector, etc.), as contact is not permitted apart from minor stick-checks.

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MEN'S AND WOMEN’S LACROSSE TO SUPPORT WWP : The Limestone men's and women’s lacrosse programs, programs w.. http://bit.ly/2xZORm
at_LimestoneCo (Limestone College) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:17:14 -0000
MEN'S AND WOMEN’S LACROSSE TO SUPPORT WWP : The Limestone men's and women’s lacrosse programs, programs w.. http://bit.ly/2xZORm
Metro District offers kids' spring lacrosse leagues next spring. Plan now to register beginning Dec. 15. See p 10: http://tinyurl.com/dh873n
highlands_ranch (highlandsranchmetrod) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:16:00 -0000
Metro District offers kids' spring lacrosse leagues next spring. Plan now to register beginning Dec. 15. See p 10: http://tinyurl.com/dh873n
Hey soccer,hockey,rugby,lacrosse, track&field fans -we'll have 19 fields w/ lights on our East Campus-12 artificial/6 natural turf
MySportsQuest (SportsQuest) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:14:03 -0000
Hey soccer,hockey,rugby,lacrosse, track&field fans -we'll have 19 fields w/ lights on our East Campus-12 artificial/6 natural turf
@efonzarelly Yea go to FLL.com it's the club level league also you can check out lacrosse wear. Com and I can get the info for chaz's site
efonzarelly (FamF1R$T ~ e) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:06:13 -0000
@efonzarelly Yea go to FLL.com it's the club level league also you can check out lacrosse wear. Com and I can get the info for chaz's site
RT @TexasLacrosse: @TexasMonthly - Lacrosse is on the rise in TX; continues 2 B 1 of the fastest growing sports in US. http://bit.ly/Qbljy
US_Lacrosse (US Lacrosse) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:04:31 -0000
RT @TexasLacrosse: @TexasMonthly - Lacrosse is on the rise in TX; continues 2 B 1 of the fastest growing sports in US. http://bit.ly/Qbljy
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aaroncrum (Aaron Crum) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:00:10 -0000
Just got a New 2010 Buick LaCrosse off the truck! If anyone is interested give me a call at 1.800.882.1404!

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