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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Great phone conference with a potential lacrosse author. Things are starting to pick up steam again!
MtNeerJK81 (Justin Klug) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:53:10 -0000
Great phone conference with a potential lacrosse author. Things are starting to pick up steam again!
@TexasMonthly - Boys-Girls Lacrosse is on the rise in TX; continues to be one of the fastest growing sports in the US. www.uslacrosse.org
TexasLacrosse (TexasLacrosse.com) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:49:53 -0000
@TexasMonthly - Boys-Girls Lacrosse is on the rise in TX; continues to be one of the fastest growing sports in the US. www.uslacrosse.org
I posted 5 photos on Facebook in the album "True Lacrosse" http://bit.ly/2bqIQ6
1Lacrosse (1Lacrosse) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:36:25 -0000
I posted 5 photos on Facebook in the album "True Lacrosse" http://bit.ly/2bqIQ6
printing some homework then goin to play lacrosse and ultimate frisbee, :) 5 more days. ily.
AshtonTaylor (Ashton Connor) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:34:31 -0000
printing some homework then goin to play lacrosse and ultimate frisbee, :) 5 more days. ily.
If I could play #wallball in my cube, I totally would. #lacrosse is just that sweet. also, I bought a puffy vest. wilson: out.
ConnorWilsonLAS (Connor Wilson) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:33:54 -0000
If I could play #wallball in my cube, I totally would. #lacrosse is just that sweet. also, I bought a puffy vest. wilson: out.
Lacrosse = Los Campesinos...¡como se parecen!
AXCavero (Alex Cavero) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:30:37 -0000
Lacrosse = Los Campesinos...¡como se parecen!

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