Field lacrosse
Field lacrosse is an outdoor team sport in which players use netted sticks to catch, carry, and shoot a ball into the opposing team’s goal.
Lacrosse stick: A stick with a netted head used to catch, carry, pass, and shoot a lacrosse ball. Its pocket and shaft determine how players handle the ball.
Indigenous North American stickball: A family of Indigenous North American ball games played with sticks, often carrying ceremonial and community significance. Field lacrosse developed from Indigenous stickball traditions.
World Lacrosse: The international governing body for lacrosse, responsible for promoting the sport and sanctioning international competition. World Lacrosse oversees international field-lacrosse rules and tournaments.
Lacrosse at the Summer Olympics: The history of lacrosse as an Olympic sport, including its early appearances and planned return in 2028. Olympic inclusion has increased the sport’s international profile and visibility.
Lacrosse ball: A solid rubber ball used in lacrosse. Teams advance this ball and score by sending it into the goal.
Haudenosaunee lacrosse: Lacrosse traditions played by Haudenosaunee peoples, with deep spiritual, communal, and cultural significance. Haudenosaunee communities preserve and practice forms of the game that preceded modern rules.
NCAA lacrosse: College lacrosse competitions governed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. NCAA competition is a prominent pathway for men’s and women’s field lacrosse.
Haudenosaunee Nationals: The national lacrosse teams representing the Haudenosaunee Confederacy in international competition. Their participation connects elite competition to the sport’s Indigenous origins and sovereignty.
Lacrosse positions: The assigned roles players perform on a lacrosse team, including attack, midfield, and defense. Position roles organize the field into attacking, transitional, and defensive responsibilities.
William George Beers: A Canadian dentist who helped codify lacrosse rules and organize the Montreal Lacrosse Club in the nineteenth century. Beers promoted standardized rules that helped shape modern field lacrosse.