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Girls Lacrosse

3/21/2018

 
PictureBoys vs. Girls Lacrosse Equipment
A Brief History
The first girls lacrosse game was played in Scotland the June of 1890. It was previously a male dominated sport so the rules were adapted. The first women's lacrosse team of the US was assembled in 1926.

Girls lax vs Guys lax
The sticks are a big difference, guys lacrosse sticks have a bigger net because they have a deeper pocket. Another difference is that guys lacrosse is full contact so they wear protective gear, while girls can only have a mouth guard and goggles.
 
What you need to know:
 
Field player equipment: goggles, mouth guard, legal stick (If a stick is threaded wrong and sags, it is illegal), and cleats.
                                              
Goalie equipment: helmets, gloves, significant amounts of padding, a goalie stick, mouth guard, and cleats.     
 
Terms:
Cradling/ to cradle- The motion of moving your stick from the side of your body to in front of your body to keep the ball in your stick.
Checking- It is only legal in JV (9th grade and up) games, when the opposing player hits the top of your stick to knock the ball out of the stick. A player is vulnerable to being checked when she is not cradling.
Draw- The draw is how the game starts, 2 opposing players stand in the middle of the field, the referee places the ball in between the backs of the sticks. The players move their sticks into the air and both players try to catch it. As soon as one player has possession the game begins.

Asheville Edge Lacrosse is Asheville’s girls lacrosse club team, they are still accepting players to register for this season! If you are interested or want more info click the link below (blocked on chrome books so use a separate device).
http://www.ashevilleedgelacrosse.com/

Story by Virginia Pharr


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