Are you new to the sport of Lacrosse?
Just like you, many of us didn't know much about Lacrosse either before it
became one of our favorite sports! Now, we all love the sport and can't
imagine not being a part of it. Our intention here is to provide a quick
overview of the program and what to expect as a new parent or child playing
lacrosse.
If you're completely new to
lacrosse, here's a 5-minute video that talks about how it started and how it
grew (sorry for the Lax Farmer ad at the end):
Types of Lacrosse
In general, Lacrosse can be played year-round, but for the Caledonia Youth
Lacrosse Club, we focus on "Field Lacrosse" which is played primarily in the
Spring.
Field Lacrosse
Field Lacrosse, typically referred to as simply "Lacrosse" is played on an
outdoor field, roughly the size of a soccer or football field (110yds for
men's or 120 yds for women's) with 7 - 12 players on the field from each
team at any given moment (7v7 for U10, 10v10 for men's teams older than 10,
12 for women's teams older than 10).
Lacrosse is played at most
High Schools around Michigan and at many Colleges/Universities (as the NCAA
Division I, II, and III and MCLA) across the country. Additionally, there is
a men's professional league called the Premier Lacrosse League and a women's
professional league called Athletes Unlimited Pro Lacrosse.
Box Lacrosse
Box Lacrosse is an indoor version of lacrosse played in a turfed hockey
rink. The game-play is very similar to hockey (i.e. 6v6, high speed, etc.)
with players that can traverse the entire rink, unlink field lacrosse where
certain players are limited to where they're allowed to go on the field.
Professionally,
Box Lacrosse is played as the National Lacrosse League which is the largest
of the professional lacrosse leagues.
Next...
Although Girls and Boys Lacrosse have the same origin and are technically
the same sport, there exists many differences between the
sports so as we introduce rules, equipment, and team breakdowns in the next
pages, we'll begin to separate these into two sections: