1-
History & Object
2- The
Essentials (Offense & Defense,
Scoring, Etc.)
3- Field
Diagram and Positions
4- Fouls
5- Glossary of Lacrosse
Terms
Glossary
Body
check: Contact from the
front that is permitted between
the shoulders and waist when
an opponent has possession or
is within five yards of a loose
ball.
Clamp:
Quickly covering the ball with
the backside of the head of
the stick during a face-off.
Clearing:
Transferring the ball from the
defensive half of the field
across the midfield line.
Cradle:
Running with the stick in either
one or both hands in a manner
that keeps the ball in the pocket.
Cutting:
When an attacker runs toward
the goal to receive a pass and
take a clear shot.
Face-off:
A player from each team stands
face-to-face with their sticks
on the ground along the centerline.
The official places the ball
between the two stick heads
and blows the whistle. The two
players then attempt to gain
control of the ball using their
sticks. Typical face-off moves
include the clamp and
rake. If a penalty is
called before or during a face-off,
possession goes to the opposing
team.
Fake:
To make a throwing motion with
the stick just before shooting
it to deceive the goalie.
Fast
break: When the offense
exploits an unsettled defense
with a quick transition downfield.
Many goals are scored this way.
Feed:
Passing the ball to a player
to create a scoring opportunity.
Ground
ball: A loose ball that
is on the ground. Players scoop
the ball with the stick
to pick it up.
Illegal
body check: A late hit,
or contact from behind, above
the shoulders, or below the
waist.
Interference:
Limiting the free movement of
an opponent who does not have
possession of the ball and is
not within five yards of a loose
ball.
Isolation:
Offensive players clear out
of the way to allow an opening
for a teammate to drive towards
the goal with the ball.
Loose
ball: Ball not controlled
by a player (e.g. on the ground
or in the air).
Man-down:
When the defense is at a disadvantage
due to a penalty. Also called
penalty kill.
Man-to-man
defense: Each player guards
one specific player. Each defenseman
matches up with an attacker,
and each midfielder matches
up with an opposing midfielder.
Man-up:
When the offense has an advantage
following a penalty. Also called
a power play.
Offsides:
Violation called when a team
has fewer than four players
on its defensive side of the
field, or fewer than three players
on its attacking side.
On-the-fly:
Substituting during play. When
one player exits the field through
the penalty box, another can
enter.
Pick:
Attackers or middies stand in
a position to block the path
of a teammate’s defender
to create space for the teammate
to receive a pass.
Pushing:
Illegal shoving of an opponent
from behind.
Rake:
Face-off move in which a player
sweeps the ball to the side
for a teammate to pick up.
Release:
When a penalized player re-enters
the game.
Riding:
Attempting to prevent a team
from clearing the ball.
Scoop:
Picking up a ground ball in
the crosse pocket.
Screen:
Offensive player stands outside
the crease in front of the goalie
to block the goalie’s
view.
Slashing:
Illegal stick check to
the body of a player that results
in a personal foul.
Slow
whistle: Permitting play
to continue during a penalty
until the offense loses possession
of the ball to allow an offense
to maintain its advantage.
Stalling:
Intentionally holding the ball
without advancing toward the
goal.
Stick
check: Defenders attempt
to dislodge the ball from an
opponents stick by executing
a poke check or a slap check.
Tripping:
Impeding an opponent at or below
the waist and causing him to
fall.
Unnecessary
roughness: Excessively violent
and usually calculated contact
to the opposition.
Unsportsmanlike
conduct: Physical or verbal
actions considered to be abusive,
obscene, or threatening by a
game official.
Warding
off: While in possession
of the ball, using a free hand
to control an opponent’s
stick or body.
Zone
defense: Strategy in which
players defend a specific part
of the field, close to the goal,
instead of guarding a single
opponent.
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