16 Facts About Field lacrosse

Field lacrosse is a full contact outdoor men's sport played with ten players on each team.

The sport originated among Native Americans, and the modern rules of field lacrosse were initially codified by Canadian William George Beers in 1867.

Field lacrosse is one of three major versions of lacrosse played internationally.

Object of the game is to use a Field lacrosse stick, or crosse, to catch, carry, and pass a solid rubber ball in an effort to score by shooting the ball into the opponent's goal.

The triangular head of the Field lacrosse stick has a loose net strung into it that allows the player to hold the Field lacrosse ball.

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Field lacrosse is played professionally in North America by the Premier Lacrosse League.

The name "Field lacrosse" comes from their reports, which described the players' sticks as like a bishop's crosier—la crosse in French.

Field lacrosse established the Canadian Lacrosse Association and created the first written rules for the game, Lacrosse: The National Game of Canada.

Field lacrosse involves two teams, each competing to shoot a lacrosse ball into the opposing team's goal.

Standard lacrosse field is 110 yards in length from each endline, and 60 yards in width from the sidelines.

Field lacrosse goals are centered between each sideline, positioned 15 yards from each endline and 80 yards apart from one another.

Field lacrosse wears special "goalie gloves" that have extra padding on the thumb to protect from shots.

International Field lacrosse plays two straight 5-minute overtime periods, and then applies the sudden victory rule if the score is still tied.

Professional field lacrosse made its first appearance in 1988 with the formation of the American Lacrosse League, which folded after five weeks of play.

In 2001, professional field lacrosse resurfaced with the inception of Major League Lacrosse, whose teams, based in the United States and Canada, play during the summer.

One hurdle was resolved in 2008, when the international governing bodies for men's and women's Field lacrosse merged to form the Federation of International Lacrosse, which was later renamed World Lacrosse.