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94 LACROSSE

CPT Thad Barkdull, MD

INTRODUCTION

• History
  1.Considered to be the oldest sport in North
  America.
  2.Derived from baggataway, a game French observed
  Native Americans playing in seventeenth century
  Canada.
  3.Stick, or lacrosse used in game comes from
  appearance similar to bishop’s crosier or crosse.
  4. In 1879, Canada formed the National Lacrosse
  Association (now the Canadian Lacrosse Associ-
  ation).
  5. Eleven U.S. men’s college and club teams formed
  the National Lacrosse Association in 1879.
  6. By 1950, over 200 teams in the United States.
  7. Still the national sport of Canada.


• Demographics (U.S. Lacrosse)

1. Estimated that 250,000 people played organized
   lacrosse in 2001.
   a. Over 180,000 men
   b.Over 51,000 women


2. Nearly 25,000 men in over 400 universities with
   sanctioned programs.


3. Over 72,000 men at 1,600 high schools now have
   varsity programs.


4. Over 240 universities have sanctioned women’s
   programs for 5,500 women athletes.


5. There are 160 high school programs for over
   15,000 women.


6. Over 100,000 spectators watched the Division I, II,
   and III National Championships in 1999.

• The Game (Sherbondy, 2002)

1. Men’s field lacrosse
   a. Ten players per side:
   i. Three attackmen (offense), three defensive-
   men (defense), three midfielders (both), one
   goalie (defense).
   ii. Teams may allow a maximum of six players
   on the offensive half and seven on the defen-
   sive half.
   b.The field is 110 ×60 yards.
   c. Goals are 6-ft square with a 9-ft diameter crease
   around them.
   d. Substitutions may occur during play stoppage
   or during play (similar to hockey).
   e. Players may pass the ball or run while cradling
   the ball in their crosse.
   f. The object is to score more points than the oppo-
   nent by putting the ball into the opposition’s
   goal.
   g. Players may hit an opposing player who con-
   trols the ball or is within 5 yards of ball.
   h. Players may hit an opponent’s stick or gloved
   hand with their own.


2. Women’s field lacrosse
   a. Twelve players:
   i. One goalie, four attackers, four defenders,
   three midfielders.
   ii. The field is 120 ×70 yards.
   iii. No contact between players.
   iv. Restraining Line Rule—only seven offen-
   sive and eight defensive players in 30-yard
   area around goal.


3. Box lacrosse
   a. Six players per side.
   b. Played in enclosed area.
   c. More contact allowed than field lacrosse.

548 SECTION 6 • SPORTS-SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS