- Top Hats Monthly
- Jun 22, 2011
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People are people so why should it be, that you and I should get along so awfully blink blink recall STOP IT YOU POSH LITTLE SHIT
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Just going to copypaste from the last time
quote:What is lacrosse?
Lacrosse is a sport played with sticks and balls with the goal of advancing the ball into the opposing net. Some call it the fastest sport on two feet. It's got a lot in common with hockey, and was invented by the First Nations people of Canada.
What kind of equipment?
Sticks
There are three types of lacrosse sticks. There is the regular lacrosse stick, a 40-42 inch stick meant for passing and scoring with. This is what the man in the front is holding. The "D-Pole" is what the defender is carrying behind the man, it can be anywhere from 52 to 72 inches, but most defenders will prefer as long a stick as possible for poke checking and hitting. There is also this guy.
Goalies can have any stick, most use short attack sticks because they're easier to wield
Protective Gear
Here are my sick MS paint skills.
Some players will wear shin pads, but they get made fun of, so most don't.
Positions
Attack
These guys linger on the opposite end of the field, and just bomb sick shots all day. That's pretty much their job description. Set up for a sick goal.
Midfielder
These guys take faceoffs and run around everywhere on the field, they often advance the ball up the field from a defensive position. They have to be pretty well conditioned and are asked to do jobs that both defenders and attack players would do.
Long Stick Midfielder
These guys do the same duties of the midfielder but are more defensively oriented. If a midfielder is switching out for a line change while the team is backed into their zone, an LSM will typically come out. For some teams, these guys are unicorns and are only out there rarely. They sometimes take shots and look goofy as hell.
Defense
They hit, stop, and block the attack and middies from getting the ball into their net. They will utilize poke and body checks to keep them out. Sometimes they will block shots. They're pretty crazy.
Goaltender
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvfRxVzA_M0
They stop the ball??? They don't wear shin pads. They're weird.
Rules
Many of the same rules as hockey are shared. In Box Lacrosse, you can even fight. But this entire OP is about Field Lacrosse so eh. You cannot go offsides, and you can have a maximum of four people in a zone. You can't go crazy and swing your stick around with one hand, and if you hit someone in the head with a two hand slash you're in bad shape. Head contact is illegal.
College Teams
If it's an east coast school, they probably have a lacrosse team. Denver is the most westerly lacrosse team. Last year, North Carolina won in Mens and Womens
Well that OP sucked, and you do too OP
Thanks! If you want to check out college lacrosse, you can often find it on ESPNU or streaming online. Pro lacrosse is harder to find, and might be on weird niche channels or streaming. Box lacrosse games are hilarious.
Added, Box Lacrosse
Box Lacrosse
Box Lacrosse is Hockey's native cousin. It is supposed to be much more physical, much louder, with a lot more scoring and fighting. However, in recent years the NLL has been trying to be family friendly (update, they've literally had press releases suggesting such), resulting in much stiffer penalties for fighting and hitting. If you want my two cents, now it just feels like field lacrosse without an edge, which is what NLL was always supposed to be. Regardless, there are still sometimes hits and the tighter playing surface can result in some interesting techniques.
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- Feb 26, 2011
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The NLL was a lot better when the Stealth were in Washington. Come back, Rhys Duch! Come back, Tyler Richards! We (I) miss you!
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