lacrosse
Goalie wears armor
Lacrosse is a team sport in which players use long-handled sticks with netted pouches to catch, carry, and throw a small rubber ball into the opposing team's goal.
Originally developed by Indigenous peoples of North America, it's now popular in the United States and Canada at youth, collegiate, and professional levels: She plays lacrosse for her college team.
Direct competitive confrontation
- groundballBatted ball that bounces
- scoopFirst-reported story
- cradleRocking bed for infants
- passMove beyond or decline
Original inhabitants of land
- IroquoisNative American confederacy
- stickballMakeshift urban baseball variant
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
- tribalOf a clan
Thin piece of wood
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- pocketFabric compartment in clothing
- headUppermost body part
- nettingInterlaced open fabric
cradle · mesh · sidewall · strung · traditional · helmet · gloves · pads
Central pitch position
- defensemanHockey position guarding goal
- goalieNet-guarding player
- pointExact location or meaning
- wingLimb enabling flight
Line from folding
Organized play or sport
- matchGame between opponents
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
league · NCAA · varsity · club · draft · season · scrimmage · invitational
Deliberate physical collision
- holdMaintain in grasp
- clampDevice for holding tight
- pushForce something away
- collisionForceful contact between objects
contact · aggression · grit · toughness · intensity · physicality
Illegal forward position
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- slashAngled line or swipe
- cross-checkVerify by comparing sources
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
warding · holding · tripping · unsportsmanlike · man-down · stalling
faceoff
Direct competitive confrontation
- groundballBatted ball that bounces
- scoopFirst-reported story
- cradleRocking bed for infants
pass · catch · shot · dodge · check · clear · ride · feed · assist · goal
Indigenous
Original inhabitants of land
- IroquoisNative American confederacy
- stickballMakeshift urban baseball variant
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
stick
Thin piece of wood
netting · cradle · mesh · sidewall · strung · traditional · helmet · gloves · pads · mouthguard
midfielder
Central pitch position
- defensemanHockey position guarding goal
- goalieNet-guarding player
- pointExact location or meaning
crease
Line from folding
game
Organized play or sport
- matchGame between opponents
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- championshipCompetition for top rank
playoffs · league · NCAA · varsity · club · draft · season · scrimmage · invitational · rivalry
body-check
Deliberate physical collision
collision · contact · aggression · grit · toughness · intensity · physicality
offside
Illegal forward position
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- slashAngled line or swipe
- cross-checkVerify by comparing sources
interference · warding · holding · tripping · unsportsmanlike · man-down · stalling
- British Sportsrugby, cricket, football, tennis, soccer
- folk sportshighland games, Highland games, hurling, shinty, Gaelic football
- IroquoisIroquois, Mohawk, Iroquois Confederacy, Oneida, Onondaga
- PrincetonPrinceton University, orange and black, reunions, campus, undergraduate
- Maryland SportsBaltimore Orioles, Baltimore Ravens, Orioles, Preakness Stakes, Ray Lewis
- old moneyold money, blue blood, trust fund, private wealth, endowment
lacrossechess
Strategic board game
reading · video games · meditation · sedentary lifestyle · inactivity
lacrosseboxing
Combat sport using fists
wrestling · golf · swimming · track and field · gymnastics
- lacrosse stickNetted sports implement
- lacrosse ballDense rubber game sphere
- lacrosse teamOrganized stick-and-ball athletes
- lacrosse helmetHeadgear for stick-and-ball field game
- lacrosse playerAthlete using netted stick
- lacrosse fieldPlaying surface for stick-and-ball sport