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Box Lacrosse
Text Box: The Vancouver Burrards of the VKMLA (Local Team)

Rules
Text Box: Box lacrosse is a sport played in a concrete arena similar to a hockey arena. The object of the game is to score as many goals as you can and prevent the opposition from scoring. The sport is played 5 on 5 and a goalie guards a triangular net. The penalties in this sport include: Interference, Roughing, Holding, and Goalie Interference. If you hit the goalie in the head it’s the other team’s ball. Although lacrosse is very complimentary to hockey, it is really more similar to basketball. Like basketball, and unlike hockey in most situations, lacrosse involves a full team of offense. There are no defensemen in lacrosse like basketball. Players cannot pass the ball to the goalie in the crease. You can only make a cross-check a player when they have the ball or they are inside the dotted line.

Field
Text Box: This is a diagram of a box lacrosse field. The lacrosse field is very similar to the hockey arena.

Equipment
Text Box: Lacrosse is a sport that uses a lot of equipment. The equipment used in lacrosse are similar to hockey. A lacrosse stick, a helmet with a face mask, slash guards, gloves, shoulder pads, mouth guard, a jock, and kidney pads are all used in the game of lacrosse to prevent serious injury. Knee pads are optional, but if you don’t like bruises on your knees, we would advise you to wear them. Also, if you are very accident prone, bleed a lot, hate getting hurt, and get bruises very easily this sport is not for you. Text Box: Full lacrosse gear

History of Lacrosse
Text Box: The first nations of Canada began playing the sport more than 500 years ago. It was known as “The Creator’s Game”. Lacrosse has survived the test of time after treading down a long path that led it to become recognized as Canada’s national sport since it was made long before hockey and basketball. The first nations knew lacrosse under many different names such as “Baggataway” or “Tewaarathon” and played a huge role in the culture of Canada. Lacrosse is recognized to be more popular in Europe but is also very popular in Canada. Lacrosse is one of North America’s first national sports. In the National Lacrosse Association, their motto is “Our country - Our game.” Text Box: Traditional Lacrosse Stick Text Box: Modern Lacrosse Stick

Lacrosse Stick
Text Box: The head of a lacrosse stick is the part used for handling the ball. The head is made of strong plastic but wooden heads still exist in women’s lacrosse and are collectors items. Men’s sticks heads may be from 4 to 10 inches wide in international competition. In Women’s Lacrosse, the head may be from 7 to 9 inches wide. The shaft of a lacrosse stick is usually made of aluminum, titanium, scandium or alloys, but some shafts are made from other material including wood and fiberglass. LACROSSE ROCKS LACROSSE ROCKS LACROSSE ROCKS