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 A lacrosse stick or crosse is a long handled racket that is used in the sport of lacrosse to handle the ball and to strike at opposing players. The head of a lacrosse stick is roughly triangular in shape and it is strung with loose netting that allows the ball to be caught, carried and thrown.
[edit] Traditional Lacrosse stickThe traditional lacrosse stick is crafted usually from hickory trees. Through steam bending, the lacrosse stick is given its shape. Holes are drilled and a sidewall is created through the weaving of nylon string, which is then hardened by being dipped in resin. Leather "runners" are strung from the top of the "head" to the "throat" of the stick, then nylon string is woven in to create the net.[1] The wooden lacrosse stick dates back to the creation of the sport and is still fashioned by box lacrosse players around the world. Wooden lacrosse sticks are still very commonly used by box lacrosse goaltenders. More common in the senior and masters ranks, wooden sticks can still be seen used by runners. Wooden sticks are still legal under Canadian Lacrosse Association rules, but are subject to the same size regulations as contemporary lacrosse sticks. Wooden sticks are quite common in women's field lacrosse. [edit] Contemporary Lacrosse stick[edit] Head The Head of a lacrosse stick is the part used for handling the ball. Players catch, throw and cradle with the ball in the head of the stick. The head is made mostly of a strong plastic. In Women' lacrosse The pocket will be determined illegal if the ball is placed in the pocket and the top surface of the ball is under the topmost portion of the sidewall. [2][3][4] A men's lacrosse stick however allows a much deeper pocket that is illegal only when the ball sits deeper than the lowermost section of the sidewall. The differences between men's and women's lacrosse sticks are found mostly in the head; men's stick heads may be from 4 to 10 inches wide according to ILF rules[2], or 6.5 to 10 inches wide according to US Lacrosse and NCAA rules[3][4]. The goalie's stick may be up to 15 inches inside measurement at its widest point (ILF)[2] or 10 to 12 inches wide (US Lacrosse and NCAA)[3][4]. The sidewalls of sticks in Men's Lacrosse may not be more than 2 inches tall. Lacrosse sticks may be strung with mesh or leathers and nylon strings to form a pocket. [2][3][4]  US Lacrosse Rules dictate that the head of a woman's stick may be from 7 to 9 inches wide, and must be strung traditionally, with a pocket formed by a grid of leather strings (no mesh is permitted); however, the goalkeeper's stick head may be up to 12 inches wide and is allowed to be strung with mesh. Also for the women's stick, the top of the ball, when placed in the pocket, must remain above the sidewall. [5]. Many people customize their heads by coloring the mesh and/or strings or dying the actual plastic head. Mesh and strings are sold in various colors so customizing a head this way is easy, however if one wishes to dye the head they would either need a custom job done or they would need to do it themselves. [6] [edit] ShaftModern handles, more commonly referred to as shafts, are made of hollow metal. They are usually octagonal, instead of round, in order to provide a better grip. Most are made of aluminum, titanium, scandium, or alloys, but some shafts are still made from other materials, including wood or fiberglass. Hollow shafts must be covered with tape or a plug (commonly referred to as the "butt" or "butt end"), usually made of rubber, on the exposed end. Women's lacrosse handles are usually longer than those found in men's lacrosse, since regulations limit the length of men's sticks (including the head) from 40 to 42 inches (52 to 72 inches for defensemen; 40 to 72 inches for goalies)[2][3][4], while women's sticks can be 35.5 to 43.25 inches long. Women's sticks are also considerably thinner in diameter due to the lack of strength needed in a women's stick. [5]. Offensive players' lacrosse sticks are often as short as possible, because of the offensive advantages of a short stick making it harder to check. Men's defensive sticks, however, are usually as long as the rules permit (six feet), to allow a defenseman to stay further away from the player he is covering while still playing defense effectively.  Three Warrior Diamond attack length sticks for men's lacrosse [edit] External links
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