Lacrosse Rules

Lacrosse rules differ from one league to another with variations being exacted to cover the differences in strengths, gender and age. While the general game play that covers the sport stays relatively the same all around, the variations in the lacrosse rules that each league has is still something that players need to be familiar with.

The general rules of lacrosse include the general objective of the sport or the game, which is to score a goal with the use of your lacrosse sticks and to protect your own goal from the opposing team at the same time. You can try to wrest the ball from the other team through legally acceptable moves as stated in the official lacrosse rules for each league.

The differences in these basic lacrosse rules are seen in the way the game is played. These differences often cover the equipment rules, with the men having a different set of equipment as the women since they wear pads and the women don't, and the general rules governing physical contact and fouls that can be made in the game. There are also differences in the number of players for each gender as can be seen in the general rules for each league.

Womens lacrosse rules differ from the rules that govern their male counterparts due to the fact that the women's variation of the game is not a contact sport, whereas the men's version allows for full contact within certain limits. If you want to read the differences between the genders rules for the game, you can do a search online for the men's rules by typing in “man lacrosse rule” and comparing it to a free women's lacrosse rule book you might have with you or by finding a list of girls lacrosse rules and positions online as well.

High school lacrosse rules also differ from the usual rules that are in place for the older leagues. While lacrosse is a full contact sport in the grown up men's division, the 2007 high school lacrosse rules have some variations to the grown up rules for the protection of the younger set.

Aside from the rules governing game play, there are also lacrosse rules and equipment specifications that have to be followed. The lacrosse equipment rules usually cover the lengths of the lacrosse sticks that are being used by the different positions on the field. These lacrosse stick length regulations or lacrosse stick length rules can be found in the lacrosse equipment regulation manuals and specifications for each league.