The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to lacrosse:

Lacrosse is a contact team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensively modified by European colonists, reducing the violence, to create its current collegiate and professional form.

Nature of lacrosse

Lacrosse can be described as all of the following:

• Sport –
  • Ball sport –
  • Stick sport –
  • Team sport –

Types of lacrosse

• Box lacrosse – indoor version
• College lacrosse
• Field lacrosse – outdoor version
• Women's lacrosse

History of lacrosse

History of lacrosse

• Montreal Lacrosse Club – founded the first set of written rules for the game. ^[1]

Lacrosse organizations

Lacrosse publications

Persons influential in lacrosse

See also

• Outline of sports

References

External links

• [1]
• Lacrosse news archive at Baltimore Sun
• CBC Digital Archives - Lacrosse: A History of Canada's Game
• Lacrosse Map - Interactive team and tournament map documenting the growth of lacrosse since 1850.
• The "Official" Lacrosse Dictionary from E-Lacrosse.com
• The "Official" Lacrosse Forum
• UK Lacrosse Forum