Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin that involves using a crosse to play with a small rubber ball, and it has evolved from 12th-century ceremonial games to modern organized competitions in Canada and the United States. The game is played by ten players per team, with specific positions and rules regarding gameplay, and includes championships for various age and gender levels, particularly dominated by the U.S. and Canada. The 2010 FIL World Lacrosse Championships will feature 30 nations and take place at Manchester University Sports Grounds.

1. Lacrosse

2. is a team sport sport of Native American origin played using a small solid rubber ball and a long-handled racquet called a crosse or lacrosse stick .

3. crosse or lacrosse stick

4. M en's Lacrosse Equipment

5. Women's Lacrosse Equipment

6. History

7. Lacrosse originated with the Native Americans of the United States and Canada developed as early as the 12th century games were played as part of ceremonial ritual to give thanks to the Creator The French Jesuit missionary, Jean de Brébeuf, saw Iroquois tribesmen play it in 1637 and was the first European to write about the game. He called it lacrosse .

8. In 1856, William George Beers, a Canadian dentist, founded the Montreal Lacrosse Club. By the 1900s, high schools, colleges, and universities began playing the game

9. L acrosse is a contact game played by ten players : a goalie, three defensemen, three midfielders three attackmen The object of the game is to shoot the ball into the opponent's goal .

10. Collegiate games 60 min ( 15-minute quarters ) High school games 48 min ( 12-minute quarters ) Y outh games 32 min (8 -minute quarters ) Each team is given a two-minute break . Halftime is ten minutes long. Teams change sides between periods. T wo timeouts each half.

12. Men's lacrosse begins with a face-off . The official blows the whistle to begin play. P layers in the wing areas can run after the ball when the whistle sounds. The other players must wait until one player has gained possession of the ball . Field players must use their crosses to pass, catch and run with the ball. Aggressive body checking is discouraged. Lacrosse rules state that if the ball or a player in possession of the ball goes out of bounds, the other team is awarded possession. An attacking player cannot enter the crease around the goal, but may reach in with his stick to scoop a loose ball. A referee, umpire and field judge supervise field play. A chief bench official, timekeepers and scorers assist.

13. Personal Fouls 1) Slashing 2) Tripping 3) Cross Checking 4) Unsportsmanlike Conduct 5) Unnecessary Roughness 6) Illegal Crosse 7) Illegal Body Checking 8) Illegal Gloves

14. P layed for the most part in Canada and the United States , with small but dedicated lacrosse communities in the United Kingdom and Australia. W orld championships for lacrosse at senior men, senior women, under 19 men and under 19 women level . The World Lacrosse Championships have been dominated by the United States, particularly in the men's game Canadian Team is 2006 world champion

15. The 2010 FIL World Lacrosse Championships will be held at the Manchester University Sports grounds, ( 15th - 24th July 2010 ) This is going to be the biggest World Championships to date. 30 nations will compete for the title.