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A typical men's lacrosse field. The women's game is often played on a larger field (120 x 82 yards), with the goals 100 yards apart, and usually without the outside boundary lines marked. The ball is put into play by a face-off at the middle of the field, and play is continuous except for goals, fouls, and time-outs. Players may kick the ball, but only the goalie may use his hands.

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Lacrosse.	Grace Young	Jun 19, 2026
	Add new Web site: BBC - Crossing Continents - Lacrosse: Reclaiming the Creator's game.	Gloria Lotha	Apr 09, 2025
	Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Dynamic Functional Ability in Lacrosse Players in Relation to Development of Sport-Related Onset of Musculoskeletal Pain.	Aakanksha Gaur	Nov 30, 2024
	Add new Web site: World Lacrosse - The Game.	Gloria Lotha	May 03, 2024
	Add new Web site: Rulesofsport.com - Lacrosse Rules.	Gloria Lotha	Mar 08, 2024
	Add new Web site: International Olympic Committee - Lacrosse.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 07, 2024
	Add new Web site: Maryland Manual On-Line - Jousting and Lacrosse.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 22, 2023
	Add new Web site: Penn Museum - Lacrosse.	Gloria Lotha	May 05, 2023
	Add new Web site: Samford University - Lacrosse, a Lopsided Sport.	Aakanksha Gaur	Mar 25, 2023
	Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Lacrosse.	Emily Rodriguez	Sep 14, 2022
	Add new Web site: KidzWorld - Lacrosse Overview.	Thinley Kalsang Bhutia	Mar 24, 2017
	Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Lacrosse.	Aakanksha Gaur	Mar 25, 2014
	Added that contemporary crosses are typically made of metal and that goalie's equipment varies from that of other players.	Amy Tikkanen Sebastian Bradley	Oct 03, 2012
	Add new Web site: Hickoksports.com - Lacrosse.	Parul Jain	Apr 16, 2012
	Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Lacrosse.	Parul Jain	Apr 16, 2012
	Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - How to Play Lacrosse.	Parul Jain	Apr 16, 2012
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998