College of Mount St. Joseph - MSJ Lions Athletics

COLLEGE OF MOUNT ST. JOSEPHLACROSSE SKILLSCatching: The act of receiving a passed ballwith the crosse.Checking: The act of attempting todislodge the ball from an opponent’s stick.Poke Check: A stick check in which theplayer pokes the head of his stick at anopponent’s stick through the top hand bypushing with the bottom hand.Slap Check: A stick check in which a playerslaps the head of his stick against hisopponent’s stick.Wrap Check: A one-handed check in whichthe defender swings his stick around hisopponent’s body to dislodge the ball.(This check is only legal at the highestlevel of play.)Cradling: The coordinated motion of thearms and wrists that keeps the ball secure inthe pocket and ready to be passed or shotwhen running.Cutting: A movement by an offensive playerwithout the ball, toward the opponent’sgoal, in anticipation of a feed and shot.Feeding: Passing the ball to a teammatewho is in position for a shot on goal.Passing: The act of throwing the ball to ateammate with the crosse.Scooping: The act of picking up a loose ballwith the crosse.Screening: An offensive tactic in which aplayer near the crease positions himself so asto block the goalkeeper’s view of the ball.Shooting: The act of throwing the ballwith the crosse toward the goal in anattempt to score.GLOSSARY OF LACROSSE TERMSAttack Goal Area: The area defined by aline drawn sideline to sideline 20 yards fromthe face of the goal. Once the offensiveteam crosses the midfield line, it has tenseconds to move the ball into its attackgoal area.Body Check: Contact with an opponentfrom the front – between the shoulders andwaist – when the opponent has the ball or iswithin five yards of a loose ball.Box: An area used to hold players who havebeen served with penalties, and throughwhich substitutions on-the-fly are permitteddirectly from the sideline onto the field.Check-up: A call given by the goalie to telleach defender to find his man and call outhis number.Clamp: A face-off maneuver executed byquickly pushing the back of the stick on topof the ball.Crosse (Stick): The equipment used tothrow, catch and carry the ball.Defensive Clearing Area: The area definedby a line drawn sideline to sideline 20 yardsfrom the face of the goal. Once the defensiveteam gains possession of the ball in this area,it has ten seconds to move the ball acrossthe midfield line.Extra Man Offense (EMO): A man advantagethat results from a time-serving penalty.Face-Off: A technique used to put the ballin play at the start of each quarter, or after agoal is scored. The players squat down andthe ball is placed between their crosses.Fast-Break: A transition scoring opportunityin which the offense has at least a one-manadvantage.Ground Ball: A loose ball on the playingfield.Man Down Defense (MDD): The situationthat results from a time-serving penalty thatcauses the defense to play with at least a oneman disadvantage.Midfield Line: The line which bisects thefield of play.On-The-Fly Substitution: A substitutionmade during play.Pick: An offensive maneuver in which astationary player attempts to block the pathof a defender guarding another offensiveplayer.Pocket: The strung part of the head of thestick that holds the ball.Rake: A face-off move in which a playersweeps the ball to the side.Riding: The act of trying to prevent a teamfrom clearing the ball.Clearing: Running or passing the ball fromthe defensive half of the field to the attackgoal area.Crease: A circle around the goal with aradius of nine feet into which only defensiveplayers may enter.Handle (Shaft): An aluminum, wooden orcomposite pole connected to the head of thecrosse.Head: The plastic or wood part of the stickconnected to the handle.Release: The term used by an official tonotify a penalized player in the box that hemay re-enter the game.Unsettled Situation: Any situation inwhich the defense is not positioned correctly,usually due to a loose ball or broken clear.Lacrosse info obtained from Laxrules.com16