What does «lacrosse» mean in Spanish?
- Lacrosse is a team sport played outdoors by ten players (men) or twelve players (women), each of whom uses a net stick (the cross) to pass and catch a very hard rubber ball in order to score goals (each worth one point traditionally, but also two in Major League Lacrosse) by propelling the ball into the opponent's goal. The team that scores the most points after 2 halves, of varying length from competition to competition, and in overtime if necessary, wins. Indoor versions of the game are also popular, particularly in Canada. Most popular in North America, lacrosse is the official summer national sport of Canada and the fastest growing sport in the United States. In its modern form, men's lacrosse is played on a grass or artificial turf field. Each team consists of 10 players on the field at a time: three attackers, three midfielders, three defenders and a goalie. In men's lacrosse, players wear protective equipment on their heads, shoulders, arms and hands, as body control is an integral part of the game, and arm and hand control is considered legal. Women's lacrosse is played similarly, except that there are two additional midfielders per team. Women's lacrosse players are only required to wear protective eyewear (except for the goalie, who wears additional padding, usually consisting of a helmet, shin guards and chest pad, and most goalies do not wear arm pads), as no contact is allowed except for minor stick checks.