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"Lacrosse, as women play it, is an orderly pastime that has little in common with the men's tribal warfare version except the long-handled racket or crosse (stick) that gives the sport its name. It's true that the object in both the men's and women's lacrosse is to send a ball through a goal by means of the racket, but whereas men resort to brute strength the women depend solely on skill." [[Rosabelle Sinclair]]<ref name= coach>Fisher, p. 200</ref>
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The first modern women's lacrosse game was played in 1890 at the [[St Leonards School]] in Scotland, where women's lacrosse had been introduced by [[Louisa Lumsden]]. Lumsden brought the game to Scotland after watching a men's [[lacrosse]] game between the Canghuwaya (probably Caughnawaga) Indians and the [[Montreal Lacrosse Club]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stleonards-fife.org/Index.asp?MainID=4382 |title=History of Lacrosse at St Leonards |accessdate=2008-05-01 |work=STLeonards-Fife.org |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506160603/http://www.stleonards-fife.org/Index.asp?MainID=4382 |archivedate=6 May 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> One of Lumsden's students, [[Rosabelle Sinclair]], established the first women's lacrosse team in the United States at the [[Bryn Mawr School]] in [[Baltimore]], Maryland in 1926.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.brynmawrschool.org/page/about/history |title=History |publisher=Bryn Mawr School |accessdate=December 2, 2017}}</ref>
Until the mid-1930s, women's and men's field lacrosse were played under virtually the same rules, with no protective equipment. In the United States, the formation of the U.S. Women's Lacrosse Association led to a change in these rules.
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Women’s lacrosse is played with a team of 12 players, including the goalkeeper during usual play. The ball used is typically yellow, unless both teams agree to use a different coloured ball. The duration of the game is 60 minutes, with two halves. Each team is allowed two 90-second team time-outs per game (two 2-minute timeouts in the USA). In the USA, a time-out may be requested by the head coach or any player on the field after a goal is scored or any time the requestor's team is in clear possession of the ball. If a possession timeout is called, players must leave their sticks in place on the field and return to that same place for the restart of play. No substitutions are allowed during this stoppage of play.
The rules of women's lacrosse differ significantly from men's lacrosse. The details that follow are the USA college rules. International women's lacrosse rules are slightly different.<ref>[http://www.womenslacrosse.org/pdfs/IFWLA_Rulebook_2007_Web.pdf 2007 IFWLA Women's Lacrosse Rules] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625181654/http://www.womenslacrosse.org/pdfs/IFWLA_Rulebook_2007_Web.pdf |date=25 June 2008 }}, International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations</ref>
The women's lacrosse game saw numerous rule changes in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laxpower.com/ask-ref/changes.htm#women|title=Women's Rule Changes for 2000|work=LaxPower|accessdate=2007-03-18}}</ref> Modifications included limiting the number of players allowed between the two restraining lines on the draw to five players per team. Stick modifications have led to offset heads, which allow the women's game to move faster and makes stick moves and tricks easier. In 2002, goggles became mandatory equipment in the United States (but not a requirement in international rules). In 2006, hard boundaries were adopted.
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===Equipment===
Women's lacrosse rules are specifically designed to limit physical contact between players. As a result of the lack of contact, the only protective equipment required are a mouth guard and face guard/goggles. Although headgear is not required except for Florida where its mandatory for girls lacrosse players to wear a head gear it is considered to new lacrosse players due to the risk of head injury. This caused by the round rubber ball used in the sport.<ref name
The crosse (Lacrosse stick) is divided into 2 parts the shaft and the head of the stick. The shaft can be made of a variety of materials such as wood, aluminum and composite materials depending on what position the player prefers. With women's lacrosse the rules specify only composite and aluminum be used due to accidental checks and hitting that can happen during the duration of the games. The top of the stick is where the head joins the shaft to make the whole stick. The head is made out of compact plastic where the mesh, sidewall and pocket form.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lacrosse Stick|url=http://www.lacrosse.com/lacrosse-sticks/|website=Lacrosse.com}}</ref>
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*[http://www.womenslacrosse.org International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations]
*[http://www.uslacrosse.org US Lacrosse – The National Governing Body]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051109055819/http://www.womenslacrosse.com/about.shtml Women's lacrosse in the United States]
*[http://www.englishlacrosse.co.uk/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5106-167100-184318-nav-list,00.html Women's lacrosse in England]
*[http://www.laxwales.com Women's lacrosse in Wales]
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