. The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association lacrosse guide. em in the right position and given themthe ball. The function of the defense is to keep the attack fromadvancing the ball. This is done either by intercepting apass or body-checking a runner. Checking, which corre-sponds to tackling in foot ball, can be practised only upon aman actually in possession of the ball or within reach of theball. The chief member of the defense is the goal-tender, aposition of great responsibility and requiring a high degreeof proficiency in stick handling. The fouls of Lacrosse are divided into
. The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association lacrosse guide. em in the right position and given themthe ball. The function of the defense is to keep the attack fromadvancing the ball. This is done either by intercepting apass or body-checking a runner. Checking, which corre-sponds to tackling in foot ball, can be practised only upon aman actually in possession of the ball or within reach of theball. The chief member of the defense is the goal-tender, aposition of great responsibility and requiring a high degreeof proficiency in stick handling. The fouls of Lacrosse are divided into technical and per-sonal and the penalties are either a free throw for the oppo-nents or suspension from the game for a number of minutesof the offending player, as in hockey. The more important fouls are as follows: Technical Fouls, Class AThe penalty is a free throw to opponents or suspensionfrom the game for one minute. Touching the ball with the handThrowing the stick at the from position after the the the off-side Sp::ld^7ig;s Athletic Library 11 Technical Fouls, Class BThe penalty is suspension from the game for from 3 to 7minutes. Holding an opponents stick. Illegal interference. Holding or pushing. Shouldering or checking from behind. niegal body-checking. Tripping. Kneeling in front of a runner. Slashing. Unnecessary roughness. Personal FoulsThe penalty is suspension for the remainder of the game,substitution being allowed after 10 minutes. Crosse checking—Checking so that theplayer checked is caught against the stickheld firmly in both profane or threatening language to a player or the striking a player with the stick,or when played properly has no superior amongathletic contests as a spectacle, as a test of endurance and asan exercise of judgment and fast thinking. The skill requiredto handle the ball with the stick is greater than that requiredin any other athleti
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