Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a fast and exciting team invasion sport, perfect for developing physical skills related to coordination and agility. Players use their stick to scoop, throw, catch, and carry the ball with the aim of shooting the ball in their opponent’s goal.
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What is lacrosse?

Lacrosse has been played as a taster sport at a number of Summer School Games events across the country in recent years.

Lacrosse 6s is a great introduction to the sport of lacrosse. Played with 5 out-field players, the only equipment you need is the stick. You can use any ball you have to hand (tennis balls, indoor rubber balls, etc) or choose from hard or soft compound lacrosse balls.

Lacrosse 6s can be played indoors or outdoors; you’ll need an area roughly the size of a netball court or a basketball court. The only other equipment you’ll need are some cones and something that can be used as a goal.

Find out more about how to play lacrosse formats.

Equipment needed

  • Lacrosse sticks
  • Balls (e.g. tennis balls)
  • Cones (or other markers to mark out goals)
  • Court space (e.g. netball court) - can be indoors or outdoors

Get involved

The School Games is inclusive to all young people and provides opportunities for everyone to get involved, either within school, against other local schools, or at county or regional level.

School Games Organisers

School Games Organisers (SGO) help schools coordinate appropriate competitive opportunities for all young people from Key Stage 2-4, to recruit, train and deploy a suitable workforce, and to support the development of club.

Sign up to find your local SGO

School Games formats

Learn more about the School Games formats suitable for lacrosse competitions:

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Lacrosse Primary Challenge

Runaround, Robin the Nest, One-2-One Shoot Challenge
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Lacrosse Primary Competition

Pop Lacrosse
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Lacrosse Secondary Competition

Into 4's, One-2-One Shoot Challenge, Rate My Trick
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Why Lacrosse?

POP Lacrosse, Into 8s