Yimuphi umdlalo obizwa ngokuthi iLacrosse
I-lacrosse ngumdlalo weqembu odlalwa ngenduku ye-lacrosse nebhola le-lacrosse. Kungumdlalo omdala ohleliwe eNyakatho Melika, nemvelaphi yawo nabantu bomdabu baseNyakatho Melika ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-12. Lo mdlalo washintshwa kakhulu ngabakholoni baseYurophu, banciphisa udlame, ukudala ifomu layo lamanje le-collegiate kanye ne-professional.  Abadlali basebenzisa inhloko yensimbi ye - lacrosse ukuze baphathe, badlulisele, babambe, futhi badonse ibhola liye emgomweni. Lo mdlalo unezinguqulo ezine ezinezinduku ezihlukile, izinkundla, imithetho nemishini: i-lacrosse yasensimini, i-lacrosse yabesifazane, i-lacrosse yebhokisi kanye ne-intercrosse. Imidlalo yamadoda, i-lacrosse yasendle (ngaphandle) ne-lacrosse yebhokisi (ngaphakathi), iyimidlalo yokuthintana futhi bonke abadlali bagqoka imishini yokuzivikela: isigqoko sokuzivikela, amagilavu, ama-shoulder pads, nama-elbow pads. Umdlalo wabesifazane udlalwa ngaphandle futhi awuvumeli ukuthintana komzimba kodwa uvumela ukuthinta induku ngenduku. Okuwukuphela kwezingubo zokuzivikela ezidingekayo kubadlali besifazane yizigqoko zamehlo, kuyilapho abagcini bemigomo begqoka izigqoko zokuzivikela kanye nama-pads. Kokubili i-lacrosse yamadoda neyabesifazane inezinguqulo eziyi-6v6 ezidlalwa ezinkundleni ezincane, zithola ukwamukelwa emicimbini yezemidlalo eminingi. I-Intercrosse iwumdlalo wobulili obuhlanganisiwe ongathintani odlalwa endlini osebenzisa induku epulasitiki kanye nebhola elithambile.  Lo mdlalo wanamuhla ulawulwa yiWorld Lacrosse futhi uwukuphela kwenhlangano yezemidlalo yamazwe omhlaba eyamukela amaqembu ezizwe zokuqala kanye nezizwe zaseMelika njengezizwe ezizimele. Le nhlangano ibamba iWorld Lacrosse Championship yamadoda, i-Women's Lacrosse World Cup, iWorld Indoor Lacrosse Championship yebhokisi lacrosse, kanye ne-Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships yamadoda nabesifazane. Ngamunye ubanjwa njalo ngemva kweminyaka emine. I-Lacrosse kuma-Olympic asehlobo iye yaqhudelana emidlalweni emibili yama-Olympic asehlobo, ngo-1904 nango-1908. Yaphinde yabanjwa njengomcimbi wokubonisa kuma-Olympic asehlobo ka-1928, 1932, no-1948.