Lacrosse Scotland

Lacrosse Scotland
Official website
Jurisdiction	National
Founded	1926 (1926)
Affiliation	Federation of International Lacrosse
President	Julia Taylor
lacrossescotland.com

Lacrosse Scotland is the national governing body of lacrosse in Scotland. Previously known as the Scottish Lacrosse Association (SLA), name changed upon incorporation in 2005. It is a member of the Federation of International Lacrosse and the European Lacrosse Federation. It sends representative teams to participate in the Men's World Lacrosse Championship and the Women's Lacrosse World Cup. In the Men's 2006 World Lacrosse Championship, the national team placed eleventh out of twenty-one competing countries, and at the 2005 Women's World Cup, the national women's team placed seventh out of ten countries. Scotland also participates in both the men's and women's Under-19 World Championships.^[1]

References

Lacrosse

Overview	History stickball Terminology Strategy Years

Types	Box Field Women's

Equipment	Ball Glove Helmet Crosse (stick)

Countries	Australia Bermuda Canada Czech Republic England Israel Netherlands Scotland Spain United States Wales

Teams	Australia Canada Europe Iroquois Nationals United States National International

People	Players Goaltender (box lacrosse) Goaltender (field lacrosse) Coaches Players by nationality Major League Lacrosse players National Lacrosse League players Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductees National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductees

Variants	Intercrosse Polocrosse

Category Commons WikiProject

Sports governing bodies of Scotland

Ball games	Basketball Scotland Camanachd Association (Shinty) Cricket Scotland Lacrosse Scotland R&A Scottish Australian Rules Football League Scottish Football Association Scotland GAA Scottish Golf Union Scottish Handball Association Scottish Ice Hockey Scottish Rugby Union Scotland Rugby League

Others	Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland Royal Caledonian Curling Club Scottish Athletics Scottish Canoe Association Scottish Cycling Scottish Gliding Association Scottish Swimming Scottish Orienteering Association

Women's sport	Ladies' Golf Union Scottish Women's Football Association Scottish Women's Rugby Union Women's Camanachd Association

See also	sportscotland Scottish Institute of Sport

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