Rule Changes - Women’s Field Lacrosse 2020/21

Rule 3 - The Crosse

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5. The pockets of all field crosses may be strung with 4 or 5 longitudinal leather and/or synthetic thongs and 8 to 12 knots/stitches of cross lacing. Mesh pockets are allowed. 

 d. Pockets must be attached to the head of the Crosse through pocket stringing holes and must be attached in one of the following ways. The pocket must be anchored along the bottom of the bottom rail of the sidewall of the head unless it is made of fused mesh, or the pocket nylon cord must run through the stringing holes parallel to the top and bottom of the bottom rail of the sidewall, i.e. similar to sewing stitches. The distance from the bottom of the side wall to the bottom of the stringing hole must not be more than 1.0 cm. 

6.  Field crosses will have no more than two separate shooting/throw strings. Shooting/throw strings will not be rolled or coiled more than twice between each thong. In a mesh pocket, the allowance is one coil per diamond of mesh. Flat hockey or boot laces may not be used as shooting/throw strings.