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Women's lacrosse is a popular version of Lacrosse , a team sport of Native American origin played with netted sticks that are used to throw, catch and shoot a small rubber ball into the opponent's goal. Women's lacrosse dates back to at least 1890, which it was adopted as a variation of Field Hockey . It differs from the better-known men's version largely because most contact is forbidden, where as in men's lacrosse, full-body contact is an essential part of the game. As a result, women players wear much less protective gear - for example, only the Goalkeeper wears a helmet. Women's lacrosse also uses a more shallow pocket on the sticks, making it harder to control the ball under pressure. Additionally, starting in 2003 in the US, women playing are required to wear protective eye gear in the form of goggles to minimize eye and face injury. Moreover, women are required to wear mouthguards just like the men. Although women are not allowed to hit each other like the men players, they can still check each others' sticks, knocking the ball out. In 2005, the "soft boundaries" that had characterized and distinguished women's lacrosse from the men's game were revoked and "hard boundaries" were adopted. As a result of these differences, its fans say action is more spread out and faster than in the men's version. The sport is sometimes called 'the fastest sport on two legs'. The positions from defense to attack for women's lacrosse go from the goalkeeper to point, cover point, third man, two defense wings, two attack wings, a center, a third home, second home, and first home. In 2000, the Restraining Line was taken from the men's game and added to women's lacrosse. The game begins with a draw, at the center of the field. After each goal, and at the beginning of the second half, play resumes with another draw (similar to a face-off in ice hockey or men's lacrosse except the fight for the ball is in the air rather than the ice or ground). The penalties for women's lacrosse are given in Cards :
A common bumper sticker says "Lacrosse... Indians invented it: Women perfected it. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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