• 10 parts
  • Checked September 2026

Parts of a Lacrosse Stick

A lacrosse stick face on and from the side, then its head up close.

Parts of a Lacrosse Stick

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Write the name of each numbered part.Answer key

  1. Head
  2. Shaft
  3. Pocket
  4. Butt end
  5. Scoop
  6. Sidewall
  7. Throat
  8. Mesh
  9. Shooting strings
  10. Ball stop

Drawn for this site on 2026-09-30 from plain geometry. Licence: own work.

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Whole stick 4

  1. Head The strung end of the stick. It is roughly triangular, with loose netting that holds the ball.
  2. Shaft The long handle. The terms shaft and handle mean the same part.
  3. Pocket The netting that hangs below the frame and holds the ball.
  4. Butt end The end of the shaft away from the head. It is covered with a cap or tape.

The head 6

  1. Scoop The top part of the head. Used to scoop the ball up off the ground.
  2. Sidewall Either side of the head. The strings are tied through holes in the sidewalls.
  3. Throat The narrow bottom of the head, where it meets the shaft.
  4. Mesh Netting woven in diamonds. It is strung into the head to form the pocket.
  5. Shooting strings Laces woven across the mesh toward the top of the head.
  6. Ball stop A pad at the throat, inside the head. The ball can rest against it.

How this list was compiled: Every name checked on 2026-09-30, a name kept only where two independent sources use it: Wikipedia, text only: Lacrosse stick (head, shaft or handle, butt end, pocket, mesh, shooting strings, sidewalls, scoop, throat, ball stop); the sport's international governing body's rule books, read as scans at https://archive.org/details/world-lacrosse-mens-rules-02021-23-field and https://archive.org/details/wl-box-rulebook-02024, and its officiating manual, https://archive.org/details/2024-mens-field-lacrosse-officiating-manual (head, shaft, butt-end, pocket, sidewalls, throat, guard stop or ball stop, strings and mesh); and a youth club's page of stick terms, https://www.levittowntomahawks.com/teams/default.asp?u=TOMAHAWKSLACROSSE&s=lacrosse&p=custom&freeformID=6838 (scoop, throat, pocket, shooting strings, sidewall, shaft, butt-end). Licence: own work

The drawing: Drawn for this site on 2026-09-30 from plain geometry; no maker's mark, nothing traced. Licence: own work

How it works

A lacrosse stick, also called a crosse, is a shaft with a netted head that catches, carries and throws the ball. The first drawing shows the whole stick; the second shows the head.

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The whole stick, then the head

Numbers 1 to 4 are on the whole stick: the head, the shaft, the pocket and the butt end. The pocket shows best from the side, in the lower picture. Open the second drawing for 5 to 10. On the head, find the scoop, a sidewall, the throat, the mesh, the shooting strings and the ball stop.

  • The scoop is at the wide end of the head. The throat is at the narrow end.
  • The shaft is also called the handle. Either answer is accepted.

Questions and answers

What are the parts of a lacrosse stick called?

The head and the shaft. The head has a scoop at the top, a sidewall down each side and a throat where it joins the shaft. Mesh strung inside the head forms the pocket. The end of the shaft is the butt end.

What is a lacrosse stick called?

A crosse. Lacrosse stick and crosse mean the same thing, and the sport's rule books have used both words.

What is the net on a lacrosse stick called?

The pocket. It is made of mesh or other stringing in the head of the stick, and it catches and holds the ball.

What is the top of a lacrosse head called?

The scoop. It is the top part of the head, used to scoop the ball up off the ground.

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