The team was admitted to the International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) in 1990.
The Nationals placed fourth in the 1998, 2002 and 2006 World Lacrosse Championships.
The 2007 Major League Lacrosse Championship was won by the Philadelphia Barrage led by Matt Striebel.
MLL expansion in 2006 has solidified lacrosse hotbeds of Denver, CO (with the Denver Outlaws), and fostered continued growth in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Riptide), San Francisco (San Francisco Dragons), and Chicago (Chicago Machine).
Most popular in North America, lacrosse is Canada's national summer sport.
The next European Lacrosse Championships will be held in Lahti, Finland in 2008.
The Australian Lacrosse League has three teams; one for each of Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.
The rules of women's lacrosse differ significantly from men's lacrosse and are specifically designed to allow less physical contact between players.
One of the major tendencies of the Shakers was to build, which resulted in a unique range of architecture, furniture and handicraft styles.
The next largest international field lacrosse competition would most likely be the European Lacrosse Championships.
Today, there are 13 different teams in thirteen different cities playing the National Lacrosse League.
In 2006, the Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Program signed a partnership with Nike, Inc.
In Canada, the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association has been operating a collegiate men's league since 1985 and now includes 12 varsity teams which span from London, Ontario to Lennoxville, Quebec.
Each player carries a lacrosse stick measuring between 40 inches (101.6 centimeters) and 42 inches (106.68 centimeters) long (a "short cross"), or 52 inches (132.08 centimeters) to 72 (182.88 centimeters) long (a "long cross").
Early lacrosse was characterized by deep spiritual involvement, befitting the spirit of combat in which it was undertaken.
At the collegiate level, there are currently 57 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse teams, 32 Division II men's lacrosse teams, and 131 Division III men's lacrosse teams.
Women's lacrosse is played in a similar manner except with two additional midfielders per team.
A later version of box lacrosse, indoor lacrosse, is played professionally in both Canada and the United States.
Outdoor men's lacrosse involves two teams of ten players each competing to project a small ball of solid rubber into the opposing team's goal.
Women's intercollegiate lacrosse stars have included University of Maryland, College Park standouts Kelly Amonte-Hiller, coach of the 2005, 2006, and 2007 national championship team from Northwestern University, and all-time scoring leader Australian Jen Adams.
Lacrosse players must wear helmets and gloves and also typically wear shoulder and elbow pads and sometimes they wear rib pads.
Held for both men and women, the European Lacrosse Federation (ELF) has been running the European Championships since 1995.
In women's lacrosse, players may only check if the check is directed away from the ball carrier's head.
The growth of lacrosse was also facilitated by the introduction of plastic heads invented by Baltimore-based stick maker STX in the 1970s.
Lacrosse has played a significant role in the community and religious life of tribes across the continent for many years.
Until 1986, lacrosse world championships had only been contested by the United States, Canada, England and Australia, with Scotland and Wales also competing in the women's edition.
The name lacrosse is simply a reflection of this term, and perhaps a shorthand for a phrase such as le jeu de la cross (the game of the stick).
In box lacrosse the goal is smaller (4'9" X 4') than in outdoor lacrosse, and the goaltender is usually bigger, with considerably more padding.
Indoor lacrosse is always played on artificial turf (sometimes called "carpet"), while box lacrosse is usually played on bare concrete.
Currently, there are world championships for lacrosse at senior men, senior women, under 19 men and under 19 women level.
Currently, there are only two NCAA Division I men's lacrosse teams west of the Mississippi River: Air Force and the University of Denver.
The most important rule in women's lacrosse is shooting space—this is a violation of the rules.
The women's lacrosse game has been modified significantly over the past ten years.
Lacrosse has witnessed great modifications since its origins in the fifteenth century, but many aspects of the sport remain the same.
Fouls form an important part of men's lacrosse as while a player is serving time, his team is 'man down'.
By the 1900s, high schools, colleges, and universities began playing the game, and lacrosse was contested as a medal sport in the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics.
Before 2004, only seven nations had ever participated, but in 2004 there was a record number of participating countries, with 12 men's and six women's, which made it the largest international lacrosse event of 2004.
Women's intercollegiate lacrosse stars have included University of Maryland, College Park standouts Kelly Amonte-Hiller, coach of the 2005, 2006, and 2007 national championship team from Northwestern University, and all-time scoring leader Australian Jen Adams.
In 2003, the first World Indoor Lacrosse Championship contested by six nations at four sites in Ontario, Canada.
By the nineteenth century, lacrosse evolved to a less violent game and more of a sport as French pioneers began competing.
One of the fastest growing professional sports leagues on the planet, Major League Lacrosse has captivated fans since its inception in 2001.