Lacrosse in Canada

Lacrosse in Canada
A lacrosse game between Canada and the United States at the 2008 Men's Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships
Country	Canada
Governing body	Canadian Lacrosse Association
National team(s)	Men's field team Men's indoor team Women's national team
First played	First documented in 1600s
National competitions
Mann Cup Minto Cup
Club competitions
National Lacrosse League
International competitions
World Lacrosse Men's Championship World Lacrosse Women's Championship World Lacrosse Men's U20 Championship World Lacrosse Women's U20 Championship World Lacrosse Box Championships World Junior Lacrosse Championship

Modern lacrosse in Canada has been a popular sport since the mid 1800s. Only field lacrosse was played until the 1930s, when box lacrosse was invented. In 1994 Parliament passed the National Sports of Canada Act which declared lacrosse to be "Canada's National Summer Sport", with ice hockey as "Canada's National Winter Sport".^[1]