Lacrosse stick head

A lacrosse head for attachment to a lacrosse handle, comprising:

• an open frame having a rearward arcuate wall, a pair of sidewalls that extend generally forwardly from said rearward arcuate wall;
• and a scoop that connects said pair of sidewalls opposite said rearward arcuate wall;
• a throat projecting rearwardly from said open frame and having a socket for receipt of the lacrosse handle therein;
• a plurality of net attachment structures associated with said open frame allowing a net to be secured to said open frame;
• each of said pair of sidewalls having a lower rim and an upper rim, and wherein at least one location along said open frame a first distance defined by the distance between said upper rims of said sidewalls is greater than a second distance defined by the distance between said lower rims of said sidewalls.

A lacrosse head for attachment to a lacrosse handle, comprising:

• a frame element having an arcuate wall, a scoop opposing said arcuate wall, and a pair of sidewalls that generally extend between said arcuate wall and said scoop;
• a socket extending rearwardly from said frame element for receipt of a handle therein to define a head/handle axis;
• a pocket area defined by a lower portion of said arcuate wall and a lower portion of each of said pair of opposing sidewalls;
• and
• a catching area defined by an upper portion of said arcuate wall, and an upper portion of each of said pair of opposing sidewalls;
• whereby said catching area is larger than said pocket area to increase the ball retention characteristics of the head without decreasing the ability to catch the ball.

A lacrosse stick head for attachment to a lacrosse stick, comprising:

• a frame element defining an open area for receiving a lacrosse ball including:
• a rear arcuate wall;
• a scoop located opposite said rear arcuate wall;
• and
• a pair of opposing sidewalls extending from said rear arcuate wall to said scoop, at least one sidewall of said pair of opposing sidewalls having an inner surface with an upper section and a lower section, said pair of sidewalls being divisable into a rear portion and a forward portion;
• wherein said lower sections of said sidewalls in said rear section are disposed further inwardly than said upper sections.

The lacrosse stick head for attachment to a lacrosse stick, comprising:

• a frame element defining an open area for receiving a lacrosse ball including:
• a rear arcuate wall;
• a scoop located opposite said rear arcuate wall;
• and
• a pair of opposing sidewalls extending from said rear arcuate wall to said scoop, at least one sidewall of said pair of sidewalls having a body with a compound inner surface having an upper section and a lower section;
• and
• wherein at least a portion of said lower section is arching more inward than an inner side of said upper section.

The lacrosse head comprising:

• a base;
• a scoop;
• a throat area extending rearwardly from said base for accommodating a lacrosse handle therein.
• a pair of spaced apart sidewalls extending between said scoop and said base defining a ball receiving area, at least one of said pair of sidewalls having a recessed channel formed in a lower portion thereof to assist in retaining a lacrosse ball therein.