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 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;
• wherein said sidewalk define a rear portion and a forward portion and wherein said lower rims of said sidewalls are generally parellel to one another in said rear poriton.

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 diverge from 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, an upper portion of each of said pair of opposing sidewalls, and including any inwardly extending protrusions;
• whereby said catching area is substantially 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 that generally diverge from said rear arcuate wall to said scoop, said pair of opposing sidewalls each having an inner surface with an upper section and a lower section, said pair of sidewalls each being broadly divisible into a rear portion and a forward portion;
• wherein at least a portion of each of said lower sections in said rear portion are disposed further inwardly than a corresponding portion of said upper sections.

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 of an inner side thereof to assist in retaining a lacrosse ball therein.

A lacrosse head for attachment to a lacrosse handle comprising:

• a base;
• a scoop;
• a throat area extending rearwardly from said base for accommodating the lacrosse handle therein, and
• a pair of spaced apart sidewalls extending between said scoop and said base, said sidewalls having an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion defining a ball receiving area and said lower portion defining a ball possession area;
• wherein the head includes a forward portion and a rear portion and wherein said ball possession area has a substantially uniform width throughout said rear section and said ball receiving area comprises a progresssively increasing width from said base towards said scoop.

A lacrosse 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;
• a pair of opposing sidewalls extending from said rear arcuate wall to said scoop, said pair of sidewalk having an upper section and a lower section;
• and
• wherein each of said sidewalk have an outward bend formed therein such that at least a portion of said lower section has a smaller radius of curvature than a corresponding portion of said upper section.

A 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 that extend between a first end connected to said base and a second end connected to said scoop;
• a handle axis defined by a centerline of a lacrosse stick intended to be attached to the head;
• each of said sidewalls having a lower portion, which is disposed outwardly from said handle axis with respect to a middle portion of said sidewalls such that said middle portion can overlie and contact a lacrosse ball to assist in retaining it within the head and wherein each of said sidewall has an upper portion, which is disposed outwardly from said handle axis with respect to said middle portion of said sidewalls.