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Glossary of Statistics

The Florida United Lacrosse Cup is committed to capturing and maintaining team and player statistics throughout the duration of each season.  It is hoped that this information will be used by those lacrosse stakeholders interested in monitoring and analyzing player performance.

The following data / statistics will be tracked and maintained by the Florida United Lacrosse Cup:

  • G (GOAL): A goal should only be recorded if the signal for such has been given by the official.
  • A (ASSIST): An assist is a play made by an offensive player that directly results in a goal being scored by the attacking team.
  • S (SHOT): A shot is any attempt made by a player to score a goal. A shot can have three outcomes: a goal, a save (for the opposing goalkeeper), or it can go wide (in which a ground ball might be awarded to the player who gains possession.
  • SOG (SHOTS ON GOAL): A shot that either scorse or is saved by the goaltender.
  • FOA (FACE-OFF ATTEMPT):
  • FOW (FACE-Off Win): The face-off stat is used to measure the ability of a team to control the face-off.
  • GB (GROUND BALL): A ground ball marks a player's ability to pick up and/or control a loose ball that is playable by both him and an opponent, most often when there is a change of possession. It is designed to reward a player for an act that results in his team's controlling play.
  • CT (CAUSED TURNOVER): This statistic is defensive-minded and is designed to give a player credit for disrupting play in some way that results in his team's gaining control of the ball in a change of possession. It can appear in five main forms: stick check, direct interception, blocked pass, forced out of bounds or drawn charge.  See below for these definitions.
  1. STICK CHECK: The stick check records the ability of a player to obtain possession of the ball for his team by means of a stick check.
  2. INTERCEPTION: An interception is a play in which a team obtains a change of possession by intercepting a pass thrown by the other team.
  3. DRAWN CHARGE: When a player draws a charge and is awarded the ball after the official stops the play, the player who draws the charge records a caused turnover and the player who charges records both a foul and a turnover.
  4. BLOCK: A block occurs when a player gets his stick in the way of a pass and disrupts the offensive play.
  5. FORCED OUT OF BOUNDS: With hard boundaries, it is now more possible to cause a turnover with a boundary violation.
  • SA (SAVE): The save records each time a goalie stops a ball from going in his goal that if he did not stop, might result in a goal for the opponent.
  • SA% (SAVE %): The ratio of saves to shots on goal.
  • GA (Goals Against): Goals scored on a goalie
  • GAA (Goals Against Average): The ratio of goals scored to saves