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This template employs intricate features of template syntax. You are encouraged to familiarise yourself with its setup and parser functions before editing the template. If your edit causes unexpected problems, please undo it quickly, as this template may appear on a large number of pages. Remember that you can conduct experiments, and should test all improvements, in either the general Template sandbox or your user space before changing anything here.

Born	{{{birth_date}}}, {{{birth_place}}}
Position	{{{position}}}
Height Weight	0 ft 0 in (0.00 m) 0 pounds (0 kg)
Nationality	?
U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame
Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, {{{canlaxhof}}}
NLL Hall of Fame, {{{nllhof}}}

This infobox is to be used for Lacrosse players. Suggestions on change should be noted in the talk page. This infobox is based on Template:Infobox Ice Hockey Player.

[edit] Syntax

You must enter fields exactly as shown below (ie: letter case matters!). Please follow the guidelines provided in parenthesis for best results:

[edit] Required Fields

Failure to fill in data for any of the following fields WILL NOT delete that field from the infobox

• position

(positions cannot be wikified (yet).)

• height_ft
• height_in
• weight_lb
• nationality

(correctly spell the name of the country. DO NOT WIKIFY THE COUNTRY NAMES. The country template will not take over if you add [[ ]] around the country name)

• birth_date

(city, then comma, then country (use[[country|country's abbreviation]]))

• birth_place

[edit] Teams

• team

(current NLL or MLL team the player plays for. Enter FULL NAME of team)

• league

(use abbreviation. ie: [[Major League Lacrosse|MLL]] or [[National Lacrosse League|NLL]])

• nll_team

use this if the player plays in the NLL. If you use this, don't use team or league.

• mll_team

use this if the player plays in the MLL. If you use this, don't use team or league.

[edit] Optional Fields

Failure to fill in data for any of the following fields WILL delete that field from the infobox

• shoots
• image (filename)
• image_size

(width in px, default is original image size. Try to use 230px, if image is too pixelated upon article preview, leave field blank and image will be shrunk to original size)

• nickname
• nationality_2 (if a player has dual citizenship)
• death_date
• death_place
• career_end (year)
• former_teams
• former_nll_teams

(Please a <br> after each team, so each new team starts on a new line. ie: enter [[Toronto Rock]]<br> [[Philadelphia Wings]]<br> [[Buffalo Bandits]])

• former_mll_teams
• coach

use this if the player has also coached on the NCAA, MLL, or NLL leavel (see Tony Resch for example) This should imply head coach, otherwise please note.

• career_start

(first pro year)

• uslaxhof

(enter profile id# from: uslacrosse.org (see Frank Urso)

• canlaxhof

(enter year inducted)

• nllhof

(enter year inducted)

[edit] Deprecated Fields

These fields are still supported, but should no longer be used.

• team
• league
• former_teams

[edit] Full Example for Colin Doyle

On the left is the format you should use to enter the Lacrosse Player infobox into an article. The result is shown on the right

Born	September 8, 1977, Kitchener, Ontario, CA
Position	Forward
Height Weight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 pounds (98 kg)
NLL Team	Toronto Rock
Nationality	Canada
Pro Career	1998 – present
Shoots	Left
Nickname	Popeye

{{Infobox Lacrosse Player
| position = Forward
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 215
| nll_team = [[Toronto Rock]]
| nationality = Canada
| birth_date = [[September 8]], [[1977]]
| birth_place = [[Kitchener, Ontario]], [[Canada|CA]]
| career_start = 1997
| nickname = Popeye
}}