About Mixed Lacrosse Mixed Lacrosse boosts student scene From LT Feb-March 2003 issue Lacrosse in universities is thriving, with more and more players taking up lacrosse at this level. So why is this? Mixed lacrosse is the answer! The rules are simple: a team of mixed gender, no tackling but only a limited time on the ball. This makes  the game fast and flowing. The advantage of having mixed teams is that everyone gets to play. This helps the smaller universities that cannot always get enough players for a full men’s or women’s team. Indeed, some universities only have a mixed team. At the moment university mixed lacrosse is organised by the Mixed Lacrosse League (MLL). The MLL officially started in October 2002 with a Midlands league consisting of six universities (Bath, Birmingham, Staffordshire, Gloucestershire, Keele, and Warwick; another  five teams are joining next season). Since then the MLL has added another league in the Southeast as well as two more in the development stages (southwest and north). Teams play each other on a regular league basis, home and away. As well as the league, there are a number of tournaments throughout the year. The league is recognised by the ELA and is organised by the Universities Officer. Fixtures and tournaments are organised by the MLL administrator as well as by the universities involved. Other events run by the MLL include an end of season tournament. This takes place over the Easter holiday weekend and has a number of fun events as well as a mixed lacrosse tournament which all teams associated with the MLL can take part in.     You can see more details of the league on the official website, groups.msn.com/MIXEDLACROSSE