Patent ID: 7192369

Claim:
A pocket for a lacrosse head, the pocket comprising: a mesh portion for attachment to the lacrosse bead, said mesh portion constructed of an integral piece of material having a plurality of holes therein, said mesh portion having between three to eight holes disposed within a horizontal row between a pair of opposing sidewalls of the lacrosse head, said horizontal row being disposed in an upper half of the lacrosse bead adjacent a scoop of the lacrosse head, said plurality of holes being sized larger then holes in conventional mesh netting so as to cup a lacrosse ban within said plurality of holes and provide friction between said lacrosse ball and said mesh portion; wherein said plurality of holes directly about each other within said horizontal row with no offset distance therebetween; wherein said mesh portion is comprised of a woven synthetic material that is sufficiently rigid for forming a pocket and retaining a shape of said pocket.