Patent ID: 8727916

Claim:
A lacrosse head pocket comprising: a plurality of side pieces terminating at respective speed lace loops, each defining a respective opening that is adapted to receive a net lace there through to join the pocket to a lacrosse head; a polymeric exoskeleton molded over and encapsulating at least a front surface of each of the plurality of side pieces, wherein the plurality of side pieces extend laterally toward respective first and second sidewalls of a lacrosse head, wherein the plurality of side pieces are adapted to at least one of extend to and extend beyond the respective first and second sidewalls of the lacrosse head, wherein the exoskeleton forms a plurality of connection elements that span between and connect respective, adjacent side pieces, wherein the plurality of connection elements are constructed substantially only from the polymeric exoskeleton, wherein the exoskeleton forms at least a portion of a runner that joins with at least one of the plurality of cross pieces at at least one junction.