Patent ID: 7520828

Claim:
A lacrosse head comprising: a stop member; a first sidewall extending from the stop member; a second sidewall extending from the stop member; and a scoop connecting the first sidewall and the second sidewall opposite to the stop member, at least one of the stop member, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the scoop having a flexible pocket member attached thereto, wherein the flexible pocket member is configured to flex more in a first direction generally from a ball receiving side of the lacrosse head to a ball retaining side of the lacrosse head than in a second direction generally from the ball retaining side of the lacrosse head to the ball receiving side of the lacrosse head, wherein the stop member, the first and second sidewalls, and the scoop enclose an interior of the lacrosse head, further comprising: a first stringing member attached to at least one of the stop member, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the scoop, a second stringing member attached to at least one of the stop member, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the scoop, and a pocket attached to the first stringing member and the second stringing member, wherein the first and second flexible stringing member move toward each other in a direction toward the interior of the lacrosse head to narrow the pocket, wherein the first stringing member is attached to the stop member and the scoop and disposed inwardly of the first sidewall, wherein the second stringing member is attached to the stop member and the scoop and disposed inwardly of the second sidewall, and wherein the first and second stringing members respectively comprise one of first and second flexible stringing bars and first and second flexible stringing rails.