Points (P)

What counts as a point

A point is a goal or an assist, worth one each. A player's points are the two added together, so a three-goal, two-assist game is five points. Points are the standard measure of total offense in lacrosse, because a feeder who sets up goals contributes as much to the score as the finisher.

Points are a sum, not a stat anyone records. They exist so a coach can rank offensive production without deciding whether goals or assists matter more, and so a season leaderboard has one column that captures both kinds of player.

How SquadProfile records it

Nobody enters points. The app adds each player's goals and assists and keeps the total current as games are recorded, so the number is right as long as the goals and assists are. Fix a point total by fixing the goal or assist behind it, never by changing the total.

Common mistakes

• Looking for a Points button. There is none; record the goal with its assist and the points follow.
• Reading points as a shooting stat. A high points total can be mostly assists; check goals and assists side by side before deciding who the finisher is.
• Comparing points across positions. A defender's season is in ground balls and caused turnovers, not points.

Where it shows up

Points are the P column on every season leaderboard and on each game's public box score, and the leaderboard can be sorted by points to rank total offense. The team's season stats in the app carry the same totals per player.

Related stats

• Goal: one point.
• Assist: one point.
• Shooting percentage: how efficiently the goals came.