Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Field Hockey & Lacrosse
The Google product category ID for Field Hockey & Lacrosse is 499741. It sits under Athletics and has 10 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 10 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch11
Field Hockey & Lacrosse499741
Field Hockey & Lacrosse Protective Gear499744Field Hockey Balls1089Field Hockey Goals3001Field Hockey Sticks1092Lacrosse Balls3536Lacrosse Equipment Sets499742Lacrosse Goals3970Lacrosse Stick Parts3336Lacrosse Sticks3817Lacrosse Training Aids3204- Category ID
- 499741
- Direct subcategories
- 10
- Categories below it in total
- 17
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 3 / 5
- Others at this level
- 24
- Parent category
- Athletics
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Measured by how much sits beneath them, Field Hockey & Lacrosse is fourth largest of the 25 categories under Athletics, with 17 categories below it. Size is not correctness — a small category is the right answer when it is the right answer — but it does tell you how much of the taxonomy you are still choosing between once you pick this branch.
Field Hockey & LacrosseField Hockey & Lacrosse Protective GearField Hockey & Lacrosse Gloves
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Field Hockey & Lacrosse Gloves (499745) on level 5: Field Hockey & Lacrosse › Field Hockey & Lacrosse Protective Gear › Field Hockey & Lacrosse Gloves. Most branches stop sooner than that — the figure to compare it against is the seven levels Google's taxonomy allows, not the depth of the branch next door.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dancing | 989 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gymnastics | 1000 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Fencing | 1006 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Team Handball | 1047 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Track & Field | 1060 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| Tennis | 1065 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 1068 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Baseball & Softball | 1070 | 11 | 16 | 2 |
| Basketball | 1081 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Cricket | 1087 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| American Football | 1093 | 6 | 17 | 3 |
| Rugby | 1110 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Soccer | 1111 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Volleyball | 1115 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Water Polo | 1145 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Cheerleading | 3354 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Broomball Equipment | 6734 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coaching & Officiating | 6739 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Rounders | 7156 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Boxing & Martial Arts | 499719 | 6 | 17 | 2 |
| Field Hockey & Lacrosse — this page | 499741 | 10 | 17 | 2 |
| General Purpose Athletic Equipment | 499799 | 14 | 15 | 2 |
| Wallyball Equipment | 499861 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Figure Skating & Hockey | 499915 | 9 | 24 | 2 |
| Racquetball & Squash | 503752 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (499741) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Athletics > Field Hockey & Lacrosse"). Both are predefined values for the same category. The ID is the sturdier of the two, because renaming any segment above this one changes the path text and leaves the number alone. Before sending it, check whether one of the 10 subcategories below fits — a narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things.
Bear in mind that google_product_category is an optional attribute. Google assigns a category automatically, and your value is treated as a signal rather than an override. When an override actually applies.
In your feed, it looks like this
Either row below is accepted. The first is the one to send.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 499741 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Athletics > Field Hockey & Lacrosse |
This path has no comma, so an unquoted cell holds it as it stands — which is not true of every category in the taxonomy. The numeric ID, 499741, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Field Hockey & Lacrosse
10 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
They are not the same size. Field Hockey & Lacrosse Protective Gear (499744) is the largest with 4 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Field Hockey & Lacrosse sits under that one name. 2 of the 10 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 8 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
Questions about Field Hockey & Lacrosse
What is the Google product category ID for Field Hockey & Lacrosse?
499741. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Athletics > Field Hockey & Lacrosse", is the same category written the other way. The ID is shorter, and renaming a segment above this one changes the path text while leaving the number alone.
Should I use Field Hockey & Lacrosse or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Field Hockey & Lacrosse has 10 directly below it, starting with Field Hockey & Lacrosse Protective Gear (499744), Field Hockey Balls (1089), Field Hockey Goals (3001), and 17 in total further down. 499741 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
Where does Field Hockey & Lacrosse sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Athletics (499713). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Athletics → Field Hockey & Lacrosse. If your product does not belong under Athletics, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Field Hockey & Lacrosse is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Athletics first — there are 24 other categories at this level: American Football (1093), Baseball & Softball (1070), Basketball (1081), Boxing & Martial Arts (499719), Broomball Equipment (6734), Cheerleading (3354), and 18 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Athletics (499713) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How much more specific can I get than Field Hockey & Lacrosse?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Field Hockey & Lacrosse is Field Hockey & Lacrosse > Field Hockey & Lacrosse Protective Gear > Field Hockey & Lacrosse Gloves, ending at Field Hockey & Lacrosse Gloves (499745) on level 5. Not every branch below Field Hockey & Lacrosse runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Field Hockey & Lacrosse compared with the categories next to it?
It is fourth largest of the 25 at its level, carrying 17 categories below it. Inside it, Field Hockey & Lacrosse Protective Gear (499744) is the biggest branch with 4 beneath it. A bigger category is not a better one — it just means more of the taxonomy is still open below you after you pick it.
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