Research Paper On Lacrosse

Lacrosse is the oldest team sport in North America, having been played by Native American tribes long before any European had even set foot on the continent. A century after European missionaries discovered the game played by Native Americans, they began to play it themselves, starting in the 18th century. From there, it evolved and grew in popularity from a very savage game that resembled war, into what it is today, a recreational sport played widely in America and other countries. As U.S. Lacrosse literature aptly puts it "Lacrosse is a game born of the North American Indian, christened by the French, adopted and raised by the Canadians, and later dominated by the Americans.”

Lacrosse has been around since the 1400’s, and is coming back today as one of the U.S.’s most popular sports.

As the popularity of soccer increases, controversy in relation to safety concerns continues to rise as well. Due to the ineffectiveness of protective headgear among soccer players, athletes should focus on alternatives to successfully prevent injuries. Concerned parents, coaches, and athletes should heightening rules and regulations and should properly evaluate the accuracy and effectiveness of the soccer gear (i.e., balls, gloves, etc.) being used in order to reduce chances of serious

I have been playing lacrosse ever since I was 8 years old. It has been a really fun and time consuming sport. The object of the game is to score by shooting the ball in the opposing team's goal using a shaft preferably made from; wood, aluminum, or titanium, that size ranges from about 40 inches to 42 inches for offensive players and size ranges from about 52 inches to 72 inches for defensive players. This sport may sound similar to another sport known as football. Football is played with an oval sized ball made from rubber, weaved with laces that size ranges from about 27 cm long and 60 cm in circumference at its widest point. Which brings me to my claim, “Is Lacrosse better than Football?”. I personally think that it is, this is of course

Although football is a rough sport there are many solutions to prevent further head injuries.Players have bigger pads, stronger helmets, and more padding. The shoulder pads absorb contact and protect shoulders and rib cage. The neck pad helps keep head stable and protects neck area. The helmet prevents concussions

Many people say that football needs better gear, but there are pros and cons about that reasoning. Football is the most dangerous sport but if pads keep evolving players might not have to worry. Football players need better gear because there is a high chance of helmet contact, there is no such thing as concussion proof helmets it to slow down the hit. Player has died on the field or from all the conclusions, they get brain damage and they've committed suicide. Football does need better gear to protect players and have less brain damage.

They have a long history of conflict due to athletes having to pick one or the other to play in the spring. Coaches from both sports are frequently trying to recruit their high school athletes before they are lost to the opposing team for that spring season. This can even be seen here at Freedom because there are a couple of baseball players that are interested in playing lacrosse but can't unless they give up their spring season of baseball. Same goes with some of our Freedom lacrosse players who wanted to play both but had to chose and ended up just having to stick with

To evade a serious concussion players can have more padding inside their helmets to prevent it. “Banning crown-of-the-helmet blows in the open field is not a loss to the game, it’s a common-sense move to protect the head and lower the amount of punishment it absorbs.” This is just one example of how the helmet protects the person wearing it. With more padding in the inside is giving the player a bit more secureness when having helmet to helmet contact.

As America’s oldest game, lacrosse has origins that can be traced back to early Native American tribes that lived in what is now the eastern part of the United States and Canada. The first lacrosse games were played as spiritual celebrations and as alternatives to war. When European immigrants arrived North America and observed Native Americans playing the fast-paced and action-packed game, they decided to try it out for themselves. Over the years, the diffusion of lacrosse has created teams that exist in all fifty states and over fifty countries. People of all ages can play the game both indoors and outdoors.

It has slowly spread downward to the south and it is still becoming more popular to this day. The involvement in high school aged children has grown, “over 77% since 2006 to nearly 400,000 in 2012” (US Lacrosse). Lacrosse is becoming one of the fastest growing sports in the

Over the last ten years Lacrosse has grown in popularity in the United States. There are now Lacrosse teams in high school, college, professional league and recreational leagues. The game of Lacrosse has to do with thinking quick and moving fast.

When there were two poles the ball had to be thrown in between them. The equipment that was necessary to the original game of lacrosse is very telling of the nature and design of the sport as well as its significance to its

Men’s lacrosse equipment/gear is a little different from than women's. Instead of goggles, men have protective headwear known as a helmet. Today's lacrosse helmets have a hard plastic non-adjustable shell with thick padding inside, and a face mask made with metal bars. They will also need gloves that are heavily padded, that protect them from getting during a check.

If the player with the ball is tackled to the ground the team will then form a ruck to protect the ball and organize to set up play, throwing or passing the ball is always made to the player behind the ball, forward passing is not allowed. The ball can only move forward in three ways, by kicking, a player running with it and the ball moving within a scrum or ruck. Blocking is not allowed and only the player with the ball may be tackled if the ball is knocked forward by a player with his arms a knock on is committed and play is restarted with a scrum. Protective equipment is optional and strictly regulated. The most common items are mouth guards, which are worn by most players. Other protective items permitted include thin head gear no thicker than 10mm, non-rigid shoulder pads and also shin pads. Some players will wear bandage or tape to protect injuries.

I wake up grab my lacrosse stick, ball and head outside. Grab the net and started to shoot. I play of my state lacrosse team we have our first tournament this weekend and I don’t wanna be the reason that we lose. I was originally a D-pole for my city team but my coach for state thought otherwise. I could run the field in 20 seconds flat. At least that is what my coach said. I started out the day with a couple fakes and spin moves nothing hard just the kind of stuff you need to know when you want to start. My sister decides to come and play me in a 1v1 (me and my sister are competitive) I accept so we go to the plains across the street I bring the net along with us. I just school her badly 10:0 she challenged me at my own game 1st mistake.