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Lacrosse
A Brief History:
Lacrosse is a team
sport in which players use a netted stick, the crosse, to throw or bat
a ball into a goal; players may also kick the ball into the goal.
The game originated
in contests among various North American Indians. The Indian game, baggataway,
received its modern name from French colonists who recognized its similarity
to field hockey.
A modern lacrosse
game with a set of rules was first played in an enclosed field by two
Indian teams in 1834. Dr. George W. Beers, a native of Montreal, codified
the first lacrosse rules. The game spread to other English-speaking countries,
and in North America it remains a popular club and school sport.
A crosse is from 3
to 6 ft (.91 to 1.82 m) long, and its net is walled on either one or both
sides to form a pocket in which a player carries the ball. Players try
to move the ball in the direction of the opponents' goal by carrying the
ball with the crosse, passing it to a teammate by using a wrist-flipping
motion, or kicking it. Only the goalie may use his hands to stop shots
at the goal.
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