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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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Canadian Lacrosse Association # of clubs

2211 Riverside Drive - Ste B-4
 
Ottawa  ON  K1H 7X5  
PH: (613) 260-2028FAX: (613) 260-2029  
David Miriguay General Manager  
 
info1@lacrosse.ca  
http://www.lacrosse.ca
 
Association Publication:  
 Yes
500
# of tournaments/events
750
# of participants
50000
 
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Alberta Lacrosse Association # of clubs

3rd Floor - 11759 Groat Road
 
Edmonton  AB  T5M 3K6  
PH: 780-422-0030FAX: 780-451-6414  
 
 
ala_lax@telus.net  
http://www.albertalacrosse.com
 
Association Publication:  
 Yes
50
# of tournaments/events
75
# of participants
5000
 
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B. C. Lacrosse Association # of clubs

4041 B Remi Place
 
Burnaby  BC  V5A 4J8  
PH: (604) 421-9755FAX: (604) 421-9775  
 
 
info@bclacrosse.com  
http://www.bclacrosse.com/
 
Association Publication:  
 Yes
250
# of tournaments/events
200
# of participants
23,000
 
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Manitoba Lacrosse Association # of clubs

200 Main St.
 
Winnipeg  MB  R3C 4M2  
PH: (204) 925-5684FAX: (204) 925-5703  
 
 
manitobalacrosse@shawbiz.ca  
http://www.manitobalacrosse.mb.ca/
 
Association Publication:  
 Yes
25
# of tournaments/events
40
# of participants
2500
 
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Lacrosse Nova Scotia # of clubs

5516 Spring Garden Rd
 
Halifax  NS  B3J 1G6  
PH: (902) 462-2964FAX:  
 
 
lacrossenovascotia@ns.sympatico.ca  
http://www.lacrossens.ca
 
Association Publication:  
 No
10
# of tournaments/events
15
# of participants
1000
 
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Ontario Lacrosse Association # of clubs

607-1185 Eglinton Ave. E.
 
Toronto  ON  M3C 3C6  
PH: (416) 426-7066FAX: (416) 426-7382  
 
 
info@ontariolacrosse.com  
http://www.ontariolacrosse.com
 
Association Publication:  
 Yes
250
# of tournaments/events
375
# of participants
25000
 
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Federation de Crosse du Quebec # of clubs

4545 ave. Pierre de Coubertin, CP1000 M
 
Montreal  QC  H1V 3R2  
PH: (514) 252-3058FAX: (514) 251-8038  
 
 
crosse@crosse.qc.ca  
http://www.crosse.qc.ca/
 
Association Publication:  
 No
50
# of tournaments/events
75
# of participants
5000
 
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Saskatchewan Lacrosse Association # of clubs

2205 Victoria Avenue
 
Regina  SK  S4P 0S4  
PH: (306) 780-9216FAX: (306) 525-4009  
 
 
lacrosse@sasktel.net  
http://www.sasklacrosse.net
 
Association Publication:  
 Yes
23
# of tournaments/events
34
# of participants
2300
 
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Lacrosse New Brunswick # of clubs

P.O. Box 27101 RPO Manawagonish.
 
Saint John  NB  E2L 4S1  
PH: (506) 642-6101FAX: (506) 642-0104  
 
 
info@lacrossenb.ca  
http://www.lacrossenb.ca
 
Association Publication:  
 No
10
# of tournaments/events
15
# of participants
1000
 
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Fundy Lacrosse Association # of clubs

P.O. Box 6631 Station “A”
 
Saint John  NB  E2L 4S1  
PH: (506) 693-6137FAX:  
Bruce Logan President  
 
info@fundyriptide.ca  

 
Association Publication:  
 
# of tournaments/events
# of participants
 
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Iroquois Lacrosse Association # of clubs

RR#3
 
Cornwall Island  ON  K6H 5R7  
PH: (613) 932-9452FAX: (613) 932-0092  
Barbara Barnes Executive Director  
 
ronathahonni@bellnet.ca  

 
Association Publication:  
 
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