history of lacrosse
Do you love to watch the hard checks that occur in a hockey or football game? How about the fast pace game of basketball? Do you enjoy viewing the graceful passing in a soccer game? Well, if you answered yes to any of these questions then maybe the game of lacrosse is for you. During this presentation I will explain to you many things such as: By whom and when the game of lacrosse was started, what the game meant to the people who played it, the purpose of this game, some basic facts about the game, and how the Europeans effected the game. Lacrosse is the oldest sport in North America. Native Americans played it for centuries before Europeans settled the continent. The Native Americans used to call this game what roughly translates into English, as "They Bump Hips" due to the physical play endured in the game. The Native American sport was played with anywhere from a thirty to a thousand players per side with a field ranging any were from 100 yards to a half-mile long. The object of this game was simple; to get the ball into you opponents net more times then you opponent got the ball into your net. Basically the same purpose as most modern sports. You may be wondering why these people played
I have told you how the Native Americans invented this popular sport. The purposes and meaning to these people were much more important then just winning a silly game. Also you know how Europeans put their little twist in the game. You know where modern rules came from and where the name Lacrosse came from. I hope I have told you many new things about this sport and hopefully I am leaving you wondering how many of the other sports, we play today, first came to be. Lacrosse remained mainly a Native American sport until 1839 when with Canadians began playing. Many wonder who, for a lack of a better word, civilized the Lacrosse. In 1860 a dentist named Dr. William George Beers wrote the first set of Europeanized rules for lacrosse. Which is the backbone of many of the rules followed today. Since then many countries have begun playing and even major league and international games are being organized. The game has begun to explode and it now is becoming very popular in countries such as: America, Germany, England, Australia, and France. Vennum, Thomas Jr. American Indian Lacrosse: Little Brother of War. Washington, this sport. In many tribes the sport was not merely a sport, but a sacred ritual. For man
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