Lacrosse, an indigenous-rooted sport

Written by: Maximilien, Reporter in ISFM

Introduction

Lacrosse is a fast-paced sport where you use a crosse or the item used to hit the ball and carry the ball. This sport has a long history developed by native americans.

Rules of the game

In lacrosse you play with a crosse, each position has one and each is specialized based on position. In lacrosse you play a 3-3-3-1 where you have 3 attackers, 3 midfielders, 3 defenders, and 1 goalie. Basically, the goal of lacrosse is to score as many goals as possible in the goal with the crosse. You can pass the ball with the crosse and you keep the ball in the crosse. Which looks a little bit like: 

You start with a face-off at midfield then you start playing. You hold the ball by cradling where you move back and forth to hold the ball in the crosse. The playing field looks similar to this:

History

Lacrosse is over a thousand years old and was made by the native americans. This sport was created to heal the sick or compromise disputes. This sport used to be played with a wooden stick and you would carry a ball with it. Also, the field was extremely long sometimes consisting of multiple miles long. The game also was played with 100 to 1,000 men and the games were days long. This game had a change in the 1630s where a French Jesuit missionaire watched the sport being played and thought the stick looked like a cross and which he then decided to call it La crosse for the cross in French.

Conclusions

In conclusion, lacrosse is a sport that has been around for millennials and is a sport that should truly be cherished.

Written by, Maximilien, Repoorter in ISFM