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 The 6 W's Of The Sport Of Lacrosse

In this wiki page you will be looking into the 6 W's of Lacrosse. I choose this because it is one of my favorite sports and it's very interesting too. I hope you enjoy this and have fun reading!- Jack 

What is Lacrosse?: Lacrosse is a game of concentration and skill. When you play lacrosse it is played outside, but you may play indoors if the weather is bad. It is played with a ball, stick, eight people, and two goals. When the whistle is blown the ball is grabbed by one of the team players and run towards the opposing goal. If the midfielder is lucky enough not to get hit and drop the ball, they can score and put their team ahead 1-0. Lacrosse is most of the time running, and being able to run for a long length of time helps a lot in this great game. Running takes up more time than passing and shooting combined. If you have bad endurance you will have trouble getting up and down the field. When a player on your team shoots and misses instead at the offensive side and misses,the opposing team doesn't automatically get the ball, instead it's the first player to get to it first.

 What are the positions in Lacrosse?: There are numerous positions in lacrosse. First, there is a goalie for each team which defends the goal. Also, you have two defenders, marking the attack men. A step up from the defenders are the midfielders, those are the people that pretty much do everything. They mark on defense, and also are a very huge part of your offense .  In lacrosse, there are three different kinds of sticks that take a huge part to your team no matter what stick you have. The defenders use a "long pole" or a stick that is longer and more powerful to hit someone with. The middies have a "medium pole" shorter than the defensive pole for attacking the goal and defense. The attack men though have a "small pole" specifically for attacking the goal with quick moves and explosive shots at the net.

 What are the Lacrosse pads\gear?: Lacrosse, in my opinion is like football, there are many types of pads that suit all the different positions. Some of the gear is a body\chest pad, a pair of heavily padded gloves, helmet, elbow pad, mouth guard, and also, shoulder pads. These pads are also with the goalie gear but they have a few extra pads too. Goalies have a neck guard, and pants that actually have pads that are inside so when a shot comes at there leg area they're prepared for any shot they come up to.

 What is the history of Lacrosse?: <span style="font-size: 140%; color: rgb(34,77,135);">Lacrosse is a very historic game that dates back to Native Americans invented it! Indians played this game in European contact. At this time { around 1630 } it was an all men game! Also, in this time there was no gear or pads, it was just clothes! Instead of it being called Lacrosse, like it is today, it was called Cherokee ball play. Many of the Native tribes played it too. Such as the Miami, Seminole, Cherokee,and the Creek tribes.{www.uslacrosse.org\museum\history.com

<span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0,0,128);"> <span style="font-size: 160%; color: rgb(217,101,32);">What are some of the most common penalty rules in Lacrosse?: <span style="font-size: 140%; color: rgb(34,77,135);">Some of the most common rules in lacrosse are slashing, wards, head shots, and loose ball pushing. Slashing really just means taking your stick and whacking the players... hard! You will get a one minute penalty for that. A ward is called when a player has used one hand on the stick and pushed other people away from the stick while using his arm to guard it, you will just give the ball to the other team. Head shots are what they sound like, hitting somebody on the head on defense, earning them a two minute penalty. Lastly, loose ball pushes is when you shove some player while they are picking up a loose ball. The crease rule is one that is new for me also. When you are on offense you are not allowed to go in the goalie area or, crease. But, when you're on defense you are allowed to help your goalie in the crease and go in there. Lastly, if your stick has a net that is deeper than the head {what you catch with}, that is considered illegal and you won't get to play that whole game! <span style="display: block; font-size: 160%; color: rgb(128,0,0); text-align: center;">

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<span style="font-size: 160%; color: rgb(255, 0, 255);">Who are some of the most famous players in the sport of Lacrosse?: <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(34,77,135);"><span style="color: rgb(34, 77, 135); font-size: 130%;">Some of the most famous players in Lacrosse are... the great Jim Brown who played for Syracuse 1983 he graduated and played in the NLL {National Lacrosse League}. He was the first person ever to score five goals in the first half!! Also, the Gait brothers, that played at Syracuse, were considered the best two brother lacrosse teamates to ever dominate the game like they did. Another out standing player ever to live was Greg Cattrano. He was the first goalie to ever score, his recored was 1-11, and he will go down in history. Lastly, Mark Mill went to the University of Mass and went on to the NLL. Defenders struggled to guard him because he would always eventually score! All of these great players will all have the same thing... they all are the most talented and skilled players ever to live!

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128); font-size: 160%;"> Sources us.lacrosse\museum\history.com