Compare And Contrast The Game Vs Men's Lacrosse Essay
Lauren Persichetti
English 1020
Renee Emerson
October 12, 2012
Women’s vs. Men’s Lacrosse
“The game called lacrosse is the oldest team sport in North America. Native Americans played it before the arrival of Europeans. The French who arrived in the 1600s noticed that the stick used to play the game looked like a crosier. A crosier is a staff, or rod, carried by bishops during religious ceremonies. The name lacrosse came from the word crosier.” (Lacrosse.) However women’s lacrosse was started in 1890 at St. Leonard’s School in Scotland. While the two sports might have some similarities; the differences are bigger and more important than the similarities. Some of the biggest differences are in the contact. Men’s Lacrosse players are fully equipped; helmet, shoulder pads, elbow pads, gloves, and mouth guards. They have full body-to-body contact with some regulations of no hitting in the head or back. Men’s lacrosse players get a lot of concussions. They often get deep bruises from getting checked, which is what it’s called when someone hits another player with their stick. Since most players try to wear not much padding, men’s lacrosse players almost never wear rib pads. As a result, cracked or broken ribs …show more content…
For instance women’s lacrosse is penalized like soccer, where they are given cards. One way you are given a card is by checking the opponent in the head. You can be given a yellow or red card by the seriousness of the check to the head. If given a red card you are out the rest of the game and the next one. If given a yellow card you are out for two minutes, on your second yellow card it acts like a red card. In men’s lacrosse it is very complex. Instead of cards men’s uses flags. After 5 flags you are thrown out of the game. There are many different types of penalties. They range from 30 seconds to two minutes. You can be given a penalty by slashing to the head to pushing from the
English 1020
Renee Emerson
October 12, 2012
Women’s vs. Men’s Lacrosse
“The game called lacrosse is the oldest team sport in North America. Native Americans played it before the arrival of Europeans. The French who arrived in the 1600s noticed that the stick used to play the game looked like a crosier. A crosier is a staff, or rod, carried by bishops during religious ceremonies. The name lacrosse came from the word crosier.” (Lacrosse.) However women’s lacrosse was started in 1890 at St. Leonard’s School in Scotland. While the two sports might have some similarities; the differences are bigger and more important than the similarities. Some of the biggest differences are in the contact. Men’s Lacrosse players are fully equipped; helmet, shoulder pads, elbow pads, gloves, and mouth guards. They have full body-to-body contact with some regulations of no hitting in the head or back. Men’s lacrosse players get a lot of concussions. They often get deep bruises from getting checked, which is what it’s called when someone hits another player with their stick. Since most players try to wear not much padding, men’s lacrosse players almost never wear rib pads. As a result, cracked or broken ribs …show more content…
For instance women’s lacrosse is penalized like soccer, where they are given cards. One way you are given a card is by checking the opponent in the head. You can be given a yellow or red card by the seriousness of the check to the head. If given a red card you are out the rest of the game and the next one. If given a yellow card you are out for two minutes, on your second yellow card it acts like a red card. In men’s lacrosse it is very complex. Instead of cards men’s uses flags. After 5 flags you are thrown out of the game. There are many different types of penalties. They range from 30 seconds to two minutes. You can be given a penalty by slashing to the head to pushing from the