Lacrosse is a contact sport created by the North American Indians‚ in which the ball is thrown‚ caught‚ and carried in a long-handled stick with a triangular frame and shallow netting at one end. The sport is still played today‚ and is a known tradition in my family. I first started playing when I was in fifth grade. I remember that season was dreadful. Our goal average was almost lower than our actual motivation to play the game. I was a part time goalie for that season‚and I was probably the worst
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Lacrosse vs. Soccer Everyone enjoys being healthy‚ and playing sports is one way to achieve being healthy. Most people enjoy watching or playing sports. Parents usually enroll their children to play sports at a young age. Lacrosse and soccer are two great sports to stay healthy‚ search for great opportunity; however‚ both cost money to play competitively. Soccer is better in all three of these regards. Soccer has more opportunity and is less expensive. Lacrosse and soccer players are equally healthy
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“Biomechanics of a Lacrosse Shot” Lacrosse is defined as a ball game invented by American Indians‚ now played by two teams who try to propel a ball into each other’s goal by means of long-handled hooked sticks that are loosely strung with a kind of netted pouch (Farlex‚ Inc.). Behind every shot taken in a lacrosse game‚ elements of biomechanics are implemented. Biomechanics is the “sport science” field that applies the laws of mechanics (movements‚ body angles‚ joint positions‚ etc.)‚ biomedical
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track‚ I knew I was back to my home away from home. The Lacrosse field has always been my oasis for many reasons; ones that my parents do not understand‚ but other collegial athletes or sports enthusiasts would. It is where I get to release my stress through exercise‚ and where I get to play the sport I love with the people I love. While going through my mental checklist of mouth guard‚ water‚ running shoes‚ sunscreen‚ and lastly my lacrosse stick‚ I come to the conclusion that I am full prepared
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The Duke Lacrosse case was a rape case that involved false rape charges against three Duke University lacrosse players‚ began with gang rape allegations by an exotic dancer at a team party in March 2006. Crystal an African American student at North Carolina Central University who worked as a stripper dancer and escort‚accused three white Duke University students‚ members of the Duke Blue Devils men’s lacrosse team‚ of raping her at a party held at the house of two of the team’s captains in durham
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Lacrosse has been an important part of my identity for many years. I started playing in middle school because I didn’t have a ride home from a friend’s house and he had practice that day. Since then‚ it has been a guiding hand in who I am as person. Lacrosse has made me someone who is passionate‚ hardworking‚ and a leader. When I started playing lacrosse‚ I wasn’t exactly an athlete‚ I was a regular on the bench‚ and I did not really care about what was happening on the field‚ I was just their
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Ciccone 1 Gian Ciccone Dr. Wirshing ENG 101 22 February 2012 Baseball and Softball People generally think baseball and softball are the same sport. Both are similar in many ways but at the same time they are very different. Both the sports involve nine players on the field. The ball field for both consists of four bases that form a square‚ also known as a diamond‚ yet both fields are different. Both have the same concept which is to hit the ball‚ get on base and run all the
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sports do not only have a major economic impact in the United States‚ but also around the entire world. Currently‚ professional sports in the United States and Canada consist of what is called the Big Four; National Football League‚ Major League Baseball‚ National Basketball Association‚ and National Hockey League. These big four professional sports leagues have franchises all across the United States and Canada and bring in billions of dollars in revenue every year. Along with the Big Four‚ there
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to String a Lacrosse Stick Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen‚ my name is Garrett Barker‚ and today I’d like to talk on a subject that interests me a lot; lacrosse. More specifically‚ I’d like to teach you guys something I’ve picked up over the years. Some of you might be like Sammy or Paul and automatically dismiss the idea of lacrosse based on a previous bias they have made from baseball. But according to multiple sources such as Sports Illustrated and Business Insider‚ lacrosse is by far the
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1. In South Dakota I would add lacrosse as one of the sports in High School. Lacrosse would be a fun sport to play during the spring since the fall is taken with football‚ volleyball‚ and cross country. Lacrosse is usually played on the East coast with more wealth children‚ but I can see lacrosse becoming a sport that many children would like to play within a few years. My idea is that since lacrosse and hockey are somewhat related in play many Midwest teenagers would not mind giving a warm version
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