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North American Indians developed the game of lacrosse as early as the 15th century. ...
In the early 1800s white settlers from Montreal began to take up lacrosse. Ten years later when the Dominion of Canada was established, lacrosse was designated as the national sport, and it still remains that today. ... Today lacrosse is played at home and in national competition.
Lacrosse is a mix of football, hockey, and basketball. ... The object is to put a rubber ball into your opponents net with a lacrosse stick, while keeping your opponent doing the same thing to you. ... Cradeling is a key skill in lacrosse. ...
The first women’s lacrosse game was held at St. ... Men and women’s lacrosse were played under the same rules at this time, with no protective equipment, until the 1930s. In 1926, the first American women’s lacrosse league was started in Baltimore at the Bryn Mawr School. In 1971, the International Federation of Women’s Lacrosse Association was founded and the first NCAA women’s championship game was held in 1982.
Approximate Word count = 761
Approximate Pages = 3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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