Lacrosse Vs Hockey

Most people do not know what either sports are. Lacrosse was first played in the the 12th century and made an official sport in 1869. It is a sport played by men and women, there is close contact for men but not as much contact for woman. Field hockey became a sport around the 18th century in England. The sport is played by men and women with limited contact. Both sports can be played indoors and outdoors. Field hockey and lacrosse are two very different sports but they do have some minor things in common with each other.
Lacrosse and Field Hockey have some things alike but the equipment isn't one of them. The equipment for lacrosse (men's) is a helmet, mouth guard, shoulder pads, elbow pad, a cup and of course a lacrosse stick. In contrast, the equipment for field hockey (men's) are goggles, mouth guard, shin guards and a field hockey stick. The goalies for field hockey also differ in equipment. A field hockey wears much padding, kickers, leg pads, chest pad, padded pants, a neck guard, a helmet with a mouth guard and two hand guards. Whereas a lacrosse goalie does not wear as much equipment. A Lacrosse goalie wears a helmet, padded pants, a neck, chest guard, shin guards and a mouth guard. The lacrosse goalie uses a large lacrosse stick while a field hockey goalie uses a field hockey stick with an extra …show more content…
Field hockey has eleven players on the field. On defense there is a goalie, a sweep and two fullbacks that are low defense and they help the goalie but are further up the field. On offense there are two midfielders, a right wing, a left wing that play on the sides of the field and two players who play around the middle circle. In lacrosse there are ten players on the field for each team. On defense there is a goalie and three defenders. On offense there are three midfielders and three attackers. The positions may differ but it doesn't change how fun they