When people think of an American sport they think of football, baseball, and basketball. Yes, all of these sports were originated in America one came way ahead of all of them. Lacrosse has been around as early as the 12th century but has never really been popular since now. Lacrosse is made up of 4 positions: midfielder, attack, defense, and goalie. Lacrosse has always been my passion but there was one thing that I loved more then the sport its self. And that is the position I play which is midfield. The midfield position in lacrosse posses three major characteristics that you have to have to be successful which are speed, strength, and awareness.
Lacrosse is known for its fast pace and up beat tempo, you are never staying still. Every time …show more content…
Growing up the kids surrounding you keep getting taller and taller. As a child, and still today I do not have the height that I would wish for but my strength makes up for it. Lacrosse is a game where if you can’t hold your own ground you will never be able to be good at midfield. I remember the first time I ever played this position, I was running down the field with the ball and out of nowhere a kid hit me and I went flying out of bounds. At that exact moment I knew what this position was all about. Always my height was never the thing that protected me from a big hit, it was how hard I gave it back to him. Growing up, my parents did realize that my height wasn’t like the other kids so my dad would always tell me, “Its not about how tall you are, and its not about how tall they are Its about which player has worked for this moment more. And which player is going to put everything he has into the sport.” Through my life has a midfielder everyone always knew me as the feisty little kid that was not scared to go after the kids that were double my size. As I look back into my childhood, if I didn’t have the mentality that I had I wouldn’t be the player I am today. Strength in lacrosse isn’t all about hitting, having a good shot proves you are strong because you use every single bone in your body to get that shot off fast and hard. Another part of the game that I especially showed my strength
Lacrosse is known for its fast pace and up beat tempo, you are never staying still. Every time …show more content…
Growing up the kids surrounding you keep getting taller and taller. As a child, and still today I do not have the height that I would wish for but my strength makes up for it. Lacrosse is a game where if you can’t hold your own ground you will never be able to be good at midfield. I remember the first time I ever played this position, I was running down the field with the ball and out of nowhere a kid hit me and I went flying out of bounds. At that exact moment I knew what this position was all about. Always my height was never the thing that protected me from a big hit, it was how hard I gave it back to him. Growing up, my parents did realize that my height wasn’t like the other kids so my dad would always tell me, “Its not about how tall you are, and its not about how tall they are Its about which player has worked for this moment more. And which player is going to put everything he has into the sport.” Through my life has a midfielder everyone always knew me as the feisty little kid that was not scared to go after the kids that were double my size. As I look back into my childhood, if I didn’t have the mentality that I had I wouldn’t be the player I am today. Strength in lacrosse isn’t all about hitting, having a good shot proves you are strong because you use every single bone in your body to get that shot off fast and hard. Another part of the game that I especially showed my strength