Lacrosse

sports all my life, including dance, soccer, track, and lacrosse, so I know how to follow structure and love a team dynamic. I was very selective when looking for a school, and University of Pittsburgh seemed like the perfect fit for me. I wanted a big school with lots of football games and student activities…

I played baseball for many years but I got bored standing in the field weighting for the ball so I wanted to try a different sport that you can hit someone and run a lot so I joined lacrosse. Last year was my first year playing I only had a couple friends I wasn’t the best at it but I got better the more I practiced. I wanted to be on offense every game but it turns out that I was the best at defense. My friend scored a lot the whole season but I never got a chance to so I asked the coach if I…

I gripped my lacrosse stick like a blanket on a cold winter night, scared down to my bones about what I was about to do. I peeked the back door open to see if anyone was watching, but I knew that no one would be up at this time of night. I grabbed my backpack from the table and quickly ran out the door toward the woods not sure what was lurking in its darkness. I ran through the trees as briskly as I could, nimble on my feet. I knew no one could catch me now, no one knows what I’ve done. I was…

Amongst Divisions I, II, and III, an average of 66% of student-athletes receive some form of financial aid or a scholarship. Paying college athletes is a controversial topic that has been debated for years. Some people say the student-athletes deserve compensation for their hard work. Others think that they should not because they are at college to learn and they already receive funding in scholarships. NCAA president Mark Emmert says, “These individuals are not professionals. They are…

How many parts does the basic lacrosse stick have? It is composed of three parts; a loosely woven or net pocket, aluminum or hardwood handle or shaft and a strong plastic head. The different parts of the stick can be changed out or replaced to give the player flexibility and a greater feel for performance during the game. Depending on the position of the player different sticks apply to different positions. The size, shape and length will very according to the need and requirement for any given…

I talked to some people that I knew were playing lacrosse and told them that I was going to play. The first person that I told was my friend, Mike. Ironically, I met Mike, a kid who was my height and had very curly hair, at a basketball camp that my high school was hosting during the summer. I told him…

Lacrosse is known as one of the most electrified sports in America. It has been a fast-growing and popular game for the past several centuries. This sport consists of a huge field where two teams of ten players compete against each other to score points by throwing a ball into the goal with a stick or known as the Crosse. Lacrosse is a game full of high-intensity tempo, massive physical contact, and strategy. It is a sport combined by other sports such as hockey, basketball, and soccer.…

For as long as I can remember lacrosse has been a huge part of my life. My dad and his cousin helped to start the lacrosse program in Rocky River. He has been coaching for 18 years so in the spring my weekends and sometimes weekdays were filled with travelling to different venues to watch the team play. My brother and sister both play lacrosse. My brother who graduated last year played for four years at the high school and my sister who was a freshman last year on the varsity team. My dad has…

Lacrosse is sport played with a stick with a net on the end and a rubber ball the size of a tennis ball. Its name originally was just stickball before it was changed later on. The sticks used to be made out of wood, but now it can also be from plastics to all sorts of metal. They can also vary in size from a yard to two yards depending if you’re on offense, defense, or the goalie. The ball used to be made out from deerskin, clay, stone or wood, but thankfully it’s not as heavy now as before.…

national Canadian summer sport, lacrosse. It is one of the oldest team sports in North America, being played as early as the year 1100 by First Nations peoples. The main objective of this sport is to score the most by shooting the ball into the opposing team’s goal. It’s important to note that there are differences between men’s lacrosse and women’s lacrosse. We will go over the basic rules and differences in this part of the assignment. For both men’s and women’s lacrosse, the goal of…