Lacrosse

lot. of them have been. One of the popular games they played was Pa-tol sticks; this sport is very similar to Javelin today. This is just one of the many sports we play today that came from the ancient people long ago. Other sports they invented lacrosse, hidden ball, double ball, and chunky. Some of the sports they played are corn husk shuttlecocks…

competition. I played three varsity sports and was not ever fully satisfied if I personally was not one of the strongest players. So with my instinct of completion I worked extremely hard and found myself to be varsity caption of field hockey, track, and lacrosse. With this drive I had I also found myself earning numerous awards, one of them being Team Player of the Year. That’s where…

character, and she was. What changed my perspective on the entire situation was my realization that I had some pretty awesome things about myself too. All of a sudden, memories came back to me of time where I had succeeded in basketball, football, lacrosse, math, science, and so much more. I realized that I had my own strengths as well, and other people saw that as well. I was able to comprehend that my individual strengths as well as my weaknesses make up the unique person that is me. This made…

University of Pennsylvania is still open and its “tuition fee per year is $51,464 and total enrollment is 21,395. The Penn Quakers have more than 25 NCAA division I sports that compete in the Ivy League, and are noted for successful basketball and lacrosse teams”. (University of Pennsylvania) Just another successful thing that Benjamin Franklin can be proud is of that even after his death the university is still open and students are getting…

American Football American football is one of the fastest growing sports in America, and it is continuing to grow in popularity. Whether it is pop warner/ little league, to high school and college football, to the pro level, or the NFL, it is very clear that the sport of football is very popular and will continue to grow in popularity. Because the of the average amount of people watching and playing, how versatile the players of the sport are, and its recognition and endless amounts of…

to accomplish what he has wanted to do for years, but I could not imagine the several years to come without him. He decided to join right out of high school, which was only this past year. He had been offered the opportunity to play division one lacrosse, but turned it down. I was a sophomore at the time, and the day he told me, I lost control of my emotions. I cried, I froze, I screamed, but I was overjoyed for him at the same time. Hearing that he was leaving in less than six months brought me…

Most parents want to enroll their kids in sports, and kids love the thrill of running up and down the soccer or lacrosse field scoring goals. Participating in recreational sports beginning at a young age teaches kids crucial lessons including leadership, teamwork, and that it is OK to make mistakes. Yes, these lessons are valuable and necessary to proper child development, but is it worth putting children at risk for injury or potential long term brain damage? Since teenagers and younger are…

When Jesuits arrived in North America in the early seventeenth century, neither they nor their Native American neighbors had any idea of the vast cultural and religious boundaries that separated them. Throughout their encounters, the Jesuits failed to see the Native Americans as anything but inferior. This hindered their ability to understand the native culture and to accomplish their goal of converting Indians to Catholicism. The Native Americans had no frame of reference with which to regard…

Marriage and Family is all around us. It’s on television, newspapers, and magazine ads. We pass by families on the street, in the store, in our own neighborhoods. At some point of our lives, everyone has a family. However, with society changing and progressing and falling over time, the definition of a family is changing. At one point, families were pictured as the idea of a nuclear family, your typical married wife and husband with about two kids, however modern day families aren’t that…

Introduction The purpose of this study is to understand whether or not athletes are treated more or less leniently than non-athletes by police on college campuses. Law enforcement in general has been a hot topic across communities in America; more specifically it has sprung up in the sports world as well. From the professional world of sports down through the collegiate level, court cases, suspensions, and expulsions have been flooding the news. This brings up an important question on…