Lacrosse By: Brittany Larson Background French Jesuit missionaries working in the St. Lawrence...

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Lacrosse

LacrosseBy: Brittany Larson

BackgroundFrench Jesuit missionaries working in the St. Lawrence Valley in the 1630s were the first Europeans to see lacrosse being played by the Native American Indians. One of them, Jean de Brbeuf, wrote about the game being played by the Huron Indians in 1636 and it was he who the named the game lacrosse.ComparisonMens LaxLonger, deeper sticksThey are able to check sticksDifferent start off rulesWomans LaxNo pockets on sticksNo checkingPlayed with a yellow ball instead of whiteTypes of teamsMinor LeagueHigh School TeamsCollege/University TeamsCollege/University Club TeamsMajor League

My Lacrosse Years

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