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	Lacrosse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lacrosse is especially popular in the northeastern part of the US and is Canada's national summer sport (although Canadians commonly play the box lacrosse variety of the game which is described below).
		Canadians most commonly play box lacrosse, an indoor version of the game played by teams of six on ice hockey rinks where the ice has been removed or covered by turf; the enclosed playing area is called the box, in contrast to the open playing field of the traditional game.
		Indoor lacrosse is a version of box lacrosse played professionally during the winter, not only in regions where summer lacrosse is popular but also in regions where lacrosse is rarely played in summer.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lacrosse (3230 words)

	US Lacrosse -- Get the Facts About Lacrosse
		Lacrosse, considered to be America's first sport, was born of the North American Indian, christened by the French, and adapted and raised by the Canadians.
		Lacrosse is played with a stick, the crosse, which must be mastered by the player to throw, catch and scoop the ball.
		Lacrosse is also the fastest-growing sport over the last five years at the NCAA level and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
	www.lacrosse.org /the_sport/index.phtml (806 words)

	History of Lacrosse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lacrosse has its origins in a tribal game played by Plains Indians and Woodlands Natives in what is now the United States and Canada.
		By the 1800s, lacrosse evolved to become more of an organized sport and less violent as French pioneers adopted the game.
		Lacrosse became an Olympic sport for the 1904 and 1908 Summer Olympics, but was then dropped as an official sport.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Lacrosse (362 words)

	2006 World Lacrosse Championships
		Lacrosse, which the Native People of North America knew under many different names such as Baggataway or Tewaarathon, played a significant role in the community and religious life of tribes across the continent for untold years.
		Native Lacrosse was characterized by a deeply spiritual involvement, and those who took part did so with dedicated spirit and with the highest ideals of bringing glory to themselves and their tribes, and honour to the participants and the tribes to which they belonged.
		The National Lacrosse Association became the first national sport governing body in North America dedicated to the governance of a sport, the standardization of rules and competition, and the running of national championships to promote good fellowship and unity across the country.
	www.2006worldlacrosse.com /1_History.php (1620 words)

	Outsider's Guide - Lacrosse 101 - History
		Lacrosse is a sport played by two teams, in which the purpose is to shoot the ball past a goaltender into a rectangular goal.
		In box lacrosse, the goal that players aim for is 4' x 4'9", and is surrounded by a circle of nine feet, three inches in diameter, known as the crease.
		By the middle of the nineteenth century, lacrosse had pretty much died out in the northern United States, but was revived by the Onondaga tribe in the 1860s, influenced by the St. Regis tribe, which was still active in Canada.
	www.lacrosse-network.com /outsidersguide/history.htm (1326 words)

	PlayLax HQ - Lacrosse History
		As lacrosse became Canada's official national sport and clubs were organized in America, chiefly in eastern cities and colleges, the rules of the game as played by whites became more refined, the size of the field and number of players reduced and a square goal replaced the original poles.
		Lacrosse is steeped in tradition, and though today's participants use sticks of plastic and titanium rather than wood, the lacrosse stick symbolizes the historical significance of the game.
		Lacrosse continued to grow in America during the mid 1900s, and today the game is played by over 500 colleges and universities, as well as over 1400 high schools countrywide.
	www.geocities.com /Colosseum/Field/7689/history (3823 words)

	History of Lacrosse
		Early history of lacrosse shows us that the sport was a training ground for men for war, and also for settling disputes between tribes of America and Canada.
		Lacrosse is different from other games because it uses a netted racquet to pick the ball off the ground, and to throw, catch or convey it to score a goal.
		Lacrosse got its name from early French settlers, as it is a generic term used for any game played with a curved stick and a ball.
	tiger.towson.edu /~sesh1/Page1-History.htm (571 words)

	The history of lacrosse
		Lacrosse was originally a war game among Native Americans in Canada and was adopted by French settlers to become Canada's national game.
		According to the US Lacrosse Organization, the original game of lacrosse was developed by Native North Americans to resolve conflicts, heal the sick and develop men for battle.
		Lacrosse enthusiasm can be found throughout the United States, but is concentrated mostly on the East Coast.
	mama.essortment.com /lacrossenative_rneg.htm (1009 words)

	Lacrosse.ca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Lacrosse was a game to be played for their Creator, for the Native people to show their gratitude to the Great Spirit for living a full life, one that allowed them to live in harmony with nature and at peace with themselves.
		Lacrosse was also played for honoured members within the Indian nation, and a game would be played to acknowledge to the Great Spirit that they were grateful that an elder or medicine person with great knowledge of many things existed in their midst.
		The sport of Lacrosse, years ahead of its time in becoming professional, had made a virtue and a standard of a practise which was in direct conflict with the majority view of a society which still reflected the Victorian ideals of amateurism and excellence in sport for its own sake.
	www.lacrosse.ca /nationalsport.html (5143 words)

	Lacrosse Centre : History
		At the time when lacrosse was played among the Hodenushune (Iroquois), there were few set rules governing the playing conditions and the actual play of the game.
		Lacrosse was first reported to have been played in Manitoba in1871, and shortly after this, the Prince Rupert Lacrosse Club was formed at Fort Garry.
		The Calgary Lacrosse Club was organized in 1884 with Captain Boynton serving as the club's first president.
	www.kin.ucalgary.ca /strc/lacrosse/h.html (543 words)

	Lacrosse Scotland: History
		The game of Lacrosse was born of the North American Indian, christened by the French and adapted and raised by the Canadians.
		Lacrosse is played with a stick, the CROSSE, which must be mastered by the players in order to CRADLE, catch, throw and scoop up ground balls.
		Women's lacrosse is a non-contact game played by a team of 12 players, one of whom is usually the goalkeeper.
	www.scottish-lacrosse.org.uk /History (1293 words)

	History of lacrosse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Lacrosse was considered the possible sport more extensively played of the equipment of its time in North America with the played regional variations with or two small sticks of structures that differentiated.
		In all it is forms that the native version of lacrosse was an athletic competition of the great ability, pride and spiritual meaning.
		The box or Lacrosse of interior invented in Canada gambles 6 in 6 in the cement or tracks covered turf with the hockey in the summer with many of the same rules and equipment of the hockey.
	lacrosse.envy.nu /history-of-lacrosse.htm (987 words)

	Six Nations Chiefs 2006 - History of Lacrosse
		The name lacrosse comes from French Jesuits who noted the stick used resembled the staff carried by the bishop and thus referred to the game, by the general term for a curved stick (crosse), as 'la crosse'.
		The importance of lacrosse in Native society is unquestioned where, in some languages, the Native name translated to 'Little brother of war'.
		Early lacrosse could be played by 100's of players on field from 500 yards to a few miles long and would be played from sun-up to sun-down, with some games lasting for days.
	www.sixnationschiefs.com /lax101.php (196 words)

	Lacrosse History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		As was the case with most Lion lacrosse coaches, every year was a rebuilding year because of the novices who played on Penn State's teams.
		Thiel received the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association "Man-of-the-Year" award in 1945 and 1947 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1966.
		With increased administrative support, Penn State lacrosse is now on the national scene as is reflected in the increase in recruiting, grant in aids, and scheduling to include Duke, Maryland, Notre Dame, Rutgers, Georgetown, Delaware, Maryland-Baltimore County, and Hobart.
	www.psu.edu /sports/lacrosse/men/history.html (671 words)

	ABC Radio National - The Sports Factor Transcript - 1 May 1998
		And in some of those tribes, the colloquial terms for lacrosse, or the ball games, stick ball games, means 'little brother of war', or 'little war', and in some slang expressions, it was said that certain teams were going to have a little warfare.
		Because one of the things we say, and one of the reasons lacrosse has grown so dramatically in the States and abroad, is once you see it, you love it, because it's got so many aspects of different sports.
		It was a decision made by the International Lacrosse Federation to allow the American Indian tribal groups, if you like, to play at an international level in the game that they gave to the world, and that had great significance.
	www.ausport.gov.au /fulltext/1998/sportsf/sf980501.htm (4606 words)

	The History of the Game of Lacrosse
		In 1868 an English Lacrosse Association was formed, but, although a team of Indians visited the United Kingdom in 1867, it was not until sometime later that the game became at all popular in Great Britain.
		Its progress was much encouraged by visits of teams representing the Toronto Lacrosse Club in 1888 and 1902, the methods of the Canadians and their wonderful "short-passing" exciting much admiration.
		As there is no "off-side" in Lacrosse, a player may pass the ball to the front, side or rear.
	www.internet-esq.com /lax/history.htm (1005 words)

	The History Of Lacrosse. Who Invented Lacrosse?
		Lacrosse was considered the most widely played team sport of its time in North America with regional variations played with either one or two sticks of differing structures.
		In all it's forms the Native version of lacrosse was an athletic contest of great skill, pride and spiritual significance.
		Box or Indoor Lacrosse invented in Canada is played 6 on 6 in cement or turf covered hockey rinks in the summer with many of the same rules and equipment of hockey.
	www.athleticscholarships.net /history-of-lacrosse.htm (775 words)

	History of Lacrosse - E.L.F.
		Although lacrosse didn't become very popular as a men's sport in England, it was adapted for women's play during the 1890s, mainly because it was seen as the ideal spring sport for women who played field hockey during the fall.
		Lacrosse was an Olympic sport in 1904 at St. Louis and in 1908 at London.
		Lacrosse was a demonstration sport at the Olympics in 1928, 1932, and 1948, an exhibition tournament was held at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1980, and it was an official demonstration sport in the Commonwealth Games in 1978 in Edmonton and in 1994 in Victoria.
	www.europeanlacrosse.org /history.html (1036 words)

	Westwood Lacrosse - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The history of Westwood lacrosse is rich and varied.
		Lacrosse Beau Daniel Ierullo and Queen Whitney Worthington greeted the crowds, joined by their court of more than a dozen candy-throwing and chanting Warriors.
		It was an excellent evening of lacrosse for sports fans with four great high school teams competing at extraordinary levels and the Varsity teams fighting for the Battle of the Wild West trophy.
	www.westwoodlax.org /history/history.html (6364 words)

	Alberta's Lacrosse History
		Lacrosse was in Alberta even before the turn of the 20th century.
		Slowly we're rebuilding the history of Alberta's box lacrosse roots to give the next generation of players a sense of the shoes they are filling.
		The Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League in it's current form is a growing league with a bright future in the Sr.
	www.geocities.com /rids.rm/alberta.html (1222 words)

	US Lacrosse -- History of Native American Lacrosse
		Meanwhile, the spread of nonnative lacrosse from the Montreal area eventually led to its position today worldwide as one of the fastest growing sports (more than half a million players), controlled by official regulations and played with manufactured rather than hand-made equipment—the aluminum shafted stick with its plastic head, for example.
		Ironically, the field lacrosse game of nonnative women today most closely resembles the Indian game of the past, retaining the wooden stick, lacking the protective gear and demarcated sidelines of the men's game, and tending towards mass attack rather than field positions and offsides.
		US Lacrosse is founded and incorporated as the national governing body of men's and women's lacrosse.
	www.lacrosse.org /museum/history.phtml (1817 words)

	history lacrosse
		History of Lacrosse Much has been written about the history of lacrosse and it's origins among native North Americans, particularly, of the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence region.
		Some History of Lacrosse With a history that spans centuries, lacrosse is the oldest continually played sport in North America.
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	www.sportinworld.com /lacrosse/historylacrosse (929 words)

	History of Lacrosse in Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		While a relatively new sport to most in Georgia, traces of high school lacrosse can be found as far back as the early 1970's when several area schools organized club teams to begin interscholastic play.
		Lacrosse was televised again in 2000 and 2001.
		In 2003, there are 26 high schools participating in the GHSA lacrosse league with an additional 10-15 participating at the club level.
	www.lacrossegeorgia.com /id2.html (1304 words)

	Brookline Youth Lacrosse - History of Lacrosse
		With a history that spans centuries, lacrosse is the oldest continuously played sport in North America.
		At that time, some type of lacrosse was played by tribes scattered throughout what is now southern Canada and all parts of the United States.
		Although an attempt was made to start women's lacrosse at Sweet Briar College (VA) in 1914, it was not until 1926 that Miss Rosabelle Sinclair established the first women's lacrosse team in the United States at The Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore, Maryland.
	home.comcast.net /~scottrunnr/history.htm (459 words)

	SportsKnowHow.com - History of Lacrosse - Page 1 of 2
		In its beginnings lacrosse, then called baggataway, was a wide-open game that was part religious ritual and part military training.
		Lacrosse became so popular in Canada that it was named the national sport.
		Though lacrosse was a demonstration sport at the 1928, 1932 and 1948 Olympics, it has not returned to medal-sport status.
	www.sportsknowhow.com /lacrosse/history/lacrosse-history.shtml (593 words)

	Reference.com/Web Directory/Top/Sports/Lacrosse
		Lacrosse History - Several articles detailing the history of the sport.
		Lacrosse Photos - Lacrosse Magazine photographer features his photos from college, pro, high school, club and recreational leagues.
		Lacrosse Reviews - Comparison of heads with pictures and descriptions for determining which is appropriate for a specific individual.
	www.reference.com /Dir/Sports/Lacrosse (191 words)

	Encyclopedia History Of Lacrosse - Big Lacrosse Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Lacrosse was one of many varieties of indigenous stick-ball games being...
		Designating lacrosse as an official sport is more of a nod to history than a...
		Maryland History in the Arkansas Encyclopedia of Arkansas Arkansas...
	www.biglacrosseguide.com /encyclopedia-history-of-lacrosse.html (411 words)

	Keeping the game's history alive - Lacrosse: A History of Canada's Game - CBC Archives
		The making of traditional, wooden lacrosse sticks is a unique art, and there is no better artisan in Canada than Mathew Etienne.
		Originally, the handle was hand-carved from hickory, while the webbing was made from slippery elm bark that was boiled and twisted to form the lacing.
		The league is comprised of seven teams, with the league champions advancing to the Presidents Cup, the Canadian Senior B championship.
	archives.cbc.ca /IDC-1-41-824-4861/sports/lacrosse/clip6 (434 words)

	Lacrosse History
		Lacrosse is a ball and stick game created by the Native Americans, and named Lacrosse by the French (as the sticks resembled crosses).
		The rules were similar to the men’s game; though in some cases, women used hands instead of sticks (while men had to use sticks) and the ratio of women to men was 5:1.
		When non-Indians came to the Americas and saw lacrosse, they were impressed by it and came up with their own version.
	www.mhlax.org /girls/history.html (534 words)

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