Lacrosse: The rise of Lacrosse
In a country where our youth seems to be attracted to pretty much anything violent, from video games to the recent indictment of their favorite rap artist, a game is popping up everywhere in the United States, and kids are catching on. That game is lacrosse.
When you think of lacrosse, you may think of the sport being preppy. Thus, you may think of Ivy League schools, such as Harvard. Either way, chances are you that you probably don't know that lacrosse is the most frequently growing men's sports in America. Hockey and volleyball closely ensuing.
A decade ago, the sport of lacrosse hasn't much been thought of since the Indians invented the game during the French and Indian War.
It's a simple concept really. Your given a stick, some padding for protection, and one simple objective... get the ball in the opposing goal. How you get the ball in the goal you might ask? That's the beauty of the game. That decision is strictly up to you.
Now, obviously there are a few rules. No hitting below the waist. Try to go for the stick, and no contact unless they have the ball in their stick.
That simple concept, and the layout of the game, an attack, a midfield, and a defense(similar to soccer), makes the game so appealing to junior high and high school students, both boys and girls.
In 1998, when USL (United States Lacrosse) was founded, it began spreading the news of lacrosse, and giving information for practice sessions, and teams nearby your location. Now, with 153,000+ members, youth lacrosse leagues are going from non-existent, to having to use dads that don't know a thing about lacrosse to serve as coaches, or even referees.
Slowly, the idea of lacrosse being a yuppie sport, or a sport for the rich, is slowly deteriorating. Nowadays, a stick can cost you as low as $30 dollars, and armpads as low as $15.
Afterall, where else do you find a game where you get to hit random people in the head with a stick, and heck, if your good, not even serve a punishment?
A decade ago, the sport of lacrosse hasn't much been thought of since the Indians invented the game during the French and Indian War.
It's a simple concept really. Your given a stick, some padding for protection, and one simple objective... get the ball in the opposing goal. How you get the ball in the goal you might ask? That's the beauty of the game. That decision is strictly up to you.
Now, obviously there are a few rules. No hitting below the waist. Try to go for the stick, and no contact unless they have the ball in their stick.
That simple concept, and the layout of the game, an attack, a midfield, and a defense(similar to soccer), makes the game so appealing to junior high and high school students, both boys and girls.
In 1998, when USL (United States Lacrosse) was founded, it began spreading the news of lacrosse, and giving information for practice sessions, and teams nearby your location. Now, with 153,000+ members, youth lacrosse leagues are going from non-existent, to having to use dads that don't know a thing about lacrosse to serve as coaches, or even referees.
Slowly, the idea of lacrosse being a yuppie sport, or a sport for the rich, is slowly deteriorating. Nowadays, a stick can cost you as low as $30 dollars, and armpads as low as $15.
Afterall, where else do you find a game where you get to hit random people in the head with a stick, and heck, if your good, not even serve a punishment?
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