| |
The origin or history of Lacrosse.
Title: The origin or history of Lacrosse.
Category: History / North American History
Details: Words: 583 | Pages: 2.5 (approximately 235 words/page)
The origin or history of Lacrosse.
Lacrosse was one of many varieties of indigenous stickball games being played by American
Indians at the time of European contact. Almost exclusively a male team sport, it is
distinguished from the others, such as field hockey or shinny, by the use of a netted racquet
with which to pick the ball off the ground, throw, catch and convey it into or past a goal
to score a point. The cardinal rule in all varieties …showed first 75 words of 583 total…
You are viewing only a small portion of the paper.
Please login or register to access the full copy.
|
|
…showed last 75 words of 583 total…among Iroquoian and
New England tribes, is the progenitor of all present-day sticks, both in box as well as
field lacrosse. The longest of the three--usually more than three feet--it was characterized
by its shaft ending in a sort of crook and a large, flat triangular surface of webbing
extending as much as two-thirds the length of the stick. Where the outermost string meets
the shaft, it forms the pocket of the stick.
Need a custom written paper?
|
|
|
