This article is divided in two paragraphs, the first paragraph on the orgins of lacrosse and the second paragraph is on who plays lacrosse. The sport of lacrosse is a sport that started in Native America by Native Americans in the 1500s; the game started when the players would use a long-handed stick called a crosse or a stick and a small solid rubber ball. The word lacrosse comes from the french world “la crosse,” and this translates to “the stick” in English. The game of lacrosse is almost excusively played in the United States and Canada. Polocrosse is when lacrosse is played on horseback; this is popular in the United Kingdom.
There are different kind of lacrosse such as: field lacrosse and box lacrosse. Many high schools have lacrosse teams as well as many college also have lacrosse teams. Lacrosse is also played in gym classes in middle school and high school; a popular verison of this game is Intercrosse. There are respective mens and women’s professional leagues in the United States. There is also an international league that has teams in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. The sport has different come along since the invention of “la crosse.”