Lacrosse

Lacrosse

A Fun Game! The sport of lacrosse is exciting to play. It is ancient, fast, and fun!

An Old Sport Lacrosse comes from a First Nations team sport. Tribes in North America played lacrosse hundreds of years ago. It was an important game to them.

Long ago, people from Europe settled in North America. They saw First Nations people playing lacrosse. The settlers liked the game and started playing it. Sometimes, they played with First Nations people.

For a while, mostly settlers in Canada played lacrosse. Then, some schools in the United States began playing. Still, the game wasn't popular. The sticks used in the game were handmade and hard to get. Later, sticks were made more simply. Over time, people began playing the game across the country.

Lacrosse Today Today, men, women, boys, and girls play lacrosse. Lacrosse teams usually play outside in a field. Sometimes they play indoors. This is called box lacrosse. Lacrosse is popular in schools. There are two leagues in North America.