The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to lacrosse:
Lacrosse is a contact team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensively modified by European colonists, reducing the violence, to create its current collegiate and professional form.
Nature of lacrosse
editLacrosse can be described as all of the following:
- Sport –
- Ball sport –
- Stick sport –
- Team sport –
Types of lacrosse
edit- Box lacrosse – indoor version
- College lacrosse
- Field lacrosse – outdoor version
- Women's lacrosse
Lacrosse equipment
editLacrosse, by region
editHistory of lacrosse
edit- Montreal Lacrosse Club – founded the first set of written rules for the game.[1]
Lacrosse organizations
editLacrosse publications
editPersons influential in lacrosse
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "History of Lacrosse". SportsKnowHow.com. Retrieved 2007-03-26.
External links
edit- [1]
- Lacrosse news archive at Baltimore Sun
- CBC Digital Archives - Lacrosse: A History of Canada's Game
- Lacrosse Map - Interactive team and tournament map documenting the growth of lacrosse since 1850.
- The "Official" Lacrosse Dictionary from E-Lacrosse.com
- The "Official" Lacrosse Forum
- UK Lacrosse Forum