Other Sports

Australians have their own brand of football. Some call "Australian Rules" a unique combination of rugby, soccer, basketball and volleyball. It's also known as Australian Football or Footy, in...

Lacrosse is one of the oldest sports in North America. Today, it is rapidly growing in popularity and now is a common high school and collegiate sport. The object of the game is to score more...

Girls' lacrosse is a non-contact team field sport. On offense, the objective is to move the ball down the field using long-handled lacrosse sticks and shoot it into the opposing team's goal. On...

Major League Lacrosse and the National Lacrosse League are the two professional leagues in the United States. Pro lacrosse players are mostly playing for the love of the game and are paid small...

Speedball is a variation on paintball. Due to its short rounds and intense bouts of action, it is often featured on cable television. Consisting of a small, flat field, speedball features a series...

Recreational sports provide millions of weekend warriors with fun, exercise and socializing. Unfortunately, for most community sponsored or rec league sports, there's an inherent cost. In the case...

Size, speed, power, agility and endurance are the name of the game when it comes to playing lacrosse. While different traits are more or less desirable depending on the position, all players must...

Lawn bowls is a recreational sport that is represented in the U.S. by the U.S. Lawn Bowls Association. This sport is also played in other countries. Reminiscent of croquet, lawn bowls are heavy...

Becoming a professional lacrosse player means having a lot of motivation, being in shape and being a well-rounded player. Find out how professional lacrosse players learn to work with their...

A game of men's lacrosse is played with 10 players on each side, including three midfielders, three attackers, three defensive players and one goalie. Discover what equipment is used in men's...

Perhaps best described as a hybrid of soccer and hockey, lacrosse is a game in which players must use a long-handled racket with a net at the end to fire a rubber ball into a goal net. Much like...

Lacrosse is a contact sport that was first played by Native American tribes in a version different than the modern game. The sport is played with a solid rubber ball and long-handled sticks...

In most parts of the country, T-ball is a sport children play before they progress to coach-pitch baseball. Players learn the basic concepts of the sport of baseball while they play T-ball and get...

Finding great athletes is a very difficult job, no matter which sport you are talking about. Trying to look at a college football player and projecting whether he will produce in the NFL appears...

Not all dodgeball games are structured. In fact, not all dodgeball games are team-oriented. Elimination dodgeball requires plenty of space and is an every-player-for-himself sport. And those who...

How to play Women's Lacrosse. You will learn the rules of the game.

Lacrosse is a game of endurance and finesse, so the preliminary concerns are to get in shape and to learn how to handle the lacrosse stick, which is an art in itself. In many ways lacrosse is...

Murderball, aka Quad Rugby, is quadriplegic wheelchair basketball. The sport is a combination of football, basketball and ice hockey. A Player scores points by when two wheels of his wheelchair r...

The major organization that governs professional lacrosse in the United States is the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The collective bargaining agency (labor union) for pro lacrosse players is the...

Murderball is intense. A violent combination of Australian Football and bumper cars, murderball was developed for players who have suffered amputations, spinal injuries or neurological...

Streetball is a less refined style of basketball with fewer formal rules and more emphasis on the style of play. Pickup games can be found at local playgrounds or on any court with hoops and...

Broomball is a game that is played on the ice. The players use sticks to push a round ball across the ice and into a goal. Unlike hockey, the sticks are not elongated on one end and no one gets to...

Futsal, or futbol sala, is a kind of indoor soccer. The ball and court are smaller than in traditional soccer, and the number of players is fewer; but, the tactics and strategy are essentially the...

Although curling is often referred to as a niche sport, in some areas of the world, it is highly popular--it's actually called "chess on ice" for its complex elements. It's a challenging sport...

Today 50 is the new 40. You're not ready to give up playing team sports for an easy chair or a shuffle board. One way to improve health is to play hard, and stay young at heart. Find a the time to...

The Chicago Shamrox are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League in suburban Chicago. The team came into existence during the 2006 season and finished at 6-10, a solid record...

Teams cannot succeed solely on competent management, because there has to be some talent on board as well. Teams need some star power in order to win big. It is not easy to get the star players on...