The History of Lacrosse

Series Summary

Lacrosse, a team sport played with teams of ten using netted sticks, was originally played by Native Americans on horseback. Today, the sport is played on foot, team members struggling to project a small rubber ball into their opponents' net. The sport has gained popularity at schools in the United States over the years, and all ages enjoy playing from elementary school on through college. In this free video series, our expert will introduce you to the sport of women's lacrosse, demonstrating basic moves and rules for game play- also explaining how collegiate women's lacrosse differs from other versions.

Expert Shiloh Kimmel will teach you how to play women's lacrosse in this free video series. You will learn the history of the game, how the teams are set up, the positions on the field, and how movement over the field looks. Shiloh will also teach you about the equipment, different kinds of sticks and balls, and how collegiate women's equipment is different from other versions of lacrosse. Shiloh also gives you demonstrations of passes, scoops, shots, and more. It is all here.

Video Transcript

"Alright when you are starting a new sport it's important to know a little bit about the history of the game. Lacrosse started, it?s known as the only truly American sport because it was created by the Native Americans. It started out on the eastern coast many years and it's still a very popular sport over there. It's actually Maryland's State sport and now it?s kind of spread across the United States. There is lots of college teams and lots of high school teams and there is even youth teams for like junior higher?s and elementary age children. And today we are going to be talking about women's lacrosse but there is a difference between men's and women's lacrosse. They have different rules. They have different regulations for their sticks and also women's is a non-contact that's known for its speed and the endurance that's needed to play the game and men's is known as a contact sport that's kind of brutal to watch but it's a lot of fun."