Does anyone play lacrosse here?
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yes, defense, my friend plays goalie.
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Ultimate is a terrific sport!\nYou can start by looking at the Ultimate Players Association web site for pick-up games in your area. Assuming you are talking about Long Island, NY, here's a listing:\nhttp://www2.upa.org/pickup/listings/NY\n\nPick-up games are not always the most organized events (hence "pick-up" and not "practice"). Here in Brooklyn, NY, there are Yahoo! groups and also a couple of e-mail listserves which keep us up-to-date. Maybe you can find similar groups in your area.\n\nGood luck!
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defense in lacrosse is a lot like defense in basketball so if you've played basketball you will understand lacrosse better. when you are guarding someone remember to stay low and shuffle your feet. you can put your forearm or knuckles lightly on the other girl and remember to keep your stick up. while defending her try and guide her away from the goal and try and make her use her left hand(unless she is left handed then make her use her right).  when you are being covered by a defender you can dodge her or fake her out to get past her. \nfor ground balls remember not to empty check girls sticks(checking without the ball in the other girls stick). and don't cover.\nif your team has good stick skills then they will be a lot better. practice throwing and catching and craddling the ball A LOT. also something you can practice is quick stick. it is passing and catching without craddling so you move your stick quickly(hence the name quick stick).  picking up a stick and practicing every day will help you to become a lot better lax player. also look for camps near you that your team could go to.  sorry if this isnt much help :&#92;
1036123
Lacrosse\nLacrosse\nLacrosse\nLacrosse\nField Hockey\nI wish
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Lacrosse because it is like Hockey on your feet.
789427
yes\n\nnow go play somewhere else.
548800
LACROSSE ROCKS! Been to many professional lacrosse games and they kick butt. Too bad yahoo doesnt care. Might be because there are SO many lacrosse leagues. In the hockey forum, you mainly get the NHL. In lacrosse, there are many lacrosse leagues to talk about which to yahoo might not be a good idea. (MLL Major League Lacross and NLL National Lacross League to name two.)\n\nMaybe we should gather up yahoo employees, stick them in a lacrosse arena and then see what happens. Muahaha ;)
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Hey- We have a core group of Bocce Players at our facility for disabled adults. However, most of them are limited. I do have an all star team that enjoys competition at a normal level. We used them last year to compete at the World Bocce League Tournament in Indio, CA. We have composite courts at our facility and are usually open to fun play. LMK if you have any interest. Also, We have a huge Bocce event in Santa Clarita May 13th for Special Olympics and are looking for people to ref some games at our venue. If you know anyone, call me at 661-296-8636 ext.262 My name is Steve Bratzel and I am the Head Bocce Coach for SOSCV.
1037310
i play center fo Wusdytreymott HS.  I love BBall!!!  I'll take u on n e day -  am 6'9"
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According to Wikipedia: "The sport was invented by native North Americans. Early Lacrosse was characterized by deep spiritual involvement, befitting the spirit of combat in which it was undertaken. Those who took part did so in the role of warriors, with the goal of bringing glory and honor to themselves and their tribes."\n\nI noticed that the sport is getting really popular in the U.S. these days.
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I caught a few games when they were in the IHL.  Too bad the IHL folded. \n\n_
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my opinion? you are a retard for placing LACROSSE under FOOTBALL(AMERICAN).  if you really wanted to place this topic, you should have placed it under OTHER-SPORTS or under CURRENT EVENTS
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G'day Bud, as I live in Australia, we play almost everything, Lacrosse and American football included. Racquetball, Croquet, Aussie Rules, European football (soccer in the US & Australia). Paddleball is the one I don't know. We play too many variations of lawn bowls (Italians have their method, the Croats theirs, and the Standardised version). \n\nThe reason we play everything is the multicultural nature of our society. There are people from everywhere, and as we live in coastal areas on the main, we are exposed to many a sport. Why, pray tell, did you ask about a single sport rather than all, I could have gone to name quite a few.\n\nCheers, L
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Canada.  \n\nA Short History of Lacrosse in Canada\nLacrosse, which the Native People of North America knew under many different names such as Baggataway or Tewaarathon, played a significant role in the community and religious life of tribes across the continent for untold years.  Its origin lost in the antiquity of myth, Lacrosse remains a notable contribution of the Native culture to modern Canadian society. Native Lacrosse was characterized by a deeply spiritual involvement, and those who took part did so with dedicated spirit and with the highest ideals of bringing glory to themselves and their tribes, and honour to the participants and the tribes to which they belonged. \n\nIn the 1840s the first games of Lacrosse were played between the townsfolk and the Native People. Though it was many years before any significant wins were logged against the Natives, the game of Lacrosse was quickly winning the loyalty and interest of the newest North Americans.  Lacrosse was named Canada's National Game by Parliament in 1859. In 1867 the Montreal Lacrosse Club, headed by Dr. George Beers, organized a conference in Kingston in order to create a national body whose purpose would be to govern the sport throughout the newly formed country. The National Lacrosse Association became the first national sport governing body in North America dedicated to the governance of a sport, the standardization of rules and competition, and the running of national championships to promote good fellowship and unity across the country. The unforgettable motto of the organization was:\n\n"OUR COUNTRY - OUR GAME"
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does anybody play in argentina
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I used to play at the clup,also I played in the streets with my friends.If U wanna go proessional U should sign in a football clup,sure u will play ther.with your friends U could play at any opened place.\nGOOD LUCK\n:)
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outdoor lacrosse is 10 v 10 with 3 attackmen, 3 middies, 3 defensemen and 1 goalie.  The games are 4 quarters and basically it's similar to basketball in that you're trying to get the ball in the other person's goal and you basically set picks and roll off them as well as go 1 on 1 with your defenseman in hopes to score or draw a defenseman and pass it off to the open man for a shot on goal.\n\nThe ball is thrown through the air using your lacrosse stick, and when the ball is on the ground (outside of the goalie's crease) it's fair game for whoever wants it.  You basically pick up ground balls using two hands and as long as you're not hitting someone from behind and you're both near the ball you can hit the opposing team's player away from the ball (checking).  \n\nBasic rules are no hitting below the belt and as long as you're going for the ball you can basically use your stick to check them (poke or slap check) and try to take the ball away.  If you hit him the helmet that's a penalty and the team has to play a man down.  \n\nIf you throw the ball out of bounds on the sidelines it goes to the other team.  If you shoot the ball and it goes out it's the man closest to the ball when it went out that gets possession.. so basically it's worthwhile to chase shots that the goalie or the net didn't stop because you can get the ball back for your team.  \n\nThere has to be 3 men back on the defensive side if your team is on offense, and vice-versa on defense.  You can have any combination of players on any side of the field as long as you always have 3 players back not including the goalie.  (i.e. 2 defenseman and a midfielder can stay back on defense, and a defenseman with a long pole can go up and transition with the ball on offense as long as a midfielder or attackman stay back on the defensive half of the field).  \n\nTips:  Buy a good stick and start throwing the ball around.  Unlike basketball you don't have to be a specific build to be successful.  I suggest throwing the ball against the wall and joining either a lacrosse camp to learn the basics or start playing in an indoor or outdoor league and just get started.  Once you start playing I'm sure you'll find that it was meant to be that you're not on the basketball team.  Besides, you can legally get away with taking out your frustration in lacrosse ;)\n\nGood luck to ya!