Lacrosse!!!! Please Help Me.?
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There aren't a whole lot of "tricks" that aren't muscle memory and coordination.  Just watch players when they're just messing around for ideas or inspiration.  You can "snap" at a ground ball and effectively rake it by flicking your wrist fast enough to turn it over.  You can choke up on the stick, toss the ball gently, and bat it back to yourself with the butt-end of the shaft of the stick.  You can work on a behind-the-back pass or shot.  \n\nNone of these are simple 1-2-3 "here's how you do it" tricks like magic tricks done with a pack of cards.  The reason they're used to show off is because they're difficult and take a bit of practice to get right.
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you have nice friends or at least the photos were nice.  I have never met a female lacrosse player very cool game, and the girls are tougher than the boys sometimes.
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Bring a team supporting winter coat, atleast the colors it doesn;t really have to be a true team one.  Have a blanket, and make sure to wear long johns under your clothes.  I am a football fan all the way!
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Both sports move fast, but lacrosse uses a hard rubber ball and you throw and catch with a stick that has a small basket at the top. Similar to hockey, the goal is to score more goals than your opponent. \n\nLacrosse also uses 10 players (nine position players and a goalie) where hockey uses six (five position players and a goalie). \n\nA final score of a lacrosse game is usually much higher than a hockey score, typically running into double digits (e.g. 14-11).\n\nHope this helps!
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You need to run is all. Use a running resource, like Runner's World. They have training plans for all sorts of goals. The one you probably need for lacrosse is the 5K training plan to get a nice base of endurance. \n\nCheck this out:\nhttp://www.runnersworld.com/category/1,5034,s6-51-184-0-0,00.html\n\nAfter you get a nice base of endurance, throw in some Fartlek runs:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fartlek\n\nThese fartlek runs can make you faster. What makes you faster is activating/strengthening your fast twitch muscle fibers. Another really good way to make you faster: try runnning up hills as fast as you can, then WALK back down. Repeat 5-10 times. \n\nDo some plyometric exercises.\n\nAs for upper body strength, try the following exercises: pull ups (overhand grip), situps, push ups, etc. Try some dips and some bicep curls. Try some forearm curls.\n\nAlso for forearm strength, this is what I did: I took a broom by the bottom of the handle (opposite from the brush) and lifted it with my wrist. \n\nArm strength will help with checking and shots, also.
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Warrior make good performance lacrosse sticks, but they break rather easily (well the heads snap easily to be precise). I use them and love them, but they do require alot of replacement.\n\nBrine and STX are the two most respected lacrosse manufactures, and have a wide range from cheap beginner sticks to elite and expensive sticks. And they make heads that last many seasons.\n\nAs to where to buy them, well that depends on where you live and how many you need. If you need to buy alot in bulk then you could go to one of their websites and contact them. Otherwise call around to the sports retailers in your area.
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well, james, how old are you? is there a chance you haven't fully developed?  also, there are lots of sports that don't require size, but are based more on speed and agility.  if you don't like those sports, even lacrosse can be a sport for you.  i once knew a kid who was your size but a bit taller and he was extremely good at faceoffs and earned a college scholarship based on the fact that he was so useful for that one skill.  just practice, practice, practice!
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Ever heard of Google? Type 'Lacrosse' and you'll find:\n\nBRIEF HISTORY\nWith a history that spans centuries, lacrosse is the oldest sport in North America. Rooted in Native American religion, lacrosse was often played to resolve conflicts, heal the sick, and develop strong, virile men. To Native Americans, lacrosse is still referred to as "The Creator's Game." \n\nIronically, lacrosse also served as a preparation for war. Legend tells of as many as 1,000 players per side, from the same or different tribes, who took turns engaging in a violent contest. Contestants played on a field from one to 15 miles in length, and games sometimes lasted for days. Some tribes used a single pole, tree or rock for a goal, while other tribes had two goalposts through which the ball had to pass. Balls were made out of wood, deerskin, baked clay or stone.\n\nThe evolution of the Native American game into modern lacrosse began in 1636 when Jean de Brebeuf, a Jesuit missionary, documented a Huron contest in what is now southeast Ontario, Canada. At that time, some type of lacrosse was played by at least 48 Native American tribes scattered throughout what is now southern Canada and all parts of the United States. French pioneers began playing the game avidly in the 1800s. Canadian dentist W. George Beers standardized the game in 1867 with the adoption of set field dimensions, limits to the number of players per team and other basic rules.\n\nNew York University fielded the nation's first college team in 1877, and Philips Academy, Andover (Massachusetts), Philips Exeter Academy (New Hampshire) and the Lawrenceville School (New Jersey) were the nation's first high school teams in 1882. There are 400 college and 1,200 high school men's lacrosse teams from coast to coast.\n\nThe first women's lacrosse game was played in 1890 at the St. Leonard's School in Scotland. Although an attempt was made to start women's lacrosse at Sweet Briar College in Virginia in 1914, it was not until 1926 that Miss Rosabelle Sinclair established the first women's lacrosse team in the United States at the Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore, Maryland.\n\nMen's and women's lacrosse were played under virtually the same rules, with no protective equipment, until the mid-1930s. At that time, men's lacrosse began evolving dramatically, while women's lacrosse continued to remain true to the game's original rules. Men's and women's lacrosse remain derivations of the same game today, but are played under different rules. Women's rules limit stick contact, prohibit body contact and, therefore, require little protective equipment. Men's lacrosse rules allow some degree of stick and body contact, although violence is neither condoned nor allowed.\n\nField lacrosse is sometimes perceived to be a violent and dangerous game, however, injury statistics prove otherwise. While serious injuries can and do occur in lacrosse, the game has evolved with an emphasis on safety, and the rate of injury is comparatively low. Ensuring the safety of participants is a major focus for US Lacrosse and its Sports Science and Safety Committee, which researches injury data in the sport and makes recommendations to make the game as safe as practicable.
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Lacrosse because it is like Hockey on your feet.
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I'm assuming you're a girl and you want to play...\n\nThe rules for girl's lacrosse are based on one premise: No plays or actions, defensive or offensive, that could end up hurting another player. The rules are a lot like basketball. The rules are complicated. After three years of coaching girls lacrosse, I still don't understand them all. \n\nThis is a comprehensive resource:\nhttp://www.uslacrosse.org/the_sport/girls_rules.phtml\n\nThere are 11 players on the field and one goalie:\nFirst Home, Second Home, Third Home (All-Time Offense)\nCenter, 2 Attack WIngs, 2 Defensive wings (Midfield)\nPoint, Cover Point, Third Man (All-Time Defense)\n\nThe play on the field is a lot like soccer. Almost all the players move up and down the field to the offensive side of the field and down to the defensive side of the field. Also, fouls can result in cards (Yellow, Red), depending on the severity of the offense.\nMajor fouls, such as tripping, taking a dangerous shot, Hitting a girl in the head, will result in a yellow card. Covering the ball with your stick, kicking the ball (called a "body-ball") will result in a warning and a turnover. These rules are a lot like soccer. \n\nAnyways, there are many, many more rules in girls' lacrosse. I could spend hours writing about the different rules for different situations on the field, but that would take too long. \n\nTo start you need a stick and a ball. That's it. Go to a wall and throw the ball agains the wall and catch it. It takes a while, but after about 1000 reps, it should be pretty natural to you. \n\nThe best way to learn is to play. Remember: coaches are there to teach you and a good coach won't lose his patience. \n\nGood luck
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Hey!!!  A curling question!!!
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-Lacrosse is a team sport that is played by ten players (men) or twelve players (women), each of whom uses a netted stick (the crosse) in order to pass and catch a very hard rubber ball with the aim of scoring goals, each worth one point, by propelling the ball into the opponent's goal. The team scoring the most points after four "quarters", of varying length from competition to competition, and overtime if necessary, wins\n\n\n\n-Outdoor men's lacrosse involves two teams of 10 players each competing to project a small ball of solid rubber into the opposing team's goal. The field of play is 110 yards (100 m) long and 60 yards (54 m) wide. The goals are 6 feet (1.8 m) by 6 feet and contain a mesh netting similar to an ice hockey goal. The goal sits inside a circular "crease", measuring 18 feet (5.5 m) in diameter.\n\nPlayers line up with 3 offensive players called "attackmen"(The players who shoot on the opposing team's net), 3 "midfielders" or "middies"(The players who shoot on the opposing team's net and also defend their own net), 3 "defensemen"(The players who guard their own team's net), and 1 designated goaltender, or "goalie"(The player that stands inside the "crease" and blocks shots from coming in, like in hockey). Each player carries a stick (the French settlers, upon seeing the Native Americans using the stick, called it la cross (the crosier); hence the cool name "Lacrosse"). Lacrosse sticks may measure between 40 inches (101.6 centimeters) and 42 inches (106.68 centimeters) long (a "short crosse"), or 52 inches (132.08 centimeters) to 72 (182.88 centimeters) long (a "long crosse"). The designated goalkeeper is allowed to have a stick from 40 inches (101.6 centimeters) to 72 inches (182.88 centimeters) long. The head of the crosse on both long and short crosses must be larger than 6 inches at its widest point and it must also be 2.5 inches wide or wider at its narrowest point. The head of a goaltender's crosse may measure up to 15 inches (38.1 centimeters) wide. Although most of the time attackmen and midfielders use short crosses, defensemen, along with one midfielder when his team is on defense, carry long crosses, some teams choose to distribute their sticks differently; this is not uncommon because a team may only have 4 long crosses on the field during live play, excluding the benches and penalty boxes. Most modern sticks have a metal shaft, made usually of aluminum or titanium, while the head is made of hard plastic. Metal shafts must have a plastic or a more popular rubber cap or ("butt") at the end, and it must be adequately taped to avoid injury although some butts are capable of staying on without tape. The heads are strung with string and leather or mesh. This forms a net of whatever material was used in stringing the stick called the "pocket".[2]\n\nGoaltender's sticks vary in length but are typically between 42 inches (1.27 m) and 60 inches (1.52 m) long, and their heads are significantly larger than field players' heads to help in blocking shots. Goalies at the youth levels commonly use short crosses because they are not capable of handling the true goalie crosse.\n\nPlayers scoop the ball off the ground and pass the ball through the air to other players. Players are allowed to run carrying the ball with their stick. Unlike in women's lacrosse, players may kick the ball, as well as covering it with their sticks, provided they do not withhold it from play. Play is typically quite fast. Considerably more goals are scored than in soccer or hockey, with typical games totaling ten to twenty goals.
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Contact the coach and he/she will help you! It depends on what team.
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I played men's lacrosse for 10 years, and I have coached for three. \n\nIf you stand up, pretend that your head is one axis (90 degrees) and you have another axis, extending from your hip, horizontal to the ground (0 degrees). Your best chance being accurate is a throw from 45 degrees to about 70 degrees. This is called three-quarters. Any lower, you'll be side-arming and any higher will be awkard. Both ways you lose accuracy.\n\nIn a throw, hold your stick in a way that feels natural. To start a throw with your right hand, point your left elbow at the target, and follow through until the head of your stick ends up pointing at the target.\n\nHit the wall every other day. Do about 50 reps with each hand. Remember, it takes about 10,000 reps for the action to become natural. \n\nAfter you master that, try throwing against the wall while sidestepping, or shuffling your feet, parallell to the wall. \n\nPick a spot on the wall and try to hit that spot repeatedly. \n\nAs for shooting, you'll need a goal. Or paint a 6 * 6 sqare on a wall. Shooting is more accuracy than power. You need to stay close to the pipes on a shot. Practice running and shooting. Run sideways, or at the goal while you're shooting. This is more like a shot you'd take in a game.
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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;
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i Love lacrosse. I also like field hockey, swimming, and horseback riding. I just got home from a lacrosse tournament in NJ actually 35 minutes ago
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