Every time I play lacrosse I feel like I am a part of something greater than myself. Being a part of something greater than myself, being changed in my life forever has made me think and feel whenever I play lacrosse. When I was younger playing lacrosse was a learning experience. Playing with more skilled or less skilled girls in lacrosse and playing different positions except for one every game, practice and scrimmage all the time makes me get a different perspective. Playing lacrosse for quick sticks has changed my life forever.
Playing lacrosse in 6th grade made me want to play it now and in the future. Lacrosse in 6th grade made me like to run and love the sport everywhere I go. It made me want to play the sport now and in the future because it makes me think that I am being used in practices, games, and scrimmages. Lacrosse has helped me today by running faster in basketball, getting the ball lower in volleyball and getting the ball quicker in field hockey in gym class. Lacrosse has changed me as a person to work together on other sports on teams, work together in small or big groups on projects and say something positive to teammates on sports and for my friends.
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This sport has affected me in a positive way by being more confident, talking to teachers in class, and not being so shy anymore at school, home and youth group. Playing for quick sticks made me want to play on a team at school.
Quick sticks have helped me with my lacrosse skills, teamwork skills, and running skills. Playing with a team on quick sticks made me want to play for my school because I thought I would meet new friends, meet new teachers, and enjoy school even more. On quick sticks, playing lacrosse made me try different things like playing almost all the positions on the field during practices and games. Whenever I have played lacrosse I always try hard, working hard, and trying to run Playing on different fields with lacrosse has helped me be able to play in different gyms, courts, and athletic fields. more each time I play. Before I went to Woodlynde and played lacrosse, I always tried new things every day of my life playing for quick
sticks. Playing on different fields with lacrosse has helped me be able to play in different gyms, courts, and athletic fields. Playing on different fields at parks, grass fields and turf fields made sure that I can play anywhere outside. Lacrosse has helped me be able to play in different fields, gyms, courts and athletic fields. Playing on long gyms to short courts and playing in the APR at school are examples of where I have played not just for lacrosse, but for other sports too. This sport has helped me in the long run by making me be able to play on a team, being able to play anywhere, and helping me want to play more sports. New experiences, learning from them helps you achieve life on your own, and with others. Bring on a sport like lacrosse turned me into an achiever and that made me want to do greater things in life. Getting changed by lacrosse, playing lacrosse for quick sticks as a team, and being able to transition quickly into any field, court, and athletic field changed me. The future would be me playing lacrosse next year as a senior in high school and might play the sport in college.
Comparing two very different sports, Cheerleading .vs. lacrosse. Out of the two sports Lacrosse is more athletically challenging and competitive sport. While cheerleading is also a athletically inclined sport it does not require as much training. I personally prefer to play lacrosse because I like to be involved and more active. By the end of this paper I will prove that lacrosse is the better sport.
Lacrosse is a sport that was created by the Native Americans around the 1600s (5). The sport once known as stick ball to the Indians has evolved to a major sport across the world. Lacrosse was a sport that was a real major part of European culture before it made its way to America. It has just recently been picked up in the major ranks of colleges and even a professional level. So with the rise of this sport comes the rise of the preparatory phases to get ready for competition.
Both Lacrosse and Ice hockey are two sports that share similar aspects. One example would be that they both require plenty of athletic prowess, as well as countless hours of training and practice to master. The high amount of contact in both sports enables a player to become both physically and mentally “tough”. Lacrosse has grown to its highest level of popularity it has ever reached over the last ten years. Ice hockey has seen a steady climb in its popularity over the past 25 years making it one of the most popular sports in not only Long Island, but all across the U.S. However, there are many differences as well, and we should not overlook the fact that there are plenty of distinctions between the two great sports. Many of which are the main reasons that these are obviously two separate sports.
Lacrosse is a fast-growing American high school sport and becoming very successful within the past few decades, so it’s important to analyze how lacrosse has gotten to where it is today and what impacted the spread. The research question is: How has lacrosse changed over the years, and what impacted the spread? Research shows that lacrosse is becoming more popular every year, and many more people are becoming aware of this sport so the history behind what is known as ‘America’s first sport’ should be known. According to the National Federation of State High School, between 2009 and 2013, participation between high school boys and girls has increased for a total of 34%. Today, over 1400 high schools in the US include
My whole life I have played a sport. Whether that be soccer, or lacrosse, or field hockey. Playing a sport and being a part of a team was something I always knew how to do. I always knew how to play the sport as a team and not score on your own. My lacrosse team consisted of about 18-19 girls: 6 offenders, 6 defenders, 2 goalies, and the rest were mid-fielders. My favorite position was mid-fielder, I always enjoyed playing all the part that consisted of being on the team. I loved playing both defense and offense, I liked assisting with goals and I also loved stopping goals. My travel team taught me things that I did not learn anywhere else, my team taught me the true importance of teamwork, how to be a leader, or how winning is not always the most important thing.
It all started freshman year of high school. I really wanted to get involved in some kind of sport or club. I couldn’t decide what to do. Many people said I should join the lacrosse team and my response was “I have never played before, how am I suppose to make the team”. I always had an interest in lacrosse however I was scared to go out and buy all the expensive equipment and not make the team.. I went home that night and asked my parents what I should do. My dad encouraged me to go out and try. He said it doesn’t hurt to try. That next morning of school, I raced to the athletic office and signed up for lacrosse, and when that bell rang after school I went to the lacrosse store nearest to me and bought all of the gear so that I could make the first tryout. The fist tryout was the day after I bought all of the gear.
As more of my teammates began to show up, I recognized most of them. However, I learned later that if I went on to play in the Spring, this would not be the same exact team I would play with. With only twenty minutes until we began,I put on all of my gear and my dad gave me a thorough warm up. Time seemed to fly by, and before I knew it, everyone was gathered together as positions were being assigned. I was originally overwhelmed with excitement, but as the game drew closer, the joy I had felt was replaced with anxiety. The lacrosse game taking place before ours ended and we entered and took our place on our bench. I recognized the opposing team’s jerseys quickly and identified them as a travel team from our area. Taking one final breath, I rushed into the lacrosse net enjoying my bird’s eye view, unsure of what was to
My dad would always tell me it’s not good to play video games, because they cannot help you, but baseball can help you succeed in life. This really changed my view on what baseball potentially has. I became more dedicated and committed to the sport, Baseball. I never played any other sport, and I started progressively doing more baseball each year. I have tried extremely hard to keep playing baseball, because it will come to an end at some point, but hopefully it will be later in my life instead of sooner.
Lacrosse is the oldest team sport in North America, having been played by Native American tribes long before any European had even set foot on the continent. A century after European missionaries discovered the game played by Native Americans, they began to play it themselves, starting in the 18th century. From there, it evolved and grew in popularity from a very savage game that resembled war, into what it is today, a recreational sport played widely in America and other countries. As U.S. Lacrosse literature aptly puts it, “Lacrosse is a game born of the North American Indian, christened by the French, adopted and raised by the Canadians, and later dominated by the Americans.” When the first people of America started playing lacrosse centuries ago, the game served many purposes.
In my life, I had not had the chance to be a part of something that influenced me much, until I joined football my freshman year in high school. Joining football was perhaps the most devoted and wisest thing that I did because shortly after joining I began to see changes for the better, and from then I saw the person that I wanted to be in the future. In other words, it shaped the person that I am today and will be for the rest of my life. Not only did the sport influence me but it also equipped me with a new mindset that affects me today in my decision making skills, time management and many other beneficial life virtues. I believe that these virtues will bring me success in the nearest future because I feel confident about myself and I feel more in control in my life through my actions, all thanks to simply joining what seemed to be a “regular” extracurricular.
Inspired by his dad, who played baseball in high school and college, he started playing tee-ball. He played tee-ball until two things happened, one he thought it was extremely boring and two, his team did awful. This is the beginning of Jack Henderson’s journey with his true passion lacrosse, and how the word excelsior has always been an inspiration to him throughout it.
Adaptive Lacrosse is a program that helps athletes with either physical or intellectual disabilities play the sport of lacrosse (“Diversity and Inclusion”). The disabled athletes who are part of Adaptive Lacrosse still have almost the same conditioning and training as non-disabled to keep them involved, however a few modifications are added to the program (“Diversity and Inclusion”). WLUSA is the leader of all the wheelchair lacrosse groups in the United States and it helps physically challenged athletes get involved with lacrosse (“Diversity and Inclusion”). WLUSA has helped create over twelve organizations for wheelchair lacrosse and physically challenged athletes across the United States (“Diversity and Inclusion”). Ryan Baker, who is the co-founder of WLUSA said that they have tried to bring the field lacrosse game to wheelchairs as best as possible (Berman). Even veterans enjoy wheelchair lacrosse because it does not just provide physical activities for the veterans but it gives the veterans an outlet
Hockey. A sport I have always loved ever since I was a kid. It was when my dad had taken me to an open ice skate when my hockey life began. I had my first pair of skates as a present when I was four years old. I never really knew of the sport at the time, but now I was able to expirence it. No one was present on the ice as I entered the rink. The cold of the ice ran down my back as I took my first steps on. The cold didn’t stop me though. As I stepped upon the ice, I had a feeling of relief. Hockey is what let me go fast. Always have I been the fastest kid in my class and hockey let me expand on what I loved to do. One stride at a time I went, until I was able to glide upon the ice. My blades of my skates sunk into the ice like a lion tearing at its prey. As the frost beat against my face, I soon realized that I was able to skate. Even though it was all fuzzy in my memory, I remember feeling all types of joy rush all throughout my body. It was the first sign of potential in hockey. It was a first omen.
It can also help you gain working skills like leadership or working great with others, which in every job you have to communicate or do things with co-workers. Sports help you develop discipline, learn to set goals and then work to achieve those goals. Kid’s who are involved in sports are less likely to take drugs or smoke because they realize that those harmful things can affect their performance and for girls who play sports are also less likely to become pregnant or get to other troubles. One of things that I mostly like is that helps you use your time wisely. I learn how to manage my everyday life schedule, like how much time I should put on school, soccer, and others thing I needed to do.
I have now been playing this sport for 10 years. My goal was to do something I loved while being able to learn new skills (physically and mentally). For four of those years I played on rep teams for the Vancouver Thunderbirds. On these teams I learned commitment, from waking up at 5 am for a practice to having tournaments in Seattle, I was always there. After four years of training and learning how to represent the association, I decided to move down to the house league for the next five years due to the fact that I wanted to focus on school. On my house teams, I was voted as captain for all of them and got to learn how to lead and inspire a team. I learned that it wasn’t about being the best but being able to bring the strengths of my teammates together. This allowed my teams to play for the championship for the next 5 years (huh?? awkward wording) . I was able to take these experiences from hockey and apply it to school. I took my skills such as leadership and self discipline and applied it to my sports teams and school to push my team and myself. Lastly, I took my commitment and placed it at Maple Grove Elementary School and Magee where I coached a basketball team and volleyball