Did you know that lacrosse is considered by many to be the very first sport played in dentist named W. George Beers, who came up with the basic rules that still exist today. Lacrosse is one of the few sports that has almost entirely different rules for men and women, so let's take a look at those differences and find out why lacrosse is becoming more and more popular!
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It probably won't come as much of a surprise to learn that the male version of lacrosse is quite aggressive, much more so than the female version. The game is essentially a cross between soccer, integrating parts of all three of those sports into its rules. With ten players on each side, the object of the game is to fling the ball into the opposing team's net. Unlike football, though, only the goalie is allowed to touch the ball. Everyone else must us the crosse, which is a stick with a net attached to it. Players are allowed to body check only if an opponent has the ball or is near the ball, otherwise no between players is allowed. The game goes for 60 minutes, and is divided into four quarters.
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The idea of women's lacrosse is pretty much the same as men's - get the little ball into the net - but the similarities end there. With 12 players on each team and 60-minute matches that are divided in half, the game places more of an emphasis on speed than on hundreds of years ago.
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Would it surprise you to learn that lacrosse is currently the fastest growing soccer, you'll probably get a kick out of lacrosse!
