The Lacrosse Thread!

[Dog--]

I think this game is awesome, people don't know much about, if they even know it exists.. It's a Canadian sport BTW..

Everything you need to know

I think it's under-appreciated, and it deserves a thread.

 

[KagePrototype]

Some american fella came over to my primary school to teach a bunch of us Lacrosse. Looking back, it was one bizaare ****ing sport.

 

[Dog--]

Ever see a professional game of it?

They whip the rock hard ball at their team mates, and their team mates somehow catch it, thats freakin precision, man. I think the ball goes just as fast, if not faster then an NHL puck. And I have no idea why the ball is rubber, it's way too hard for rubber :\

I used to play in a league, but I quit cause I sucked, I'm thinking of trying another team next summer, maybe I'll be better..

 

[Sam]

Ever see a professional game of it?

They whip the rock hard ball at their team mates, and their team mates somehow catch it, thats freakin precision, man. I think the ball goes just as fast, if not faster then an NHL puck.

Maybe the reason it's not more widespread is because everyone else who plays it dies.

 

[Dog--]

Or cause they suck at it?

It's a really hard sport to get right, it takes tons upon tons of practise to get good at it.

Dammit, where are all the Canadian HL2.netters, they'll be on my wave-length!

 

[cherry]

It's a Canadian sport BTW.

actually it was invented by native americans and was used as a substitute for war. they would play with hundreds of people and the losing clan would gracefully retreat. such a civilised culture, too bad the americans had to kill them all.

 

[Dog--]

Well, not Canadian, but on Canada land (When Canada didn't exist).. Don't get into technicalities ffs.

 

[evil^milk]

I think it's under-appreciated, and it deserves a thread.

hehe, wouldn´t it deserve more than a thread if it were under-appreciated?

 

[Raxxman]

Lacrosse has the highest number of injuries per player of any sport in the UK.

And it's a girls game

 

[Dog--]

I'll kill you while you sleep. :| I'm not joking.

 

[Raxxman]

I wasn't joking or making fun or anything

Over here it's more or less considered a girls sport. All be it an increadibly violent one.

 

[Stieffers]

My high school lacrosse team was ranked number one in the nation last year.

 

[63]

Lacrosse has the highest number of injuries per player of any sport in the UK.

And it's a girls game

It takes a lot more to play a real game of lacrosse physically than it does for a footy match :|

 

[Slacker]

I played it for two years. It was hell on earth.

 

[Zephos]

Just got introduced in Queensland, Australia this year. Me and a bunch of mates signed up, and have gone 2 seasons undefeated. Unfortunately, we got our asses whooped by guys half our size...they were the state team

 

[Danimal]

It's introduced in Queensland? I haven't heard a single word about it at all! D:

 

[Steven]

I've known about this since I was born, and it's boring and netballish.

 

[Zephos]

It's introduced in Queensland? I haven't heard a single word about it at all! D:

Well, mainly the Brisbane schools (only about 10 or 20 of them at that).

 

[cherry]

I wasn't joking or making fun or anything

Over here it's more or less considered a girls sport. All be it an increadibly violent one.

yeah i always thought it was a girls sport too. it is predominantly though isn't it?

 

[Stieffers]

Lacrosse is definately dominated by males. In my area you grow up playing lacrosse. It's the only sport there is. I had been playing since I was 7 years old, but gave it up in highschool as it became far too competetive. College lacrosse on the mid-east coast is probably the most watched, but highschool lacrosse is more talked about.

 

[Slacker]

There are female lacrosse leagues where I live too....

 

[AiM]

Or cause they suck at it?

It's a really hard sport to get right, it takes tons upon tons of practise to get good at it.

Dammit, where are all the Canadian HL2.netters, they'll be on my wave-length!

Or they'll more likely be on the Hockey / NHL wavelength? D: