History of Lacrosse

Lacrosse is another popular sport in Canada. It is one of  the oldest organized sports in America. The Native Americans in northern New York State and southern Ontario,  Canada, invented lacrosse. They used it to train for war. They invented this game before Columbus arrived in the New World.
            People play lacrosse outdoors. The field is seventy meters long. At each end of the field there is a goal. The goal is a net. There are ten players on each team. Each player has a stick called a Crosse. The player hit a ball that is 21 centimeters around and weighs 140 grams. They try to hit the ball into the net as many times as possible. Lacrosse is a very fast game because the player s can catch and pass the ball at a high speed with their sticks.            At one time lacrosse was the national summer sport in Canada. It  is popular in Britain and Australia.