Lacrosse, America's oldest team sport, dates to 1100 A.D., when it was played by the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois people, in what now is New York and areas in Canada bordering the state. The early versions of lacrosse matches played by Native American nations included hundreds of men and...
conurbation adopted association football. However, the influences on Manchester's sporting activities were multifaceted and varied and it was actually rugby football that was perceived as the conurbation's leading team sport between 1870 and 1900, while lacrosse was promoted as a viable alternative...
Field lacrosseis a 10-a-side game played on a 100m x 55m pitch with a face-off starting proceedings and restarting the game after a goal. Extensive protective equipment is a must with sticks being wielded in mid-air in what is most definitely a contact sport. But the version which has...