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the oldest team sport in North America, invented to settle wars and toughen warriors
means A fast-paced team sport in which players use a long-handled stick with a netted pocket to catch, carry, and throw a small ball into the opposing goal.
from From the French la crosse, 'the crook' or 'the curved stick' — the same crosse that names a bishop's staff and the hooked head of the playing stick. French missionaries and settlers in North America gave the game this name when they saw Indigenous peoples, especially Haudenosaunee and other Eastern Woodlands nations, playing their own ancient stickball games, which they had practiced for centuries under their own names long before any French word was attached.
- war substitute
- Tribes played to resolve conflicts and train fighters
- massive games
- Early matches spanned miles with hundreds of players
- creator's game
- Many nations call it gift from the creator
- fastest cleats
- Hardest shots top 110 miles per hour
- french name
- Settlers named it after a bishop's crosier staff
iroquois confederacy — invented the sport centuries ago in what is now new york and canada, still plays in international competitions
hopkins blue jays — johns hopkins men's lacrosse: 44 ncaa tournament appearances, 15 national championships since 1974
maryland terrapins women — university of maryland women's lacrosse: 14 ncaa national championships, dominated since 1992