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This absolutely awesome sport originated with the North American Indians. The french explorers of the Great Lakes area saw the Indians played it and named it la crosse after the french name for a bishop's crook, which is what the original sticks looked like.

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Lacrosse came about, in the 1400's. Indians created this sport, they would play for days, over many miles. They played this for exercise, for something to do other than be at war, and to see which Indian was the strongest. Since this sport is contact, you had to be very strong. If you were not strong enough, you would eventually be injured, or give up. There are nicknames for this sport, one of them being, the most common, lax.

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According to this website, 1763.

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History has recorded the invention of lacrosse occurred in the 1400s in Huron County, New York. Click on the 'History of Lacrosse' link on this page to read more about it.

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The Plain Indians started playing lacrosse. So did the Inca Tribe, BUT they played a more violent version. (They tried to wack rach others heads off.)

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Lacrosse started with Native Americans playing it as war training.

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It started in America by the Native Americans. It was started as a means to avoid war between tribes.

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Lacrosse was started by native Americans

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Lacrosse is a sport that orginated in what country?

Lacrosse was started by the Cherokee Indians.


When did woman start playing lacrosse?

Woman started playing lacrosse in 1980.


How do you start a la crosse game?

A lacrosse game is started with a faceoff.


How did lacrosse become popular?

Lacrosse was first played by Indians as war training. Later on, lacrosse started to be played on the East Coast. It then started spreading all over the U.S. and other countries.


When did lacrosse first originate?

Lacrosse was first started by the native Americans. it is the oldest north American sport.


What did thay use as equepment in lacrosse when it first started?

when lacrosse first started it was a native American sport, before English settlement. at that time there was no protection .


Where did lacrosse begin?

In the United States. The Native Americans first started Lacrosse. The French adopted it and took it to Canada. The Native Americans started is as an alternative to war.


Lacrosse games are started with what?

a face off for the ball


What was the first professional league of lacrosse?

In 1974-1975 was the original National Lacrosse League (NLL) which has no connection with the league of that name which exists today. Then the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association (CUFLA) started in 1985. In 1987 there was the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League. It changed its name to the Major Indoor Lacrosse League, then later to the National Lacrosse League (NLL). Then Major League Lacrosse (MLL) started in 2001.


Where did the name laccrose come from?

The Indians who first started playing lacrosse.


How was discovered lacrosse?

Indians started playing with stick branches and string, when they arrived in America


What country did lacrosse started?

it was invented by the native Americans they called it little brother of war