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Lacrosse is the oldest game in North America. Its origins date back hundreds of years as a tribal game played by many Native American peoples. To the native people the game is a gift and a medicine given to us by the creator.

It is a staple of their culture, an aspect of what we would call their religion.

The game taught me how to persevere through failure, how tiny actions I make can impact my communities, and how to see into the strengths of each individual.

After I play, I feel better. I am eternally grateful for what the game has taught me and I would like for your families experience with the sport to be as rewarding as mine has been.

Callum Crawford

Co-founder and Pro Lacrosse Player

Everyone Can Find Strength in Lacrosse

One of the things that sets lacrosse apart from many other sports is that you can find success in variety of ways. Lacrosse is not a one size fits all type of sport. It encourages the development of strengths that are naturally found within each individual. Bill O’Brien, a professional lacrosse player from the Onondaga Nation, expressed this idea best as he described the Thompson Brothers, a record setting lacrosse family.

Lyle, he’s like the Eagle, he’s got great vision, he can seethings almost before it happens. But he’s also swift, he’s swift enough to dive down and grab his prey. Jeremy, he’s like a deer, a deer is a leader, a deer is fast, it can outrun pretty much any predator. Miles, he’s like the bear. Miles is big, he’s strong.He’s not the fastest guy, but he has the best hands in the game (picture a grizzly catching salmon in a river). Haina is like the wolf because he plays best with his brothers by his side. He’s quick, he’s shifty, he’s agile. With that being said, each and everyone of you have an animal, each and everyone of you brings something special to the game.

Bill O'Brien

Lacrosse’s Most Famous Player

NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown, one of the best running backs of all time, was also an exceptional lacrosse player. He believed that it was on the lacrosse field where he could truly showcase the kind of athlete he really was.

Lacrosse allowed you to use all of the athletic traits of many sports. It was quick, it was skillful, it was powerful, and you could be as good as you wanted to be if you practiced with that stick day and night and become really great with it.

Jim Brown

Lacrosse’s Modern Variants

Mens and Womens Outdoor Lacrosse
This is the most popular version of the sport played in the United States. Played on a football or soccer sized field, it requires the fitness and endurance of soccer and the stick skills of hockey. The mens game also includes the physicality of football.

Indoor or Box Lacrosse
This version of the sport is played in a hockey rink with no ice. It mimics the flow of Hockey with the strategic nature of basketball.

World Lacrosse 6v6
The World Lacrosse Organization has recently introduced a 6v6 Olympic version of the sport with the goal of increasing participation throughout the world!

Pick Up Games
At its core, Lacrosse is a game, not a sport. It can be played 1v1, 2v2, or 3v3, 10v10. Two popular pick up game variants are 3x and Speed Lax. 3x, pronounced “3 by” is essentially a 3v3 take back basketball game played on smaller nets with a tennis ball. Speed Lacrosse is a full field version.