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Starting as early as the 12th century, Lacrosse, known as the, "Little Brother of War," was used as an alternative to tribal war by Native Americans in North America. https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/lacrosse/275348 -
In the 1200's Lacrosse was a much more brutal game. The goal of the game was, "Baggataway," which means to cripple as many other opponents as possible before scoring. https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/lacrosse/275348 -
Europeans from Canada would play against the tribes, losing over and over so bad that the Europeans were allowed to have an extra player on the field. https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/lacrosse/275348 -
Once French settlers saw the game being played, they coined it the name, "Lacrosse." https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/lacrosse/275348 -
The National Lacrosse Association was created in 1867 by George Beers, the, "King of Lacrosse." Beers established new rules such as a rubber ball, a modified stick, and a rule limiting on 12 players to each side. https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/lacrosse/275348 -
English teams started visiting international teams such as the US all star team. Due to frequent popularity in various countries, the game spread to Africa, Ireland, and Australia. https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/lacrosse/275348 -
After coming over to England, in 1900, private schools started playing women's lacrosse. In 1912, the All-England Women's Lacrosse Association was created. https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/lacrosse/275348 -
Lacrosse became extremely popular in New York. The increase in popularity eventually created teams all over the east coast. In 1906 the Intercollegiate Lacrosse League was formed. https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/lacrosse/275348 -
Deep in Maryland lies Johns Hopkins University. They "Adopted" Lacrosse and hold the Lacrosse Museum and the Lacrosse Hall of Fame. https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/lacrosse/275348 -
I predict that Women's Lacrosse will eventually play the game exactly like the men's sport.