Lacrosse101

Hi, My name is Chris and I have played lacrosse since I was 7 years old. I played on town teams to travel teams with kids my age and older than me. I have played all of the positions from attack to goalie and right now i currently play defense. Lacrosse was mainly played in the Northeast part of America mainly in New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey etc. Lacrosse is new one of the most popular sports in our country and is played all over the country and is still rising. Many names come up when you think lacrosse including Mike Powell, Paul Rabil, Kyle Harrison, Matt Danowski, and MANY others. Each team has 10 players on the field consisting of a goalie, 3 midfielders, 3 defensemen, and 3 atackmen. Midfielders are who control the flow of the game, they have to run up and down the field and score but they also must play defense. defensemen have a lacrosse stick that is double the size of a regular stick and they guard the attackmen, or play midfield. The attackmen are usually quick and score most of the goals. Lacrosse is played on all different levels ranging from 5 year olds to professionals. You can get drafted by a college team and you would be in the NCAA mens Lacrosse league. After college it is possible to get drafted by a major league team. Since lacrosse is still rising up, the pay is not great, so most people have jobs, or they get sponsored by a lacrosse company.