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History Of Lacrosse
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Lacrosse Is First Seen
Jesuit missionary Jean de Brebeuf documents the first game of lacrosse -
Read All Aboout It!
Caughnawaga indians demonstrate the sport in Montreal and is reported on the newspaper -
It Begins
Montreal Lacrosse Club formed in Canada -
Too Big and Too Long
William George Beers shortens the length of lacrosse games and the number of players -
The Queen Is Pleased
Queen Victoria watches and endorses a lacrosse game in Winsdor,England -
Its In The East Coast
The first colegiate lacrosse program is established in a New York University -
First Intercolligate,Eh?
The First U.S. intercolligate game is played between New York University and Manhattan College -
Lacrosse Is Golden Orphan?
Winnipeg Shamrock's Lacrosse team takes home the gold medal at 1904's olympics and is adopted as a medal earning sport -
Lacrosse Is Agreed
Lacrosse becomes an official olympic sport -
Adopted
Lacrossse is used as a demonstration sport at the Amsterdam Olympics -
Lacrosse In A Box
Box lacrosse is formed around this time. Its like Hockey in a similar rink and goals -
A Great Coach
Coach Willis Bilderback of Navy wins his eighth consecutive intercollegiate title -
The IFWLA
International Federation of Womens Larosse Associations is formed -
Women Enter...
Womens lacrosse is introduced at St.Leonards School in Scotland -
Armadillos Are Illegal
Jack Emmers Washington and Lee team used this move against a superior North Carolina team in which 5 players lock arms with one player and move as a unit up the field, the player in the middle had a sawned off stick with a deep pocket so it could not be dislodged, so the ball could not be taken and goals could be made easily -
Lacrosse Meets Swimming
An illegal move played in college and high school lacrosse called "the dive" in which a player throws the ball into the goal but the ball must readch the goal before the player reaches the ground or the goal does not count -
The Iroquois
The Iroquois National is team formed by six nations of the Iroquois confederacy and is finally entered into the International Lacrosse Federation(IFL) -
Canada Loves It!
Lacrosse is taken as Canada's official summer sport -
ELF?
The European Lacrosse Federation begins running the European Championships -
The MLL
A mens professional lacrosse team in made know as the Major League Lacrosse(MLL) -
Maryland Loves It!
Lacrosse is named the official sport in maryland -
ESPN+MLL
The MLL is bolstered with a ten year contract with ESPN -
MLL Sets A New Record!
The MLL sets the professional lacrosse attendance at 20,116 fans at a game at invesco field in Denver,Colorado -
No Notre Dame
Duke takes their first NCAA win over Notre Dame -
The FIL HIts England
The Federation of Internationl Lacrosse hosts the World Lacrosse Championship in Manchester,England
