The lacrosse attackman is a pivotal position. They are crucial to victory, because of course you can’t win without scoring goals. But also the attackman’s role extends throughout the entire match – helping out with defending, retrieving the ball from the opposition, keeping possession, and working with the midfielders. In this article I’m going to …

Often when people ask me to teach them the game of lacrosse or describe how it is played, I like to reference other sports to explain it better. This is because lacrosse is not as widely understood as other sports. But which sports is lacrosse most similar to? Lacrosse contains many elements of basketball, soccer …

I’ve been into martial arts for some time, and I often gave karate a bad wrap once I learned about other martial arts. But, I later realized it’s actually very good for fighting. So, I thought I’d write this article to explain why karate is no joke. So, is karate a joke? Karate is no …

There is a common misconception that lacrosse is a challenging game. Maybe is seems daunting and challenging as it is a physical contact game, or perhaps the rules don’t seem as clear as other sports. Perhaps you are concerned about the level of skills required to play to a successful level. Is lacrosse a hard …

As someone that has played and coached lacrosse, I have seen that the more fun you can inject into drills for kids, the more they get out of them. Out of all the games I’ve tried, the best 15 lacrosse drills for kids are: Lacrosse Golf Lacrosse Tennis Zipper 3 On 3 Half Field Practice …

I’ve been learning about the differences between karate and kickboxing. I did some research and here’s what I found. So, what are the differences between karate and kickboxing? The differences between karate and kickboxing are where they’re from, in sport karate you’re not supposed to do damage with your strikes, in karate they wear a …

I’ve been learning about the origins of different martial arts and I suspected that karate was Japanese, but didn’t know its exact history. I thought it might be from China or Korea. So, I did some research, and here’s what I found. So, is karate Japanese or Chinese? Karate is Japanese in origin, and according …

Lacrosse and rugby are immensely popular with their prominence growing exponentially every year. However, playing either of the sports is no joke – they are two of the most competitive fast-paced high-contact sports out there. But which sport is tougher to play on the field? Rugby is without a doubt a tougher game than lacrosse …

I’ve heard a few people saying that tennis seems boring these days, as well as having seen a couple of articles about this on quite prominent websites. I’d thought I’d research the facts about this issue and find out is there evidence that people find tennis boring. All the evidence suggests that people around the …

I’ve done both karate and jiu jitsu, and I learned there are a bunch of differences between them. So, I put together this article to explain the differences between karate and jiu jitsu. So, what are the differences between karate and jiu jitsu?  Karate is a striking martial art, whereas jiu jitsu is a grappling …