Cricket balls and lacrosse balls are both solid sport spheres used in stick/bat games, but they diverge in many qualities including weight, size, materials, bounce, speed, cost, manufacture, and purpose. Here are 11 ways cricket balls differ from lacrosse balls: Below we’ll explore their specialized designs to appreciate how cricket and lacrosse balls are engineered …
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Tennis balls and lacrosse balls have very distinct qualities in terms of their size, weight, bounce, speed, construction materials, and usage. Here are 11 ways tennis and lacrosse balls differ: Below we’ll detail the differences between these two spherical balls to understand how their specialized designs, materials, construction, and physical qualities make them ideal for …
As I was growing up, I was always fascinated by one lacrosse position in particular – that of defensemen. It seemed so heroic, and pivotal to the team’s overall success. Also when I first started playing, it seemed to be the position I gravitated naturally to myself. The defensemen are the first line of defense …
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 …
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 …
Playing lacrosse has so many fantastic benefits – team camaraderie, tactics, fitness, health benefits…the list goes on and on. However, like all sports, it can sometimes hurt! Though not a particularly dangerous sport, there are several key risks. The most common injuries in lacrosse are lower extremity injuries which are primarily ankle and knee sprains, …
Because lacrosse is a sport that focuses mostly on passing, this is a crucial aspect of the sport to train for. The best way to improve your passing in lacrosse is through drills. The best 13 passing drills in lacrosse are: 3-Side Pig In The Middle Lacrosse X Passing The Weave Combination Drill Pass And …
It comes as no surprise that lacrosse as a professional sport is not as popular as football or even hockey. Although it is an interesting sport and has also been a part of the Olympic Games, it has yet to see the kind of enthusiasm from crowds that is usually reserved for, let’s say, baseball. …
A mesh net on a stick, a goal on either end of the field, and a bouncy ball to maneuver through the rival team’s goalie—lacrosse is an exciting and intense game! But is lacrosse more difficult than field hockey? Well, yes! Lacrosse is a more difficult sport to play than field hockey due to its …