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Lacrosse
Lacrosse originated in North America among Native Americans and is played with sticks and balls. The sport is governed internationally by the Federation of International Lacrosse based in Toronto and professionally in the US by Major League Lacrosse, founded in 1999, which has eight teams. The MLL season runs from April to August and culminates in the Steinfield Cup championship game.
Lacrosse
- 1. By Jorge MarioRestrepo
- 2. Lacrosse originatedfrom the Native Americans in the eastern United States and Canada Lacrosse is played with a stick and ball, the stick having a net to catch the ball There ten players on a lacrosse team
- 3. Highest governinglevel of Lacrosse is the Federation of International Lacrosse located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Website: http://filacrosse.com/?fileid=home&division=fil Stan Cockerton is the president of the Federation of International Lacrosse Cordinates: https://www.google.com/maps/place/3+Concorde+Gate+%23306, +Toronto,+ON+M3C,+Canada/@43.7110484,- 79.3157433,11z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89d4cda206a6a28f:0x9ab49 2a80666fd88
- 4. MLL isthe highest professional level of Lacrosse in the United States MLL was formed in 1999 with its inaugural season in 2001 Commissioner of the league is David Gross, he has been serving as commissioner of the league since December 2003 Headquarters is located in Boston, Massachusetts http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/ https://www.google.com/maps/place/20+Guest+St+%23125,+Bost on,+MA+02135/@42.3573549,- 71.1478298,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e3783263ab6b4 b:0xbb67439d56c0e4dd
- 5. There acurrently eight teams in the league The league first started with 6 teams, expanded to 10, went back to six, and finally expanded to its current 8 Boston Cannons Charlotte Hounds Chesapeake Bayhawks Denver Outlaws Florida Launch New York Lizards Ohio Machine Rochester Rattlers
- 6. The winnerof the championship game in Major League Lacrosse is awarded the Steinfield Cup. The Cup is named after the league’s founder Jake Steinfield
- 7. The seasonruns from April to August There is a total of 56 regular season games The 2014 Championship game was played on August 23 at Kennesaw, Georgia between the Denver Outlaws and the Rochester Rattlers Rochester Rattlers were the regular season champions
- 8. Chesapeake Bayhawksis the team with the most titles with 5 The most recent champion is the Denver Outlaws The holder for the most MVP is held by 3 individuals: Ryan Powell, John Grant Jr., and Paul Rabil John Grant Jr. holds the record for most goals scored at 281 Matt Stribel holds the record for most games played
- 9. The NewYork Lizards are part of original members of MLL They play their home games at Hofstra stadium in Hempstead, NY The Lizards of one 2 Steinfield Cups and 3 Division Championships
- 10. American IndoorLacrosse Association and the Prep School Lacrosse Showcase will start an academy for high level players going on to play at the college level. The purpose of this academy is to improve the quality of the sport as a whole. The academy will have a world class staff such as the Iroquois National team coach, Steve Beville. http://www.sbrnet.com/publication.asp?funct ion=detail&magid=220221
- 11. Lotto SportItalia is a sports wear company based in Italy It started in 1973 producing tennis shoes By the 1980s it started producing sportswear
- 12. The mainoffice is in Treviso, Italy. Montebelluna 5/7 31040 Trevignano (TV) tel. +39 0423 6181 fax +39 0423 618800 email@lottosport.com
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