Lacrosse World Cup 2013 - Day 7

[joggerjayne]

At the moment, England are 4th in our Pool.

As they (possibly) invented the game, the various groups of native Americans are allowed to enter their own team, in addition to the US team. I'm not sure exactly how it works, but that's the basic deal. They are called Haudenosaunee. And they are pretty good. They've won three of their games, and lost one ... to Japan, who are shaping up as the dark horses of the tournament, having won all four of their games.

Haudenosaunee have beaten Sweden 28-1, and Germany 16-9.

[joggerjayne]

Boring? ... BORING??

It's the fastest ball game except for rugby (because it's the only other normal game where the players can run flat out while carrying the ball).

It's the game in which the ball is projected the fastest (because the length of the lacrosse stick means you can shoot the ball very, very fast).

And a lacrosse ball is very hard. I know!

It's one of the ball games requiring the most hand skill, because the ball can be thrown a very long way and, when you catch it, you can't use your hands, you have to use a small cradle on the end of a stick.

There is no field ball game as exciting as lacrosse.

Just saying.