... and they didn't look much different from us, just a little older. The entrance to the field from the bench area was just like that of a hockey rink in that it was a low-wall with a small door leading onto the field. The fact that we didn't really have a coach, but just one of the player's parents ... in two twenty-two-and-a-half minute halves. Five players plus a goalie from each team are allowed on the field at one time with seamless play. The substitutions are made just as they are seen in a hockey game. The players "swap-out" as their name is called and a fresh player is exchanged onto...

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• Grade Level: High School

... sport lacrosse. During my speech I am going to inform you on the history, rules, and regulations of lacrosse. Lacrosse is a mixture of three sports hockey, football, and soccer. It is considered the oldest sport in North America. It was rooted by the Native Americans to resolve conflicts among tribes. It started ... . A good attack man must have excellent stick work and be able to easily maneuver around the goal. The midfielder's responsibility is to cover the entire field playing both offense and defense. A good midfielder must be talented with throwing, catching, and scooping the ball. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... of violence when a player might get a red card and be ejected from the game, but fans can't expect the full-time menu of bone-crushing butchery that American football and hockey can deliver minute after minute, game after game. In soccer, players are actually singled out and warned " shamed, with embarrassingly silly "yellow cards," for acts of violence that would ... cannot learn to appreciate the magnificent skills and footwork of soccer players. The inability to use substitutes (unless the player to be substituted is lying dead or maimed on the field of play) is also baffling to Amer...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate