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 * Lacrosse is one of the fastest growing team sports in the United States. || lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in us || [] ||  ||
 * The sport of lacrosse is a combination of basketball, soccer and hockey || lacrosse is a combo of different sport || " " ||  ||
 * Lacrosse, considered to be America's first sport, was born of the North American Indian, christened by the French, and adapted and raised by the Canadians. || first real american sport but advanced in canada || " " ||  ||
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 * The evolution of the Native American game into modern lacrosse began in 1636 when Jean de Brebeuf, a Jesuit missionary, documented a Huron contest in what is now southeast Ontario, Canada || jean de brebeuf || [] ||  ||
 * New York University fielded the nation's first college team in 1877 || nyu started the first ||  ||   ||
 * Men's and women's lacrosse were played under virtually the same rules, with no protective equipment, until the mid-1930s. || pads werent just till 1930 ||  ||   ||
 * A lacrosse stick also comes with two different types of pockets- traditional and mesh. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * The traditional pocket is better for more experienced players because woven pockets allow for better control and accuracy, but it is also less durable and need to be replaced after a lot of use. These pockets consist of nylon strings that are woven around leather strips ||  ||   ||   ||
 * There are different mesh pockets available that use a variety of materials such as soft mesh, duramesh, and MonsterMesh ||  ||   ||   ||
 * In some tribes, players used two sticks, one in each hand || players used two sticks rather then just one like to day ||  ||   ||
 * There were teams on which men and women competed together, but others where the sexes were divided || men competed on one team and girl on the other ||  ||   ||
 * One team could consist of a hundred or maybe even thousands of players || unlike just twonty today ||  ||   ||