When think of Canada’s national sport, most people around the world would assume that’s ice hockey.Hockey is indeed Canada’s national winter sport, but the great country has lacrosse as national sport for the summer. It’s a famous sport on display on a regular basis both summer and spring at the Scotiabank Saddledome, as home of […]
10 Useful Tips for Lacrosse Beginners (part 1)
In terms of sports, it is very important to understand the basic tips when first starting out. Here are the ten most useful tips for lacrosse beginners, which together help to outline some of the essential skills of Canada’s national summer sport. Catch the ball as if you are trying to catch an egg When […]
A Brief History of Lacrosse in Canada (Part 2)
Modern lacrosse At the turn of the 20th century, lacrosse used to be the most dominant sport in Canada. The CLA has recognized four separate disciplines, including: box, women’s field, men’s field, and inter-lacrosse. Box gain popularity in the 1930s, as teams took advantage of vacant hockey field in the summertime. It’s still the most […]
History of Lacrosse – Canada’s National Summer Sport
While ice hockey is Canada’s national winter sport, Canadians spend their summer months in swapping their sticks for crosses and taking to the fields to play the cultural sport of lacrosse. Lacrosse, the sport which was preceded by European colonization in North America, is based on a Native Americans’ game, in which players used sticks […]
A Brief History of Lacrosse in Canada (Part 1)
Recognized as Canada’s only official national sport from 1859 to 1994, the game of lacrosse has been played in the country since the early 17th century. By the turn of the 20th century, it was the most dominant sport in Canada. Keep reading to find out more about its history and how it became so […]
It Is Unlikely Canada Would Be Open For Sports Before July
The news out of Canada’s capital of Ottawa isn’t good for the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, and Major League Baseball, when it comes to the product going again. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that he doesn’t expect business to come back to normal before July. That means more to the NHL […]