Lacrosse - брутальная игра

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Lacrosse is a spring and summer team sport played by two teams of ten players each who use netted sticks (called crosses in French) in order to project a small rubber ball into the opponents' goal.

The sport is of Native American origin. Its native name was dehuntshigwa'es in Onondaga ("men hit a rounded object") and da-nah-wah'uwsdi in Eastern Cherokee ("little war"). It was usually played over the range of 3-10 miles. Since there was only one ball, players would concentrate on injuring their opponent with the sticks. Sometimes the game would last for days. Today, lacrosse is popular mainly in North America. The World Lacrosse Championship for men and women is played every four years.

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