MAKE ME THE BEST LACROSSE PLAYER BY JESS MYERS SportsZone An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com
INTRODUCTION
Modern lacrosse games look very different from the sport's early days Lacrosse developed hundreds of years ago among native people in what is now the eastern United States and Canada Today the game still combines speed skill strategy and physical play That hasn't changed a bit Lacrosse is a sport of talented scorers such as Canadian legend Gary Gait Goaltenders like Liz Hogan and defenders like Sloane Serpe try to keep opposing teams in check Passing and catching are the most basic skills in the game Few are better at them than Will Manny And players like Anthony Kelly and Kayla Treanor are masters at winning draws and faceoffs SUOM At one point all of these stars were young boys and girls with lacrosse sticks and dreams of being the best Thanks to hard work and good coaching they found success at the college professional and international levels And they achieved their dreams of being the best lacrosse players in the world
