Sentences with phrase «lacrosse players used»

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Thomsen, who was graduated from college not so very long ago himself but whose Ivy League haircut, tweed sports coat and well - used pipe make him look like a throwback to the Pleistocene Epoch compared to his unshorn, dungaree - clad players, has every reason to be an excellent lacrosse coach — which he is — and one very sad reason why he should not.

The speed and spontaneity of lacrosse may initially draw kids in, but many become more absorbed after they learn of its Native American provenance: that it was considered a gift of the Creator, whom you played to please; that it was used to settle disputes between tribes and to help assure a good harvest; that to give a player the ability to strike suddenly, an elder might scratch him with rattlesnake fangs or smear him with ash from a tree struck by lightning; that even today, when an Iroquois player dies, he is buried with his stick.

According to a study done by the NCAA's quadrennial survey from athletes for the 2009 year, lacrosse players led all other sports in the use of amphetamines, anabolic steroids, cocaine, marijuana and narcotics.

Once attached to a player's helmet (a hockey version is available now, versions for football, lacrosse, and ski and snowboard helmets will be introduced in 2012) The ShockboxTM sensor measures the G - Force of a hit to the helmet from any direction, and then sends the data wirelessly via Bluetooth to the athletic trainer, coach or parent's smart phone to alert them when the athlete suffers a traumatic head impact that may be concussive so they can be removed from the game or practice for evaluation on the sideline using standard concussion assessment tools, such as the Standardized Assessment of Concussion, Sports Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT2) or King - Devick test.