is my sport lacrosse?

[Lax2TheGrave]

ok everyone i need some advice here.. iv 13 years old, about 5'4 and i weigh like 90 pounds ( i know im skinny) and i wanna play attack in lacrosse. anyway, my question is would i be a good lacrosse player because i can cradle very well, deke incredibally and im very very fast and a quick thinker.

[FPDefense]

Anyone can play lacrosse. No matter what body type you can play. You've just got to have the heart.

[Lax2TheGrave]

everyone at my school says i would be terrible at lacrosse though cause im so damn small

[FPDefense]

you'd be pretty good at attack. your probally talking to some d guys who are typically on the larger size. and your also 13 your going to be filling in over the next couple years.

[Lax2TheGrave]

yeah but still.. im kind of nervous of what everyone will say when they all know iv joined lacrosse

[NuKoN]

yeah but still.. im kind of nervous of what everyone will say when they all know iv joined lacrosse

The best advice I can give, is to ignore what they say, and shut them up on the field. Work your *** off to be better than them in every single way you can think of, out hustle them, out work them.. they won't make fun of you after you blow past them :)

[FPDefense]

you'll be fine at attack. Theres kids just slightly bigger than you playing at a varsity/ better jv level on my team.

[Lax2TheGrave]

thats great advice! thanks NuKoN :D:D

[FPDefense]

You've also have to know what you advantages are. Your fast so run circles around those slow poles. I know this cus i am that pole.

[Lax2TheGrave]

im a noob at lacrosse. what does that mean "poles"?

[FPDefense]

pole - longpole/ defense

aka those really big slow lazy guys who like to hit people

[Lax2TheGrave]

sorry but.. longpole?

[FPDefense]

umm.. 3rd row down center

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.wcll.com/2005/photos/merrell-defense.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.wcll.com/2005/photos.cfm&h=548&w=650&sz=56&tbnid=WBbOpRTagG0BBM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=135&hl=en&start=3&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlacrosse%2Bdefense%26svnum%3D10%26hl% 3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG

the guy in white is a long pole
the green guy is a short pole

[BClax17]

I notice you are in BC, are you possibly playing box?

[Lax2TheGrave]

I notice you are in BC, are you possibly playing box?
yuppers :clap:

[FPDefense]

lol if your playing box ignore everything i said about poles because there is none in box. just short sticks.

[Lax2TheGrave]

umm.. 3rd row down center

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.wcll.com/2005/photos/merrell-defense.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.wcll.com/2005/photos.cfm&h=548&w=650&sz=56&tbnid=WBbOpRTagG0BBM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=135&hl=en&start=3&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlacrosse%2Bdefense%26svnum%3D10%26hl% 3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG

the guy in white is a long pole
the green guy is a short pole
ohhh i gotcha now.. thanks FPDefense

[gigo567]

Dude, I'm your height and I'm a year older.

[Lax2TheGrave]

Dude, I'm your height and I'm a year older.
lol but are you "90 pounds!?"

[Lax2TheGrave]

:P didnt think so.. you may be short (like me) but your average weight (unlike me)

[rjattack19]

yea im a junior in high school, and a kid on my team is 5'0...hes like 80 pounds...he dosnt start but he deff. plays. hes pretty good 2

[aof09lax]

lacrosse is anyones sport, and if you are as good as you say, a small attackman is always helpful, he tend to draw men easily

[WHEELAX2]

hmm.. Mark Millon comes to mind.. he's short, small, and fast..

[RockStar]

ok everyone i need some advice here.. iv 13 years old, about 5'4 and i weigh like 90 pounds ( i know im skinny) and i wanna play attack in lacrosse. anyway, my question is would i be a good lacrosse player because i can cradle very well, deke incredibally and im very very fast and a quick thinker.

There's room for all body types.

Josh Sanderson, listed aa 5'7", 150 lbs, plays on the same NLL pro team as Dan Ladouceur, listed as 6'6", 250 lbs.

[c0letraiN]

mark millon, one of the greatest attackmen in the world, is small and quick.
it does not matter about your size, just play if you find it fun.

[zachm90]

everyone at my school says i would be terrible at lacrosse though cause im so damn small

The starting middie line and one of the starting attackmen on my JV team last year were all small and fast. The tallest one was 5'5" at most.

[Canadian Lax]

if ur playing box then you might be getting pushed around a bit b/c of your weight. But u said that ur a quick thinker, so that might help you out. Just make sure you mve the ball fast and dont try to break throught the defence take more outside shots.

[wilsontopowell]

e-lacrosse.com scroll down in the video section and click on "the greatest game ever" its USA v.s Canada in the 1998 world finals, watch #9 for USA on attack

[laxattack1616]

everyone at my school says i would be terrible at lacrosse though cause im so damn small
Im 14 and Im 5'2" 100 lbs and I dont suck. If youre fast and agile you be great, you could probably play middie.

[marflax33]

lol but are you "90 pounds!?"

im small and play midfeild. youll do fine, as i said before. just work on what i told you in the Pm's and youll be great on the feild. and your PM box is full.

[middieman147]

there an attackman on my team thati do believe i not over 5,1" and hees pretty good too and i think he weighs 60 pounds.(those might be exagerated but hes reall small)

[Lax2TheGrave]

e-lacrosse.com scroll down in the video section and click on "the greatest game ever" its USA v.s Canada in the 1998 world finals, watch #9 for USA on attack
i cant find "the greatest game ever" can you tell me the specific place to go

[laxgirl45]

Don't worry about it, there's lots of small guys out there. You just gotta show em why you're out there, fight back. And you say you're a fast thinker, so don't hold on to the ball too long otherwise you'll get cranked, and don't run the ball down the middle all the time (you'll get hit by almost everyone). If you're a fast runner, you shouldn't have that many problems.

[gigo567]

lol but are you "90 pounds!?"
I weigh 110. :thumbsup:

[Lax2TheGrave]

thanks for the tips everyone but even though i love the sport of lacrosse im thinking of not joining..

[gigo567]

thanks for the tips everyone but even though i love the sport of lacrosse im thinking of not joining..
There is a guy on who is on the A team(Varsity) and he is only 5'0" and he weighs less than you.

[Lax2TheGrave]

really?? well i just got back from playing lacrosse with my neighbor who is a defensman and he is like 6"2 and i acually owned him. he would go in for a cross check and i would roll or something and then go to the net and score.. maybe there's hope for me after all :) thanks for the tips everyone!! um gigo.. one more question. if i have any other questions can i PM you? cuz i think you have been the best help so far. eventhough all of you have been a good help.

[Tonkalax23]

as long as your not slow then go for it. small and slow is not a good combo.

[gigo567]

really?? well i just got back from playing lacrosse with my neighbor who is a defensman and he is like 6"2 and i acually owned him. he would go in for a cross check and i would roll or something and then go to the net and score.. maybe there's hope for me after all :) thanks for the tips everyone!! um gigo.. one more question. if i have any other questions can i PM you? cuz i think you have been the best help so far. eventhough all of you have been a good help.
Yeah you can PM me.