SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The most popular men’s game in the Woodland area, still played today by both Indians and non-Indians, was the ball game called lacrosse. The name was derived from the French jeu de crosse, for the stick or racket used to play.

Detailed explanation-2: -lacrosse. noun. la·crosse lə-ˈkrȯs. : a game played on a field in which players use long-handled sticks with shallow nets for catching, throwing, and carrying the ball.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lacrosse and stickball use similar types of sticks and follow some of the same rules. Differences include how players score points, gender of teams and use of hands. Stickball incorporates poles to score points, while lacrosse has goals. Stickball teams are men versus women, while lacrosse is single gender.