Posts Tagged 'language'

Positive Cheering

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Positive Cheering

There are a lot of things that make me proud of Atlanta Youth Lacrosse. By far, the part of AYL I am most proud of, is our relentlessly positive fans. Since the program’s inception, the AYL staff strived to create an atmosphere of true sportsmanship on the sidelines, and we have succeeded in doing so because of like-minded and supportive parents.

There are a lot of youth lacrosse programs in the United States that encourage positive sideline behavior, but there are ...

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Language

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Language

Today, in a time span of less than six hours, I heard more curse words strung together than I ever heard before. I listened to young children say words they did not understand, and senior players belting out words that they certainly understood. While writing this I am shaking my head in frustration. There is a time and a place for bad language, but until you reach twenty-one there is not a single situation so bad that requires vehement cursing.

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ABC’s of Lacrosse

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ABC’s of Lacrosse

To a lot of new players and parents speaking in Lacrosse-ease is as simple as speaking Latin. To all of these individuals I give you the Rosetta Stone of Lacrosse Terms:

Note – many of these terms were taken from other websites. To make citing easier each term that I did not create myself is color coded to the original website. Green = www.e-lacrosse.com. Blue = www.walax.com. Red ...

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