21 min
Ep. 10 Women's Lacrosse Playing the Player
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- Sport
This episode will explore the experience of a female college athlete whose sport, lacrosse, has changing rules and regulations which contribute to the portrayal of masculinity and femininity in the sport of lacrosse.
Lacrosse became most popular to begin in Canada, as a “Gentleman's game,” and the participation of it meant a representation of ‘noble savage’ as a means to boost Canadian masculinity. It allowed for men to show their athleticism in a competition setting that varied from the popular winter activity of hockey. However, the sport has grown and both women and mens collegiate teams have taken over college athletics across the US.
While lacrosse has mens and women's teams, the rules are very different. For instance, mens lacrosse allows for checking and physical contact whereas in womens, any kind of body checks or stick checks that hit the player will result in a penalty. Because of checking, there is an increase in the likelihood of injury and therefore, they are required to wear protective gear such as helmets, gloves, chest, elbow, and shoulder pads. Whereas, in womens they only wear goggles and mouth guards and the most protected player is the goalie.
Throughout this episode, collegiate athlete, Annie Wilson, will help to dive into the differences between the two sports to better understand how these rules and aspects of the game contribute to the outside perspective.
This episode will explore the experience of a female college athlete whose sport, lacrosse, has changing rules and regulations which contribute to the portrayal of masculinity and femininity in the sport of lacrosse.
Lacrosse became most popular to begin in Canada, as a “Gentleman's game,” and the participation of it meant a representation of ‘noble savage’ as a means to boost Canadian masculinity. It allowed for men to show their athleticism in a competition setting that varied from the popular winter activity of hockey. However, the sport has grown and both women and mens collegiate teams have taken over college athletics across the US.
While lacrosse has mens and women's teams, the rules are very different. For instance, mens lacrosse allows for checking and physical contact whereas in womens, any kind of body checks or stick checks that hit the player will result in a penalty. Because of checking, there is an increase in the likelihood of injury and therefore, they are required to wear protective gear such as helmets, gloves, chest, elbow, and shoulder pads. Whereas, in womens they only wear goggles and mouth guards and the most protected player is the goalie.
Throughout this episode, collegiate athlete, Annie Wilson, will help to dive into the differences between the two sports to better understand how these rules and aspects of the game contribute to the outside perspective.
21 min