Can You Hit Someone with a Stick in Lacrosse? – Lacrosse Pack
The sport of lacrosse is comprised of some rather unconventional rules that can be a bit puzzling to incoming players. One specific rule that new players want to understand in particular is whether or not they can hit someone with their stick in lacrosse.
Lacrosse defenders are allowed to hit an opponent’s stick or an opponent’s gloves with their own lacrosse stick in an attempt to dislodge the ball. However, a slashing penalty can be called on the lacrosse defender if they swing their stick at an opponent with vicious intent or reckless abandon.
But what constitutes vicious intent or reckless abandon? This is a grey area that even lacrosse referees occasionally have trouble defining. To help you better understand the rules regarding when you can hit someone with a stick in lacrosse, I will run through the explicit rules concerning defensive stick checks and provide some clear cut examples of what a fundamental defensive stick check looks like.
The Rules Concerning the Legality of Defensive Stick Checks in Lacrosse
Over the years, the lacrosse community has become more and more stringent with the rules surrounding defenders hitting opposing players with their lacrosse stick, otherwise known as defensive stick checks.
It is in the best interest of players, coaches, and fans to promote player safety above all else. For this reason, the lacrosse higher-ups have outlined explicit rules for referees to help them differentiate between a legal defensive check and an illegal slash.
Contact Must Be Limited to the Opponent’s Stick and Gloves
When people are first exposed to the game of lacrosse and see defenders whacking opposing ball carriers with their lacrosse stick, they mistakenly assume that defenders can rain down unlimited checks on the opposing team with no consequences. This is not the case.
Although forceful contact of the lacrosse stick is legal, this contact is primarily limited to the opponent’s stick and gloves. This is because the purpose of a defensive stick check is to disrupt the stick handling ability of the opposing ball carrier, not to maim the other player. By attacking the opponent’s stick and gloves, defenders are still able to generate turnovers without risking severe harm to the other player.
However, there are certain exceptions to this rule. There are certain cases where the opposing ball carrier utilizes some part of their body (other than the head or neck) to protect their stick from the defender. Under these circumstances, a defender may accidentally strike the opposing ball carrier in some place other than the stick or gloves because of this protective maneuver.
This incidental contact is not deemed a penalty. The fault lies with the ball carrier for attempting to ward off the oncoming defensive stick check. Incidental contact with forearms and upper arm area is common in lacrosse since ball carriers will go to extreme lengths to protect the ball from defensive pressure.
This is the main contributing factor as to why many lacrosse newcomers are under the false impression that they can assail an opponent’s arms with stick checks with little to no regard for the other player’s safety. Recently, the lacrosse community has done a much better job of communicating these facts to incoming players.
No Stick Checks to the Head or Neck Area Under ANY Circumstances
The number one way to draw a flag for a slashing penalty is landing a forceful blow on the opponent’s head or neck area.
Referees are real sticklers about this particular aspect of defensive checks. Even though lacrosse players wear helmets, the lacrosse community wants to eliminate unnecessary head contact wherever possible.
It may seem like a given to avoid the head and neck area of the opponent, but you would be surprised at how easy it is for a defender to strike the opponent’s head or neck if they aren’t careful. Even the most experienced lacrosse defenders fall victim to negligence every so often.
The rate at which slashes to the head and neck area occur has dropped significantly in recent years as penalties have been more rigidly enforced.
It is worth noting that not all lacrosse stick contact with the head or neck area may warrant a penalty. In order for a slashing penalty to be called, the contact must be forceful and significant. If a defender lightly brushes their stick on an opponent’s helmet, a slashing penalty will not be issued.
Checks Performed with Malicious Intent or Reckless Abandon are Strictly Forbidden
A lacrosse defender can adhere to the previous guidelines of limiting their contact to the opponent’s stick and gloves and may still be called for a slashing penalty. How can this be?
It all has to do with the additional rules put in place regarding slashing. The NCAA Rulebook for men’s lacrosse said it best by outlining the illegal act of slashing with the following statement:
Slashing is defined as “swinging a crosse at an opponent’s crosse or body with deliberate viciousness or reckless abandon, regardless of whether the opponent’s crosse or body is struck.
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The key components here are deliberate viciousness and reckless abandon.
As far as deliberate viciousness, it is blatantly obvious when a defender strictly intends to maim the opponent and carries no real intention of dislodging the ball. Once a referee sees that a defender is simply trying to injure the ball carrier, they will issue a slashing penalty immediately. There is no room in the sport of lacrosse for these kinds of spiteful actions.
Reckless abandon
I have been a part of games where defenders pillaged opposing ball carriers with brutal stick checks play after play without any repercussions. On the other hand, I have also participated in games where it seemed like a defender couldn’t touch the opposing ball carrier with their lacrosse stick without warranting a penalty from the officials.
Generally, a telltale sign of a brash, uncontrolled stick check is if the defender winds up their lacrosse stick like they are prepping for a baseball swing. As soon as a referee witnesses a defender torque their lacrosse stick back with full extension, they will throw the flag as soon as the check is thrown.
Another solid indicator of a reckless stick check is if a defender only uses one hand to wind up and strike the opponent’s crosse. At the collegiate level, this check is legal. But at the youth and high school level, this sort of check is frowned upon and typically warrants a slashing penalty from the referees.
Although the subjectivity of slashing calls can be a bit perplexing for defenders, it can be overcome. If you are a lacrosse defender yourself, I would recommend trying to get a feel for how the referees are calling the game prior to pushing the envelope of what’s legal versus illegal.
How Illegal Defensive Stick Checks are Penalized
Although there are plenty of rules in place to dissuade lacrosse players from performing illegal stick checks, they do still happen every so often. These violations cannot go unpunished. For this reason, there is a fixed process by which referees go about penalizing players that violate the defensive stick checking rules.
As aforementioned,
The player responsible for the slashing penalty must sit in the penalty box for an allotted time before they are able to step back onto the field again. The specific amount of time they have to sit out for is determined by the referee.
A player may have to sit out for 1 minute, 2 minutes, or 3 minutes depending on the severity of the penalty.
In addition, the penalty may be deemed releasable or non-releasable. With a releasable penalty, the player that committed the foul can be released from the penalty box if the opposing team scores.
The majority of slashes are one minute releasable penalties. However, there are cases where a defender may have been extremely reckless or vicious with their defensive check. Under these circumstances, it is not uncommon for a player to be issued a two minute or three minute unreleasable penalty.
It is important to note that the lacrosse stick does not need to make contact with the opponent for a slashing penalty to be called. This phenomenon is much more prevalent at the youth level where both coaches and officials are trying to instill good habits into young players.
For example, if a youth player swings their lacrosse stick at another player like a baseball bat, they may receive a slashing penalty even if they completely whiff.
Examples of What a Fundamental Defensive Stick Check Looks Like
To really get a glimpse of how to conduct a proper defensive stick check, I provided some film on Chris Sabia.
Chris Sabia was an All-American defender at Penn State for the 2019 D1 Men’s Lacrosse Season. His on ball defense is a marvel to witness. The stick checks he throws are precise and under control, yet they still carry a significant amount of force to strip the ball carrier of possession. Click the video below to see for yourself!
Note how Sabia always keeps constant pressure on the exposed bottom hand of the ball carrier every time they decide to press the issue and attack the cage. Rather than trying to go for the home run check, Sabia always maintains solid defensive positioning and picks his spots on when to time his stick checks.
When the opposing ball carrier has a momentary lapse of stick protection, Sabia jumps on the opportunity. If the situation does not call for a stick check, Sabia stays disciplined and relies on his defensive footwork to keep the ball carrier at bay.
Example of What a Slashing Penalty Looks Like
The video shown below is a blatant example of a slashing penalty. The defender checks the helmet of the opponent and makes no contact whatsoever with the opponent’s crosse.
This video below is yet another example of a slash. This time, the defender winds up and contacts the knee of the defender without checking any part of the opponent’s crosse.
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Traktor ends the calendar year with a game against Vanguard.Text broadcast
MATCH OVER.
END OF THE MATCH.
END OF THE THIRD PERIOD.
CHANGE OF ACCOUNT. The puck was scored by Valenti Pyanov, the Avangard team.
60 min – Attack of guests. Valentin Pianov with a turn after a pass from Klinkhammer – a goal.
LAST TWO MINUTES OF THE THIRD PERIOD.
58 min – Alexander Sharov has a moment.An attempt to throw into the far corner from close range – Garipov fights back.
“AVANTGARDE” PLAYS IN FULL REFERENCE.
57 min – Bailen from blue – Alexey Potapov blocked with a skate.
56 minutes – “Tractor” in the majority. Dangerous was not Keyloff’s transfer, Andrew did not have time to the puck. As a result – reaching the middle.
DELETE. Denis Zernov, “Avangard” team, was punished for a knee blow for 2 minutes.
54 min – Kosov dangerously goes 1 on 1 with Garipov. An attempt to throw into the corner – the goalkeeper comes out the winner.
53 min – Another goal attempt in the lacrosse style, this time from Denis Zernov – Galimov is reliable.
52 min – Voinov tried to correct the sketch at the Klinkhammer gate – in the Galimov game.
50 min – Traktor’s positional attack did not end with a goal.
49 min – Bailen’s throw on horseback – beats off Garipov.
48 min – The Omsk team attacked. Semyonov tried to outplay Galimov. At that moment, Shumakov drove into the side, but coped with the pain and got up himself. The audience greeted Sergei with a standing ovation.
47 min – Voinov powerfully from the blue – a puck flies into the side.
46 minutes – Stepanov finished off the rally after Sharov’s throw – the puck went higher.
45 min – The 3-in-2 attack from Traktor ends with Kosov’s wrist, which misses the target.Sedlak tried to finish off, but could not handle the puck.
44 min – Sedlak threw in from afar – Garipov confidently fought off.
REPLACEMENT OF THE GOALTENDER IN THE “TRACTOR”. The gate is protected by Stanislav Galimov.
CHANGE OF ACCOUNT. The puck was scored by Kirill Semyonov, the Avangard team.
42 min – Vanguard attack. Shumakov receives a pass in the zone, catches the Traktor defender in the groove, puts a pass to Semyonov, who scores.
41 min – Denis Zernov is dangerous in the center – fly the puck into the side, and then a penny from the glass, but the defenders quickly clean up.
41 min – Traktor players win the first throw-in of the period.
START OF THE THIRD PERIOD.
Match statistics after two periods: Shots: 38-40; Shots on target: 19-13 Goals: 1-3; Faceoffs: 26-18 Blocked shots: 12-13 Strength techniques: 7-2; Attack time: 08: 32-08: 32; Penalty: 6-6.
Second period stats: Shots: 21-24; Shots on target: 11-9; Goals: 0-3 ; Throw-ins: 17-14; Blocked shots: 6-7; Strength techniques: 4-1; Attack time: 03: 23-05: 50; Penalty: 4-0.
END OF THE SECOND PERIOD.
40 min – Denis Zernov enters the game. The forward enters the zone himself, throws himself, but Ivan Fedotov confidently decides the episode in his favor.
LAST MINUTE OF THE SECOND PERIOD.
CHANGE OF ACCOUNT. The puck was scored by Vyacheslapv Voinov, the Avangard team.
39 min – Omsk in the attack. Vyacheslav Voinov charges from the blue line and makes the score 3: 1 in favor of Vanguard.
The game resumes after a long pause.
The arbitrators have made a decision. The puck has left the court, no goal!
The review of the moment is delayed. The judges are examining the episode in detail.
38 min – Throw of a player “Avangrad” in the side, the puck bounces and flies to the goal. Ivan Fedotov is not in the game, so she flies into his house. The Omsk people are happy, but the judges take the show.
37 min – Rob Klinkhammer kneeling from the throw-in circle – Traktor goalkeeper helps out.
36 min – Yegor Martynov from the blue long-range throw – off target.
35 min – Bailen powerfully from the blue line – ricochet from the opponent, the puck goes into the board.
34 min – Traktor attacked, but without a throw.
CHANGE OF ACCOUNT. The puck was scored by Sergey Shumakov, the Avangard team.
33 min – Delayed fine at Traktor. Omsk in a positional attack, which ends with a sniper throw Sergei Shumakov.
32 min – Karlin tried to score by rolling out from behind the gate – Garipov fights back.
CHANGE OF ACCOUNT.The puck was scored by Semyon Koshelev, the Avangard team.
31 min – Sharov could have solved everything, but he could not handle the puck. Retaliatory attack of the “Vanguard”. Sergei Shumakov beat two, Semyon Koshelev threw and scored.
“TRACTOR” PLAYS IN FULL REFERENCE.
31 min – Momentische at the Traktor gate. The Avangard player could have scored a goal, but Ivan Fedotov helped out.
30 min – It charges very strongly from the blue line of the Wars – the puck flies above the gate after a ricochet.
29 min – Avtsin beats two in the minority and rolls out to the goal of Garipov, but the goalkeeper emerges victorious from the duel.
DELETE. For violation of the numerical strength, the Traktor team was punished for 2 minutes.
28 min – Sedlak’s most dangerous crossover to Kosovo is only a miracle that saves the guests from the second goal.
27 min – Dangerous Avtsin from the entrance to the zone – in the game Garipov.An attempt to finish off, does not allow the puck to hit the goal by the guests’ goalkeeper.
“TRACTOR” PLAYS IN FULL REFERENCE.
26 min – The guests abruptly fly into the attack. Sergei Shumakov tried to make a lacrosse goal, but Fedotov read his idea.
25 min – In a protracted positional attack of Omsk. Koshelev from the blue line – the bar helps the Tractor.
DELETE. For throwing the puck, Alexander Sharov, Traktor team was punished for 2 minutes.
24 min – Powerful throw of Yegor Martynov from an average distance after a protracted attack – past.
23 min – Alexander Tridchikov tried to finish off the puck after Ilya Karpukhin’s throw – Emil Garipov is in the game.
START OF THE SECOND PERIOD.
First period stats: Shots: 17-16; Shots on target: 8-4; Goals: 1-0; Throw-ins: 9-4; Blocked throws: 6-6; Strength techniques: 3-1; Attack time: 04: 55-02: 42; Penalty: 2-6.
END OF THE FIRST PERIOD.
20 min – Beck’s most dangerous pass to Macmillon – the Avangard player misses the puck.
“TRACTOR” PLAYS IN FULL REFERENCE.
LAST MINUTE OF THE FIRST PERIOD.
19 min – Positional attack of the guests. Throw by Vyacheslav Voinov – the puck hits the side and leaves the Chelyabinsk area.
18 min – Omichi started the majority with Brandon McMillon’s powerful throw from the entrance to the zone – past.In response, Vitaly Menshikov could have scored in the minority, but he also missed.
DELETE. Lukasz Sedlak, Traktor team, was punished for delaying the opponent’s stick with his hands for 2 minutes.
“AVANTGARDE” PLAYS IN FULL REFERENCE.
17 min – Vanguard is acting viscously in the attack. Again, it is impossible to create a danger to the “Tractor”.
16 min – The third consecutive majority starts “Traktor”.Osnovin hit with an average after Glinkin’s pass – above the gate.
DELETE. Kirill Semyonov, “Avangard” team, was punished for the bandwagon for 2 minutes.
15 min – Emelin gave a dangerous pass to Bek – Traktor managed to fight back. The retaliatory attack of the Chelyabinsk residents ended with a Kosovo throw, after which Emelin flew into the gate and fell onto the ice. The guests’ captain left the field only with the help of teammates.
“AVANTGARDE” PLAYS IN FULL REFERENCE.
13 min – Ilya Karpukhin powerfully from the blue, then finishing on a patch from Artem Mikheev – the Chelyabinsk team failed to score.
12 min – In a positional attack “Tractor”. Throwing from the blue line, but there is no one to finish off and the Omsk people easily bring it to the middle.
DELETE. Evgeny Grachev, the Avangard team, was punished for a dangerous game with a high stick raised for 2 minutes.
11 min – Kirill Semyonov decided to check Fedotov’s vigilance with a throw from an acute angle.Ivan calmly pressed the puck.
10 min – The Omsk team is active in the attack, but so far the guests have failed to break through Ivan Fedotov.
9 min – Powerfully hits from the blue Ville Pokka and hits the stick of Alexander Avtsin, which breaks from the blow.
“AVANTGARDE” PLAYS IN FULL REFERENCE.
GOAL! The puck was scored by Yaroslav Kosov, Traktor team
6 min – Traktor managed to fly into the attack.Andrew Keyloff made a cross pass to Kosovo. Yaroslav hit the puck and beat Emil Garipov!
6 min – Avangard plays very well in defense. Chelyabinsk residents hardly pass the blue line.
5 min – Most of Chelyabinsk citizens begin. Karlin gave a dangerous pass to Osnovin – Vyacheslav missed the puck.
DELETE. Alexey Emelin, the “Avangard” team, was punished for the bandwagon for 2 minutes.
4 min – Taylor Beck from the entrance to the area – above the gate.”Tractor” responded with a Nick Bailen throw – and again past.
3 min – Koshelev from the throw-in circle – again the Avangard player shoots wide.
2 min – Powerful fast attack from Omsk ended with Shirokov’s throw – wide of the target.
1 min – Chelyabinsk residents have a moment. Kosov flew 1 on 1, but the visitors’ defender knocked the puck out in the fall.
1 min – The starting throw-in of the match is won by the Traktor players.Go!
START OF THE FIRST PERIOD.
START OF THE MATCH.
Ice teams. The game will begin after the Russian anthem.
Team lineups for the game.
Hello to all hockey fans!
New Year is just around the corner. Before the holiday, a home game will close the current calendar year of the Chelyabinsk “Tractor”.On December 30, Vladimir Yurzinov’s team will host Avangard on their ice.
The last match of the teams took place on December 25 and ended with the victory of the black-and-white team with a score of 3: 1. How will this game play out? We will find out at 19:00 Chelyabinsk time.
definition of Rounders and synonyms of Rounders
From Wikipedia – the free encyclopedia
Rounders is a 16th century version of the folk ball game. At the time, this game was a popular pastime.Children in Ireland still play it. By the 19th century, the game, having entered the United States and having changed, became known as townball , otherwise – a city ball. The game resembles rounders and baseball.
Object of the Game
Each time a defender makes a successful raid and returns to the Castle with his loot, he adds points to his team. The team with the most points wins. The game ends when each team has been “inside” the Castle the same number of times. “Inside” – in English – “In”, hence the word inning (inning), denoting the period of play in baseball, after which the defense changes attack.Baseball Innings 9. There is no limit to the number of Innings – just darkness or exhaustion.
Rules
- Unlimited number of attempts to hit the ball. The striker tries until the ball touches the stick.
- The server must serve the ball where the striker wants. The striker, if not happy with the server, can ask another person to serve him the ball.
- Any hit – run! No matter how the ball is and whatever the ball is, the Vault Runners and the Striker begin to move.
- It is necessary to run clockwise. After the batter has hit the ball, he must run around all the Vaults, and it is not necessary to touch them.
- The batter is out of the game if his ball is caught on the fly or after one bounce.
- A runner is out of the game if he is hit by a thrown ball, but he cannot be hit in the shelter.
- Vaults only work once. The player cannot hide in the same shelter the second time.
- Unprotected Lock – vulnerable.If there are no defenders in the Castle, for example, the last defender has become a runner, then the attacking team can capture the Castle by touching its Stone.
- If the defender leaves the Castle, then he is out of the game.
- Teams switch places if the castle is captured by the Attackers or the entire team of Defenders is out of the game.
- The Attacker cannot prevent the Runner from running, he can only throw the ball at him to fire.
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New Tricks of the Twins at St. Clair’s School read online by Enid Blyton (Page 3)
Hillary pulled out the list.
“Room eight,” she read. – Hilary Wentworth, Pat and Isabelle O’Sullivan, Doris Elward, Kathleen Gregory, Sheila Naylor, Janet Robins and Alison O’Sullivan. Well, everything is the same as in the last quarter, only Vera Jones moved to the ninth number. Probably to make room for Alison.
– Great! – Pat was delighted. – Alison, you’re in luck, you’re with us.
The other two newcomers were also in first grade with Miss Roberts. The tall, gloomy girl was called Margery Fenworthy.Apparently, she should have been assigned to the second grade, but very soon it became clear that she did not study well – even for the first grade.
“She’s kind of weird,” Pat Isabelle said after the first morning class Margery attended. “You’d think she doesn’t care what she does or says. In my opinion, she can be terribly rude. There will be a lot of noise if he and Mamzel don’t get along.
Margery Fenworthy kept herself apart. In her free time, she read, and if someone tried to talk to her, she answered so briefly that soon everyone left her behind.She could be very pretty if she smiled at least once in a while, but as Pat correctly pointed out, Margery always looked like she was about to bite your head off.
Lucy Oriell, the other new girl, turns out to be the complete opposite of Margery. She was unusually intelligent, but since she was only fourteen and a half years old so far, she was sent to first grade, even if only one-quarter. She had no difficulties with anything and her memory was excellent. And in general, she always shone like the sun.
– How she mumbles in French with Mamzel! Doris moaned. – And how he draws in drawing lessons! Shakespeare memorizes whole chapters, and I can hardly memorize a couple of lines!
Everyone laughed. In terms of her studies, Doris was an impassable dumbass, but she had her own talent – she made people amazingly laugh! Doris could dance in earnest or with humor, and besides, she amazingly imitated those around her, although, oddly enough, she was not able to reproduce Mamzeli’s French accent.Everyone loved Doris. As Janet used to say: “You are a fool, but so cute!”
– How do you like our three newcomers, Janet? Hilary asked, nibbling on the tip of her pencil. She was trying to solve an arithmetic problem given by Miss Roberts.
Pat and Isabelle sat side by side and listened with interest to the conversation. Janet firmly threw back her dark hair and gave the opinion:
– Lucy Oriell is super! Smart, responsible, kind and cheerful. Margery Fenworthy is a dark nigga with a tragic past.
– That is? – Pat was surprised.
“Mark my word for it, Margery has a reason to stay on the outskirts and spits on everything from the high bell tower,” said Janet, who, when she wanted, could be extremely perceptive. – Why would a fifteen-year-old girl have such a disgusting character? I wonder how she was doing in the last school? Something I doubt that she was friends with someone there!
The twins looked at Margery at the same time. She, as always, sat with her nose buried in a book, at the opposite end of the room.Meanwhile, Janet moved on to the third newcomer – Alison.
– I guess I shouldn’t talk too much about Alison since she’s your sister. But, to be honest, in my opinion, she was a real imagination without a single thought in her pretty head.
– Thanks for the opinion, Janet! Hilary laughed. – It’s amazing how you can express everything that others think, but do not dare to say it out loud!
Chapter 3
Alison gets her first lesson
The spring quarter greeted the students with damp dampness.In the morning, the girls got out of bed, shivering from the cold. Alison got up with great difficulty. Hilary had to pull the covers off her several times to wake her up.
– Don’t! – shouted Alison, ready to cry with anger. In her old school, she was never treated like that. – I’m getting up!
Everyone chuckled quietly to themselves. According to the girls, Alison often behaved foolishly. For example, she spent hours coming up with different hairstyles and admiring herself in the mirror.And if she suddenly noticed some tiny speck on her face, she could sigh and moan for several days until it passes.
“You might think someone is interested in her spots,” Janet remarked with disgust. – It would be something to look at! Narcissistic fool!
A week or two later, the twins thought they had been at school for several months. Each class worked according to its own clear schedule. In lacrosse [Lacrosse is a sports game between two teams using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick.The stick (stick) has a special net with which you can catch, throw and carry balls.] We played three times a week, and in their free time anyone could go out on the field to practice. Physical education was twice a week, and the twins liked it too. And the brand new Margery performed all the exercises only excellently.
– She’s so strong, isn’t she? – Pat said with admiration, watching as Margery deftly climbs the rope attached to the ceiling.
– She plays and performs all the exercises as if she is fighting with someone! – as always, Janet pointed out exactly.- Look how he clenches his teeth when he climbs the tightrope. I wish I could run into her again during lacrosse! The last time she gave me such bruises on my knuckles, although I was wearing protective gloves! – And Janet showed her bruises.
– Some wild! Doris said. – Belinda disqualified her yesterday because she deliberately tripped me on the field. But how good it is to be on the same team with her! If he decides to score a goal, he will score, even if he has to knock down all the players on the field.
Lucy Oriell was also a great lacrosse player. In the last school she was the captain of the team and ran as fast as the wind.
– Yes, she is doing well in general, she is lucky! – said Hilary. – Have you seen how she draws? So great! She showed me her watercolors, which she made during the holidays, when she was resting with her dad. At first I didn’t even believe that I had drawn it myself! Of course, she was born into a dad. He probably gets a lot of money for his portraits, and it’s no wonder she has such beautiful clothes.
“It’s a shame your stupid sister isn’t trying to master the game at all,” Janet said as she watched Alison try to catch the rubber lacrosse ball Kathleen served in the net.
Kathleen made a very simple throw, but Alison still did not catch the ball – however, as always.
– Alison, haven’t you played any games before? – Unable to bear it, Janet shouted.
– I played, – she answered, flashing, – in hockey. This game is much more interesting than your stupid lacrosse.I’ve always been better at hitting than catching. I played very cool hockey when I was studying at Redrufs. Say Pat!
But Pat for some reason did not remember that Alison played anything well, and therefore kept silent. Then Belinda Towers came up to the twins.
– Listen, do something with that sister of yours! I tell her to practice throwing and catching the ball, and this fool only stands and bleats in response! How to give it acceleration?
Pat laughed.Alison really bleated, you couldn’t say better.
“I’ll try to do it,” she agreed. “After all, I myself acted disgustingly when I first came to you. I will try to clarify something to Alison in the same way that Isabelle and I did.
“She’s imagining too much of herself,” Belinda said bluntly, as always. – A silly smile, big blue eyes, a bleating voice … Make her jump a little, okay? I’m already tired of fighting with her.
Pat and Isabelle take on Alison.She was outraged by this to the depths of her soul.
“As soon as you sit down to read how you drive me to train with the ball,” she grumbled. – What are you dragging outside in the cold and wind? If this is how you look after me, then you better not.
And then it was her turn to carry out the errands of the two older girls – Rita George and Katie White. One day during tea, they sent one of the younger students for Alison.
– Alison, Rita is calling you! Let’s run! You are doing all of her errands this week.
– What other assignments? – Alison asked displeased, chewing on a cake.
– How do I know? It seems that she needs to make tea. And I think the fireplace has gone out in her room. It will be necessary to melt it again.
Alison pouted with indignation:
– Should I start a fire? I never did that in my life! And I have no idea how to breed it!
“If you don’t go now, it’s going to be in big trouble,” Isabelle warned. “Katie White is not as patient as Rita.You better go. What are you so little!
Alison, grumbling in displeasure under her breath, trudged to Rita’s room. When she finally arrived, the older girl looked up impatiently.
– Lord! Do you always barely crawl? We were really out of luck this week! We won’t be able to do anything because of you!
“Rake the coal and light the fire quickly,” Katie White ordered in a low voice. – Paper and wood chips in the closet. Move quickly, other girls will come to tea with us.
Poor Alison! She scooped up the coals as best she could and, taking out the paper and wood chips from the cabinet, dumped them in a heap into the fireplace.The grate was hot. Accidentally touching it, the girl immediately burned her hand and screamed loudly.
TOP-10 of the best moments of the MFM-2020 – SportTalk – Blogs
The World Youth Championship in the Czech Republic is over, it’s time to sum up its results. Unfortunately, the gold medals are leaving for Canada: the maple leaf team beat our team in the final, losing 1-3 by the middle of the final period. The IIHF made the symbolic team of the tournament, awarded the best players and scorers, and we will do, perhaps, the most interesting.Let’s recall the 10 most striking and memorable moments of this tournament. We do not delay, we drove.
10. Akil Thomas’s winning goal in the final
Let’s start with the most unpleasant moment for all Russian fans – the winning goal of Akil Thomas in the final. Of course, this is the main goal of the entire tournament and the main goal in the career of Thomas himself. True, he came out a little blurry: a series of shortcomings of field players and Miftakhov, who played at the wrong time with a stick.
Goal from 6:06
9.Decisive mistake of Justus Annunen in the match for 3rd place
Next, let’s go through the curiosities: in 9th place is the winning goal of the Swedes in the match for 3rd place. I think this is the main goalkeeper fail of the tournament. Justus Annunen had a good championship, but, alas, he will be remembered for this very mistake.
Moment from 3:00
8. Alexander Khovanov’s goal in a group match with Canada
Further, no less funny, but still not so offensive goal – we are talking about the first goal of the Russian national team in a group match with Canada.Khovanov’s simple throw turned into a good three meters rebound from the Canadian goalkeeper’s pancake, and the puck went down just behind the goal line. Just like in a circus.
Goal from 0:10
7. Barrett Hayton’s goal in the final
In seventh position, the best shot of the tournament, in our opinion, is the goal of Canadians captain Barrett Hayton in the final. After this puck, the score became 3-3, and what happened next – you yourself know. But Hayton should be given credit: just look at this shot!
Goal from 5:26
6.Ivan Morozov’s winning goal in the semifinals with Sweden
The sixth line is behind our Ivan Morozov and his winning goal in the semifinal overtime with Sweden. Our striker jumped out of the shift as if already loaded on a goal – look how insistently he demanded to give him the puck. And he was right! A steep pass and a great shot that took us to the final.
Goal from 7:52
5. US goal against Czech Republic
Place number five behind the tough puck against the Czechs.Of course, this goal was made by the best Stars and Stripes player in this tournament – Trevor Zegras. He did not score a single goal, but he gave 9 assists – and among them is such a “candy”.
Goal from 5:28
4. Tennis goal from Swiss Gillian Köhler
Fourth place behind Switzerland striker Jillian Köhler and his coolest goal against the Swedes. The Swiss of course lost outright that match, but Kohler’s goal is a real masterpiece. Just watch how he hit the puck – just like a tennis racket!
Goal from 5:20
3.Save Hugo Alnefelt in the match with the Finns
And the entire podium for the Swedish national team. “Bronze” goes to the goalkeeper of “tre krunur” Hugo Alnefelt and his unreal rescue in the match with the Finns. It’s incomprehensible how Lassie Thomson managed not to score, but the scorpion save performed by Alnefelt is also luxurious.
Save from 2:50
2. Save Ugo Alnefelt in the match with Russia
“Silver” still belongs to the same Ugo Alnefelt and his save in the match against the Russian national team.We played the majority perfectly, and Kirill Marchenko had only to get into an empty net, but the Swedish goalkeeper managed to repulse this throw with his stick. Wow!
Save from 5:10
1. Niels Höglander’s lacrosse goal
And the first – of course the same goal by Niels Höglander. Perhaps in terms of execution, this is the most technical lacrosse goal that I have ever seen. Höglander did it at a decent speed, and he lifted the puck onto the hook with the help of pressure.Forgive me Andrei Svechnikov, but Höglander’s goal this season is unrivaled. Enjoy.
Goal from 1:40
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