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(Syracuse University) The first sporting event every observed by Europeans in North America was a lacrosse game in 1637. Jesuit missionaries from France saw hundreds of native men playing a ball game with sticks that they thought resembled a bishop’s crosier, so they called the game “lacrosse.” America’s First Sport
That makes lacrosse the oldest sport in America, and in the 21st century is has become the fastest growing. This rapid growth in participation, domestically and globally, presents the sport with a new set of opportunities and challenges.
Students in the History of Sport class at Syracuse University’s Falk College Department of Sport Management researched the history, current trends and future prospects of lacrosse during the 2012-13 academic year. This documentary film, America’s First Sport, is a product of their research, which was led by Professor of Practice Dennis Deninger.
(Syracuse University) The first sporting event every observed by Europeans in North America was a lacrosse game in 1637. Jesuit missionaries from France saw hundreds of native men playing a ball game with sticks that they thought resembled a bishop’s crosier, so they called the game “lacrosse.”That makes lacrosse the oldest sport in America, and in the 21st century is has become the fastest growing. This rapid growth in participation, domestically and globally, presents the sport with a new set of opportunities and challenges.America’s First SportStudents in the History of Sport class at Syracuse University’s Falk College Department of Sport Management researched the history, current trends and future prospects of lacrosse during the 2012-13 academic year. This documentary film, America’s First Sport, is a product of their research, which was led by Professor of Practice Dennis Deninger.
(Syracuse University) The first sporting event every observed by Europeans in North America was a lacrosse game in 1637. Jesuit missionaries from France saw hundreds of native men playing a ball game with sticks that they thought resembled a bishop’s crosier, so they called the game “lacrosse.”
That makes lacrosse the oldest sport in America, and in the 21st century is has become the fastest growing. This rapid growth in participation, domestically and globally, presents the sport with a new set of opportunities and challenges.
America’s First Sport
Students in the History of Sport class at Syracuse University’s Falk College Department of Sport Management researched the history, current trends and future prospects of lacrosse during the 2012-13 academic year. This documentary film, America’s First Sport, is a product of their research, which was led by Professor of Practice Dennis Deninger.Narrated by Mike Tirico
Original Score by Bill DiCosimo
Director of Photography Michael Barletta
Edited by Holly Rodricks
Coordinating Producer: John Craddock III
Written, produced and directed by Dennis Deninger
Copyright Syracuse University 2013
—Staff Report
Vimeo direct link: America’s First Sport
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