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Exploring Existing Themes Between Violence In Lacrosse And Violent Behaviors Of Its Athletes, Jarrod M. Mcaninch

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

This project examined the research of past and present scholars in regards to the presence of violence in sport, specifically in regards to men’s lacrosse and the correlation between on-field violence and violent tendencies in its athletes off of the field. This examination observed the Native American aspects of the sport and violent aspects of the traditional form that have been perpetuated into the modernized version of the sport. Such perpetuation of violence raised questions of the division of on-field and off-field violence and how they impact those who participate in the sport. While direct correlations in relation to men’s …