Annotated bibliography

Jaret, Peter. "5 Nutrition Tips for Athletes." WebMD. WebMD, n.d. Web. 02 Mar. 2017. In this article, five tips are suggested to help you have better nutrition as an athlete. They are; load up on carbohydrates, eat enough protein, go easy on fats, drink fluids early and often, and replace lost electrolytes. After each of these tips is a paragraph explaining the importance behind doing so. The author did research for each one of these suggested tips from doctors and websites. It explains why each of these will help your body and your energy level so that you can participate in exercise longer. It uses these tips to help you with exercise that is more than 90 minutes. This is important into lacrosse because it teaches how to eat well before practice and games so that you can perform at your peak performance. Being able to run and being in shape is key to the game of lacrosse, therefore good nutrition is necessary to help with your strength. "The Importance of Good Nutrition." The Importance of Good Nutrition | Tufts Health Plan Medicare Preferred. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Mar. 2017. In this article it talks about the importance of nutrition. It discusses why nutrition is not just for the benefit of maintaining a healthy weight, but that it has several benefits outside of that. Such as; Reducing the risk of some diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, stroke, some cancers, and osteoporosis. Reducing high blood pressure, lowering high cholesterol, improving your well-being, improving your ability to fight off illness, improving your ability to recover from illness or injury, and increasing your energy level. Nutrition is important in all parts of our life, and it is important that even after season of your sport, or of exercise, we are still treating our bodies as best as we can. ThemeFuse. "Origin & History of Lacrosse | FIL." The Source for International Championship Lacrosse. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Mar. 2017. This website is all about the history and origin of lacrosse. It explains how it started and why, and how in the present day it has come to be and how it is growing across the country. Lacrosse was started by the indians and was typically a game just for the men. It was used for the purpose to toughen up the men that played it. It started to begin again in canada and england and then in 1904 and 1908 in was in the olympics. It then goes on to talk about the parts of the game that has been adapted since the original one was played. This is something will make my paper much more interesting because of the fun history of the game. Wilson, Connor. "What Makes A Great Coach?" Lacrosse All Stars. N.p., 26 Sept. 2014. Web. 02 Mar. 2017. This article is all about what makes a great coach for a sports team. It explains why a good coach in lacrosse would also be a good coach in another sport, because a good coach is universal depending on sports. It goes into detail on what a coach should do, and what is productive and helpful. A great coach influences his/her players to good on and off the field. On the field they are pushing and motivating their team, they correct mistakes and they understand the game. It then goes on to say that a key quality of a coach, and frankly the most important is that the players trust their coach. It talks about how if this is one of the foundations for the team, they will have great success. Coaching is a major component in lacrosse and in all sports, and it is something that has to potential to impact the players as people and as athletes in their life. Pennington, Bill. "Not Everyone Says Headgear Is Right Fit for Girls' Lacrosse." The New York Times. The New York Times, 06 Mar. 2016. Web. 02 Mar. 2017. This article is all about the debate of headgear now being required for women's lacrosse. Women’s lacrosse is one of the leading causes for concussions in sports, so the lacrosse association has been starting to try out headgear for the girls program. The article talks about how it has caused quite a controversy from the coaches and the players about making it a new rule. The coaches are worried that it will change the mentality of the game because the girls will play more aggressive which could lead to playing more like the boys do. The article then goes on to talk about all the positives of headgear and that their top priority is safety for the girls. This is important to lacrosse because it is recent news, it is happening now, and it is interesting to see what goes on in the lacrosse community. Inc., Hearst Television. "Women's lacrosse debates helmet use." WBAL. WBAL, 22 Oct. 2016. Web. 03 Mar. 2017. This article is also about the debate of helmet use in women’s lacrosse. It differs from the last one though because it is more about personal experiences that try and convince that helmets should be enforced. The author did a feature story on a senior in high school who has been playing for a while and has suffered from several concussions and how she was on board completely with wearing a protective helmet. There are also quotes from doctors and coaches and their opinion on the subject and then the article closes with a possible solution for the debate; to make them optional to the players. Once again this is an interesting debate that will help my paper to be more well-rounded. What boys can learn from girls' lacrosse. « Lacrosse I.Q." Lacrosse I.Q.N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2017. In this article a men’s lacrosse player talks about what he thinks men can learn from girls lacrosse. He starts off by talking about how although the games are very different in their style of play, neither of the games are better than they other, and they should not be downplayed. He discusses that women work better together as a team because that is a key importance in women’s lacrosse. He also says that girls have better defensive positioning, much like basketball. Women have to play with more man to man, body defense because the rules restrict so much stick contact, unlike the boys. He finishes by saying that the men need to step up their communication on their field, such as women do, for better playing and team chemistry. This is a really great article to add into my paper because it shows that women's lacrosse and men's lacrosse, although very different are equal. "Building Trust Inside Your Team: Creating a Strong, Cohesive Group." Management Skills From MindTools.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2017. This article starts off talking about why trust inside a team is so important. It then goes on to list six ways a team can build better trust. These are; lead by example, which they explain means means that the responsibility is on you and on me to trust our team if we want to be trusted, so that others could potentially follow your footsteps. The second one is communicate openly with your team. Third is know each other personally, fourth is do not place blame, fifth; discourage cliques, and the sixth final one is discuss trust issues if necessary. This is something I learned that I wanted to add to my paper to increase the skill and capability of the team that I play on and teams or positions in life where trust will continue to be important. Writer, Leaf Group. "The Importance of Trust Within a Team." The Importance of Trust Within a Team | Chron.com. Chron.com, 08 June 2012. Web. 03 Mar. 2017. In this article Cynthia Measom discusses the why behind trust being there for a team. She emphasizes that it is important that every single player is trusted and trusts their teammates. She goes on to break it down into categories that are important on a team and why they are important to trust. Such as; commitment, competence, communication and collaboration. In her article she goes into depth under each one of these topics and how it should work to build the team's trust. Trust is a major component in any sport, it can affect lacrosse in a positive way or a negative way, but overall it is one of the most important qualities a lacrosse team could have.