The tribes of the Iroquois Nation played the game similar to the way women's lacrosse is played today when they were preparing for war. Lacrosse was a popular men's sport in England from the nineteenth century. Girl's lacrosse however, fashioned much like field hockey, was not introduced to women until around the turn of the century. Women in the New England states have played lacrosse for a few decades. Today the sport has grown in popularity in the south as well.
Most colleges have lacrosse teams and now high schools are starting their own teams.