Irish People Watch Lacrosse For The First Time 

As a player the quote "there are more subs than bystanders", perfectly describes lacrosse. It's a great sport that doesn't get enough recognition.

As an Irish Lacrosse player this is hilarious.

Lacrosse is actually the fastest growing sport in America, and like most newer activities, will take a little bit to fully take off. I've seen towns where half the town comes out for its school's games and it's a tradition. Baseball is actually in decline, and hockey and lacrosse are pretty much cousins. It is mostly people with little experience of the sport that think of it as a "pussy version of football for rich white kids that can't play baseball." It takes athleticism, thinking on the run, and strength to play well, never mind hand eye coordination. For all the Irish out there, I don't have much experience on curling, but I'm sure they are both good sports, and like most sports, should not be compared. The reason it is seen as a rich white kid's sport is because of the cost of equipment, as well as the cost of summer travel teams or lessons, which can be in the thousands. Other than that it is a sport which a lot of people enjoy, and more so every year.

"My sports are better and your sports suck" - Everyone, always

lol he said lacrosse isn't a contact sport. you will realize once you play

i played lacrosse in high school. its a pretty brutal sport. as a defense, my objective was to hit the guy really hard til he dropped the ball. the first week i started playing, i saw a kid get his femur broken from a tackle.

I really like seeing this sort of thing happen because whenever I try to explain hurling to people, I always have to compare it to lacrosse because of the sticks, so it's nice seeing that my comparison is shared by the Irish.

Played Lacrosse in high school once (then I moved) and it was a lot more brutal than this. We would bulldoze into each other, hack each other and all that; never left a game without bruises.

Lacrosse is quite old actually. Eastern Woodlands people (East Coast American Indians) used it as a way to settle disputes between tribes without losing lives through warfare. Traditionally it was pretty brutal because that might be the only thing standing between your tribe getting the resources it needs or starving in winter.

No matter how much anybody tries no sport will ever beat hurling😊

No contact? I have played lacrosse for 16 years and have broken 13 bones (9 being my right thumb) Lel

"I'd love it if it was full contact and they didn't respect eachother." Time to show them box lacrosse!

They shouldve showed them notre dame. Cause. Fighting irish.

plus, this sport is not played by only rich people, its played by people with heart and devotion who love the sport, you people in this video are so stereotypical. plus you wouldnt believe half the things these college kids do to play this good

Having played lacrosse for most of my life I must say we need to get these guys to play some lacrosse so they understand that A) The ball can be knocked out of your stick VERY EASILY B) You can't overplay a guy on defense because then he can pass you easily C) Lacrosse is actually a difficult game to play D) NO HURLING PLAYER WOULD DOMINATE AT LACROSSE

lacrosse is a deceiving sport. it looks super easy but it takes a lot of skill

I live in Alabama, and most people here play American Football. Most people in this state haven't even seen a game of Lacrosse.

2:25 HE KNEW THE CONNECTION BETWEEN LACROSSE AND DOUCHEY PREP KIDS IM SO HAPPY

I didn't get why they weren't impressed with it.... Until I looked up hurling

"A good hurling player would actually dominate this game" hahaha gold

normally i just ignore the ignorance in these vids, but some of these guys were my teammates, and it pissed me off to hear people belittling the physicality and skill it takes to play lacrosse. I really wish you guys would send them out there to play the sports

Lacrosse is a pretty intense sport, and I think it used to be more intense before it became regulated. It was a game created by the Native Americans to prepare for warfare after all. But I understand why they weren't impressed. Hurling is like 10 times more intense. They're right, a hurling player would dominate in modern lacrosse.

The skinny red-headed guy wants full contact, he would be crushed. Are those his arms or just two bits of spaghetti hanging down then.

hockey next? Stanley Cup Final is here

Irish People Watch Australian Rules Football.

As an Irishman who lives in Virginia who had family who played lacrosse, this is pretty much how I felt watching it the first time. It was a general "wtf is going on?" moment.

"It's like quidditch."

i love how people don't give the slightest fuck about lacrosse, not even when it's a video by this channel.

Seriously though people in Maryland are like "wait you don't play lacrosse and/or soccer? Why are you even here?"

I live in the U.S. and I have some family that lives in Ireland and plays hurling and I was pretty good at it. The reason why was because I have been playing lacrosse for 10 years. I appreciate both sports, both fun to watch and play

I'd love to see these people actually try the sport as opposed to watching it and bashing on it...smh

This game has been played in America for hundred of years before Western settlers came here; games used to be played with up to a thousand people aside as was sometimes used as an alternative to war.

i like lacrosse o.o it's a sport that was invented by aboriginal canadians and so it has a long history in north america (though of course the original game was modified quite a bit by european immigrants to the americas into what's now the modern game of lacrosse) where i'm from in canada quite a few people play it and it's not considered a sport for only rich people :p love the video :) i'm not really sure why, but i love your videos of irish people reacting to stuff lol xD

"Wow they're fast!" yup, you damn right they are! some of the best athletes you will find, anywhere.

Mexican from Chicago that plays and loves lacrosse

"There's more substitutes than there are audience members" DONE xDD

and I'm not rich at all or native American

it's easy to say "this guy who plays sport A would be really good at sport B since they are similar" but there are so many nuances that set them apart, especially at the high levels that you can't really tell.

lets go maryland(my home state)

I play lacrosse and I didn't realize how much it gets shit on until now.

Someday lacrosse will be as big as American football here in America. And it should, it's the first all American sport. The Native Americans created it.

Should've shown box. Much rougher, I dont care for field lacrosse personally although I'd say they're much more skilled when it comes to handling and passing and overall team dynamics. Also to those saying its gay, come on you're calling this worse over fucking soccer?

Fine bros will sue you

Yes!! Thank you as a lax player myself this is so funny!!

"more contact" lawl

I requested this a while ago! Not to say that it was my suggestion that swayed them to do this video, but exciting to see nonetheless :D

That's shit! Show em Canadian Lacrosse!

The reason why they aren't knocking the ball out of the "nets" is because if defence plays to aggressive the attacker will easily dodge them and score. These Irish people don't understand that lacrosse actually has strategy and you have to be smart.

Hey, women play lacrosse too! Could have thrown in some women's clips as well. :)

"... .. ..there's about 5 million substitutes standing around!..." . .., .. .. ...CLASSIC review right there! I loved that!

Nothing compared to Hurling

It is an AMAZING sport. I don't ever want to here graphic language like this again.

Go Maryland best team ever

Passes it to the man and...boom goes the dynamite. Haha solid reference.

You show them lacrosse and you don't show them Canadian teams playing? Blasphemy

this is now my favorite facts video

Girls lax is different, less contact

Where's the guy who did the best Guinness video? I haven't seen him lately and he always had funny commentary on these reaction videos.

"Is it on horses?" "There's no contact" (in Lacrosse) "That can't be his real name" "He looks so American rich" Is Ireland really in that much a bubble of ignorance?

Lacrosse is Americas actual first sport created by Native Americans way before there was any basketball football or baseball.

Why is this funny? Because they have accents?

I remember seeing a lacrosse tournament years ago on an obscure channel. For whatever reason, it seemed like a central/eastern European thing....a game I'd expect to originate in Hungary, or maybe up in the Baltics for some reason. I was stunned to learn it's associated with North America. I've never seen a match live, seen lacrosse equipment, seen a specific Lacrosse field in Central Illinois. I can't imagine it cracks the top 10 sports in America. Nobody talks about it, rarely a highlight on Sports news, nobody could make a living playing it. It's fringe in a country it's associated with......not a good sign. Native Americans like it, but I'm a sports guy (baseball, football. soccer, golf, hockey...name it and I keep up) and I've never been in, or overhead, a lacrosse discussion in my life

Every one of these "Irish people watches international customs" vids is just constant- "hurling, now that's a sport" or "look at these e numbers on this candy" followed by whinging and a false sense of superiority like the sun comes out more than thirty days a year there. I lived there for 2 years, liked it fine, but christ almighty, the whinging is non goddamned stop. Irish who never have visited America are nearly unbearable in their pomposity. The crying about other American food is the most ridiculous. This from the country who gave us Supermacs, sausage rolls, chip shops, carvery lunch and the full Irish? Cop on to yourselves. The butter is good, the milk is good, the cheese is good. Your country gave us beans on toast, but we gave you the beans. Ease up a little, the dry shite act is really getting old.

To be fair, hurling makes lacrosse look as exciting as synchronized swimming.

Way to show them a shitty game. Find a game with some decent hits and a game where the defense actually does their job rather than just letting the offense run right into the net.

This is an Iroquois medicine game. Traditionally played for the creator by that group of Native Americans. This is the original American sport.

I'm not trying to be that "butthurt american", but these guys must have been picked out for the video because they don't know anything about the sport, and like making fun of the u.s.

My Gran on my Mom's side came to Canada from Scotland and when in Scotland I was told by a researcher my Gran's maiden name is such an old Scottish name I am of Irish decent (:)) Please view Pro. Box Lacrosse as I have been told you will view more similarity in play with Hurling. The Best commercial I saw was promoting a Lacrosse tournament the best line"Lacrosse, it makes football look like a cabbage patch picnic" It was promoting a tourney in The States, New York State I think..Hope some day to see The Irish watching professional Box Lacrosse

"He looks American rich." Biggest give away there is that he's playing lacrosse. About 99% rich white people who play that sport.

"He looks so American rich." Hahahaha

You show them a Canadian sport in an American league smh

I have played lacrosse for 8 years. it's the greatest sport ever. I play in NY

lacrosse on teen wolf looked much better

I don't normally watch sports and have actually never seen professional Lacrosse but we had to play in high school gym class and I fractured 3 fingers when I was whacked on the hand with someone's stick. I didn't see it happen so I was never sure if it was on purpose or by accident.

A hurling player would get rekt

Lacrosse into American opinion is the greatest game

I don't get it. Are they allowed run around forever with the ball in their net things? Where's the fun in that? Are they allowed run into each other? Why the armour?! How do you get the ball out of someone's net? Its a bit silly now lads. Go on, play hurling lads.

Nolan Reed So true dude!!

So it's like hurling, but lame. Really lame.

Box Lacrosse here in Canada (and in the States) is crazy, so violent! And you get to hangout in an arena and get shlammied.

2:23 lol!! he gets it! didn't think that preppy east coast bro-type would be that recognizable to him hahah

Hahaha the guy who says they shouldn't respect eachother. Thats awesome

Irish people who have never played a sport in their life watch Lacrosse for the first time!!! should have been the title.

You should do " Irish people watch hockey for the first time" .... As a Canadian i would enjoy that

"That can't be his real name" She would love the Stanwick family

I'm part Irish and I play hurling and lacrosse. I am beast at both.

I was one of those 12 fans..great game. Go terps!!

2:57 this guy really say lacrosse isn't full contact lmao

it was invented by native Canadians, and actually our native sport, and that ball is friggen hard as hell

You need to watch a Choctaw Stick ball game to see what this was derived from

They're watching a Maryland v North Carolina game! Hey! Terps representing!

YAY!!! Curly is back! :D

Im a mid fielder and im also Irish and lacrosse is prob the best sport ive ever played

People don't understand how much contact there acuturly is in lacrosse do they

They should make one with them watching Ultimate frisbee.

I LOVE this video!!

This. Idea. Is. Genius.

The Scottish lacrosse team's coach would coach our team in the off season.

watch the unc notre dame game that was good, so many things missing

Here in Canada Lacrosse is huge, stadiums are full.