Snow, snow, go away come again another day! Perhaps not until next January! So goes the lament of lacrosse coaches across the United States at the beginning of the 2011 season. Many of you on the college level wonder why lacrosse is considered a spring sport when the snow is two feet deep, with three inches of ice on the top. It wrecks havoc with practice plans, conditioning, rescheduling, et al. Then the thaw will occur and lakes will appear causing more headaches.
Speaking of headaches, I was privy to the pre-season instructions given to two college teams by a three man crew of officials recently. If this was any indication of the new face off rules and “Get it in, Keep it in” interpretations, coaches, players and fans will be in for an incredible lack of consistency this spring in the Men’s game. If they, themselves, cannot agree, how are the aforementioned players, coaches and fans supposed to. This will be an ongoing saga.
The women’s game dodged the “helmet bullet” this spring, but, will it rear its ugly head again in the near future. Certainly on the high school level, the liability issues will remain the same. Is there an answer to this dilemma? What are your thoughts? Let us know.
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