If you consider that US lacrosse "counted" high school players in some states like Georgia as new players to the game, when actually what they were counting was registered high school varsity players who were just prior uncounted high school clubs, lacrosse participation ex- counting that CONTRACTED last year. Lacrosse isn't growing right now at the youth levels, and club lacrosse is the reason why. Not just a point aimed at Crabs alone, although they make a fine example...club lacrosse is extremely alienating toward all but maybe 2% or 3% of the youth players involved. That isn't a sustainable model. Ice hockey is a sustainable model, and that is exactly why it has shown year over year growth since 1981.