So sad that nobody and I mean nobody cares about the sport and the tournament. If your kid isn't in it people just don't talk about it or watch it.
Used to be such a great team sport.
When are people going to learn that they need to change the culture of the sport?
To what? How would you change it? it's boring and slow, freeze tag! Culture change? No Change the whole sport or it will never be more than a Title IX sport.
maybe we are on the right path- no more recruiting of little kids is a great first step That should keep parents a little more grounded for a few years they should move to small 7v7 at the younger ages to force kids to touch the ball and keep them involved They should cap the amount of goals an individual can score in PAL to force distribution They should increase the amount of passes needed before you can score when little US Lacrosse should grow a set and take the power back from the thieving club directors they should move to a progressive fouls system to get goons out of the game Some rules should be relaxed to keep the flow of the game
Something has to be done the sport is selfish and unwatchable
If you think that is going to change the game and make it more watchable you have no clue. Not one of those things you wrote will make this sport more TV friendly. Women's Lacrosse is a Title IX bonus baby. Who gives a rat's [lacrosse] if some 4th grader scores fifty goals in a PAL game? Keeping parents grounded is NOT going to make the sport more watchable. Club isn't going to make it more attractive to ESPNU. Try these to fix it: 1) Shot clock 2) No more stoppage of play with penalties, timed penalties like the men's game. 3) Make the field smaller, this will create a quicker more fluid game.
Come on, don't try to make your PAL issues the savior of the sport, it's not.
You want the woman to play the mens game, go visit your glory years in the bars with your old teammates and stop trying to force the mens game on the woman because you're pissed you didn't have a boy.At to your points. 1) I agree 2) stoppage of play is sometime necessary, What they should adapt from the mens game is everyone can move on the stoppage and play resumes with the refs whistle, the dropping your stick and 4 meters sucks, everyone cheats anyway. 3) smaller field would further muck up the game.
Womans lax needs progressive foul system just like Basket ball, Individual and team fouls Individual fouls should be pushing, tripping, checking acrosse the body, cross check charging, blocking, and any stick to head contact, dangerous shot, illegal stick. after 5 you sit
team fouls should be off sides, 3 seconds, obstruction of shooting space, crease violation. after 5 free position shot. obstruction should become a held flag if goal is scored it counts.
only the 3 middies can be between restraining line during draw until the ball crosses either restraining line due to natural play of the game, violation is off sides.
refs need to be held accountable for bad calls, they are a major part of the bad games.
As it stand now refs will not pull a red card because they don't want to be responsible for ejecting a player, if the NCAA moves to a progressive foul system this mentality will follow, the refs will not be so quick to blow the whistle for every little foul. The players will also be a little more restrained because they will not want to foul out. Coaching will have to become better because you will not be able to foul as a game plan (see J.S.). and will need to develop better strategy when players get into foul trouble (some bench players might see the field more) . 56 fouls in a game with no repercussions is bad for any sport
It's not about the size of the field or amount of players, it's overly subjective rules being called differently by refs not only game to game , but half to half. Obstruction needs to be redefined and clarified.
