Anyone else hear due to declining enrollment that East Islip,West Babylon and Happague are moving to Division 2 for the 2015 season?
And BBP moving up. Definitely the primo Division.
BBP not moving ....... all others are the same
It will be interesting in the long run how Long Islands fares as developing top class lacrosse players. Every projection shows a fairly dramatic decrease in student enrollment in the next 10-15 years (which is why districts are dealing with lower school aid). There will be significant increases in hispanic students, but to date lacrosse has not been embraced by this group.
Maryland enrollment looks to be increasing, albeit at a low rate. The growth of the sport looks to the southeast US.
Demographics will play a big role in the future of the sport. A study by US Lacrosse has shown that LI is producing less impact players than just five years ago. It is something that will have to be discussed.
Don't dispute the demographics, but will have to call BS on the US Lacrosse study evaluating "impact players" from any region. Why would US Lacrosse care where "impact Players" came from anyhow and commission a study on this. They want the sport to grow nationally and don't care if the top players come from Sheboygen or Shoreham. If there is such a study done by US Lacrosse, please share the specific citation/link with the rest of us.
