The beauty of the NPYLL is that all games are played at the participating teams home fields..... The main reason why this format has not taken off is the league is not designed to be a money maker.
The standard excuse is to say that "it is not a money maker" so that there is no motivation to bring about a true regional premier league.
If that was true, the question you have to ask yourself is "why were they able to do this in Maryland?" Don't you think there is competition for players in that hotbed also? Starting from the money angle usually works, but not in this case - the point is that there has to be the desire to have change, the desire to actually settle the debate on the field here on Long Island. Eliminating the "fear" of being "exposed" at the club level is the real issue here.
There are many reasons why this has worked in Maryland and it starts with the organizational structure and governance being OUTSIDE of the member clubs. None of the clubs are fearful of being "exposed". They all left that baggage behind.
The truth is that they realize that the Maryland programs trailed the Long Island Hotbed and needed to do something radically different. Playing each other on a regular basis was the first step in that improvement program.
Ask yourself this question : what has changed in the last decade related to lacrosse training on Long Island? What are the fundamental changes? Yes, lacrosse has moved to a year-round calendar which is one way to move up competitively; facing better competition on a regular basis is another.
Next, that league structure needs to provide the value proposition to have the member clubs participate. This would imply creating a win-win situation for the league to make money as well as providing a better training forum for the member clubs.
