That would be a stupid thing to do by the NVYLL. If you do that, you are retreating and telling clubs to go ahead and stomp all over rec lacrosse.

If the numbers are down, I'm guessing it's more than many kids jumped on the lacrosse wave few years ago because of the lax bro culture or something else appealing about the sport. I'm guessing the popularity among casual lacrosse players has ebbed and that's what's hurting rec lacrosse right now. The number of top tier kids who've abandoned rec in favor of club is not enough to cause this situation.