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Keep the Ball Moving: Lessons From Lacrosse That Built a Life

Success didn’t come from twelve-hour bursts of inspiration. It came from the small, stubborn reps—one more pass off the wall, one more sprint in the fog, one more pocket strung at midnight. In lacrosse and in business, progress is simple: don’t let the momentum die.

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Bought In: Why Glove Color Still Matters
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Bought In: Why Glove Color Still Matters

Uniform glove color may seem like a small detail, but it signals something bigger: shared purpose. Skip the admin nightmare of custom gloves—just get everyone in black or white and watch your team start to move like one.

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Time to Rethink Championship Weekend
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Time to Rethink Championship Weekend

We keep chasing prestige with cavernous NFL stadiums and leaving half the sport in the shadows. Maybe the real win is a unified, sold-out weekend that feels more like a festival and less like a spreadsheet.

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Lacrosse: The Beautiful, Brutal, Sacred Game Your Kid Should Be Playing
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Lacrosse: The Beautiful, Brutal, Sacred Game Your Kid Should Be Playing

Lacrosse isn’t just a sport—it’s a rite of passage. With deep roots in Native American tradition and a fast-paced, creative style of play, it builds kids who are not only fit and skilled, but thoughtful, tough, and team-minded. If you want your child to play a sport that actually means something, this is the one.

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Finding the Sweet Spot: Development and Competition in Youth Lacrosse

Youth lacrosse should balance development with competition, ensuring all players enjoy equal opportunities to play and grow in recreational leagues, while progressively introducing competitive elements as they approach high school to deepen the talent pool and strengthen the sport's foundation. This approach nurtures a lifelong love for the game and prepares players for higher levels of play, ensuring the sport continues to flourish in the community.

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Lacrosse Tryouts: A Comprehensive Guide for Better Outcomes
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Lacrosse Tryouts: A Comprehensive Guide for Better Outcomes

Streamlining lacrosse tryouts by reducing the number of stations and simplifying evaluation forms can make the process more efficient and focused. Assembling a diverse evaluation team and utilizing concise, targeted drills followed by scrimmages ensures a comprehensive assessment of each player's abilities.

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Unplugged: The Lacrosse Field as a Phone-Free Battleground

Are smartphones enhancing or hindering the focus and performance of lacrosse players during crucial games and practices? Click here to explore the insightful discussions among coaches and players about the impact of mobile devices on the traditional dynamics of lacrosse, and how teams across the nation are tackling this modern challenge to preserve the integrity of the game.

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Grass-Stained Dreams: The Truth Behind Youth Lacrosse Select Teams

The gritty divide between preserving the unbridled joy of youth sports and the pressures of early specialization, where money and elite competition often overshadow pure passion. It calls on stakeholders to embrace a balanced approach that nurtures every child's development, ensuring the spirit of the game remains untainted by commercial interests.

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A Toast to the Spouses of Lacrosse Coaches

A heartfelt toast to the spouses of lacrosse coaches—the unsung heroes who endure our thousand-yard stares into the abyss of man-up strategies, the sacred rituals of restringing sticks that don’t need restringing, and the all-consuming obsession that pulls us away, even when we’re right beside you. It’s not neglect, it’s love—love for a game that’s been in our bones since the first time we cradled a stick, and though we may disappear into it, we always come back to you… eventually, probably.

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Lacrosse Then vs. Now: Have We Sacrificed Balance for Specialization?

Lacrosse was once a seasonal obsession, balanced with other sports, summer jobs, and life experiences. Today, it’s an all-consuming pursuit, with year-round training, club teams, and elite showcases defining the path for young athletes. Are we producing better players, or just burning them out? Do kids still love the game, or has it become just another checkbox on the road to college recruitment? This reflection on lacrosse then and now asks the ultimate question: Have we lost something valuable in the relentless drive for specialization?

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