There are challenges in lacrosse…and then there are the challenges that come when you’re trying to build lacrosse in a place where the sport doesn’t even exist.
No name recognition.No equipment.No fields.No structure.No history.No blueprint to follow.
Just curiosity, a few sticks, and the belief that something meaningful could grow if the right people stayed committed.
I spent many years helping grow lacrosse in Colombia and across South America. And if you’ve tried growing lacrosse in your own corner of the world — where the game isn’t popular and resources are thin — you already know the truth: