New way of doing things

The MLL stands for major league lacrosse and is played during the summer. The players get paid nothing compared to the bigger leagues such as the NFL, MLB and NBA. They have been around for over ten years and this year they decided to shake things up. Usually the draft is after the college season. Players have graduated and now can focus on their new teams.This year the league decided to move the draft to before the start of the college season. The league felt this would get a bigger fan base because fans can watch their new players and start to follow them their senior year. Players from around the country had mixed reactions about holding it early. Some were not happy because they still had one more season to show what they have. The coaches in college hated this move by the league. The coaches felt that the player would become unfocused and just coast through their last year in college because they were already drafted. This could hurt the league very much because they don't get to see the full potential of some players. I think this could only help the players because it takes stress of their back.

http://www.laxmagazine.com/mll/2010-11/news/012111_major_league_lacrosse_draft_recap_bratton_twins_separated

More Charges

George Huguely was a lacrosse player at the University of Virgina. He was accused of killing a girls lacrosse player at the University. The girl was named Yeardley Love and was Huguely's ex girlfriend. There are new charges such as felony murder, robbery, and grand larceny. Her death happened last May and now there are new charges being added. When this whole thing happened at Virginia people had no idea how deep this story went. Love was found dead in her apartment but no one knew that her ex boyfriend had done the crime. When the story first broke the public thought it was an accident. When the background of George came out, the public was shocked. He had a past of violence and drinking heavily. This story was bad for the sport of lacrosse because it put lacrosse under a microscope. These horrible events cast a shadow on all lacrosse players.This event should of been kept out of the media spotlight like it was. I have never seen a lacrosse player on the cover of people magazine except when things go bad. I would of tried and of kept everything in internal basis. I feel a team conflict should be handled by the team not the whole nation.

 

http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=21523

SUNYIT to add lacrosse

SUNYIT is going to be adding men’s and women’s lacrosse to its athletic department. Lacrosse is one of the fastest growing sports and it is time for this school to add lacrosse. Central New York is a hotbed for the sport and the school just jumped onto the train. The teams will be introduced with the brand new field house that will be able for teams to compete in. The team already has a men’s coach and is in search for a women’s coach. This is good for the lacrosse world because it gives kids another chance to play lacrosse at the next level. This is the time that the sport is really booming because a lot of schools are adding both sports. Adding both sports give the school a new look and an opportunity for a different group of student athletes.

http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=21572