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