Bighamton coach leaves

What would you do if you woke up to an email from your coach leaving? This is what happened to the Bighamton lacrosse players. There coach left because he felt that three of his players were not treated right by the school. Three lacrosse players were suspended because their role in a fight. These kids where there to break it up and they are the ones who got suspended. The school said it wanted to act swiftly and the Stephenson feels like the school did a very poor job. He called out the school saying "They have become so scared of the media that they will not act fairly with regard to the student athletes' judicial cases,". This is a nightmare for the school because this will hurt the team and athletic department a lot. I feel bad for the players who lost their coach and a person they looked up to.

http://www.laxmagazine.com/college_men/DI/2010-11/news/032011_binghamton_lacrosse_coach_ed_stephenson_resigns_in_protest_of_disciplinary_action_taken_against_players

Division 2 team shuts down

Grand Canyon university will be shutting down their men's varsity program. The team has been around since 2008 and has made strides in division 2. The team is part of the western conference with other teams in Colorado and California. The team had high hopes of the program going division one someday with the growth of lacrosse. The school is trying to make the jump and did not see lacrosse being financially able. The only division one men's lacrosse teams are Denver and the Air Force Academy. The school thought it would be way to hard to continue the program at any level. The coaching staff wants to become a varsity club team and still try and keep the team together. "The idea was if we're utilizing athletics as more of a marketing tool to show off our success, why are we offering programs we can't fully fund? Let's just [end the program] now and move on," said Baker. This just makes it sound that the AD is giving up and that is not good for the sport. It is a shame to see a program close its doors after a couple of years.

http://www.laxmagazine.com/blogs/author/coyne/03.10.11_at_6.15_p.m._by_Jac_Coyne

Better Way to follow the Sport

The premier online lacrosse magazine has revamped its website. US lacrosse is a membership magazine but has a free online version. It is updated everyday with scores and stories though the lacrosse world. In 2009 the magazine switched companies and has only seen its website soar. It knew it had to make the page more visually pleasing. You can now follow your favorite team online. This helps people who are die hard fans who only want the news about their team. There are more writers being added everyday and this helps the sport really to spread. Everyone has a different opinion on the sport and now it is more represented with all the new ways to blog on the website. The magazine is now has a mobile platform so you don't need a computer. The sport is taking off just like the way it is being covered.

http://www.laxmagazine.com/blogs/author/dasilva/03.02.2011_at_4.08_p.m._by_Matt_DaSilva