The million dollar question: How can lacrosse become a safer game, which seems to be the natural path, AND remain popular, without losing its identity?
This article further discusses how changing the rules of the game isn’t the answer. Instead, teaching young players how to play (and check) properly is the path that should be taken.
I highly recommend this article. I promise! The author does a great job of discussing the problem of injuries within lacrosse while keeping it simple and humorous. So even if you know nothing about the sport, you can still get something out of it. Plus, a lot of the ideas he brings up can be applied to just about any other sport. (Football and concussions, anyone?)
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