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I apologize for the drawn out delivery of this multi-part story but there has been a learning curve for me in writing this piece. I have gotten to know some of the citizens of lacrosse with ideas and stories of their own that they have bestowed on me. This report may have a different feel now than what I started out writing about but rest assured the focus is still building box lacrosse in Canada right now. I have had discussions with like minds and have been given suggestions. It’s good knowing there are some activists out there who want...

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This year is the 150th anniversary of Canada. Lacrosse is the oldest sport in the country and the year should be a celebration for both. Last week it was stated to me by a longtime builder in the game, “Why celebrate a game that is broken?” In Canada we notice Blue Jays memorabilia everywhere. Baseball hats have long been a fashion statement of twenty-something crowd be it Yankees, Dodgers or Red Sox adding to cultural identity. The Jays hat has become as synonymous as a Canadian flag for our millennial much like listening to the Tragically Hip of my era...

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A few weeks back I described that the game of box lacrosse is on the decline in Canada. In this report, I am attempting to offer suggestions toward how we can supplement the efforts to grow our sport of lacrosse in Canada so it can maintain a healthy heartbeat. I’ve had multiple discussions with concerned people who are noticing the issues facing down lacrosse in Canada since writing the last piece. In our last article I told you of a 10%-20% drop in participation in summer box lacrosse in Canada in one year from 2015 to 2016. Doing the math, at...

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I’ve been part of ongoing hot stove conversations over the last few years about the state of the box lacrosse game here in Canada. From East to West, I have watched and listened to the stories of who is doing what. Locally, I invested in my son’s world of entry level lacrosse the past three years while helping out at the Jr. A level those same three seasons. This poster ad for Canadian Tire has its demographic on target, so why can't lacrosse? I have written a few stories in the trenches about my experiences and here again I will subject you...

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Goalies are settling in for another year of summer box lacrosse. That means the on-going challenges of improving (at any age) the way you play the sport physically and MENTALLY has arrived and a new year of learning is upon you.  I spend time working with lots of goalies over a range of ages. I try to get them to consider options to the way they are currently playing just to push their growth and step out of that mindset of absolutes most goalies are hanging their hat on. Over on the Box Goalie’s Universe on Facebook I saw a...

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