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This past winter, I became immersed in a television show on FX called Sons of Anarchy or SOA. Two things about myself quickly: I’m not a TV guy and never have been but since I stopped playing and started having kids it has been non-existent. Motorcycles, Harley Davidsons and the biker scene have never been my bag. At the urging from a friend, I started with a show called Hung, about a Detroit area high school teacher and coach. This series of an ex minor league baseball player turned teacher and then being forced into other work when layoffs hit gets pretty funny....

Watching the Olympics on Monday afternoon, I happened across the Canadian women’s soccer match with the USA. The game built to a fury of goal-trading and aggressive tackles and was everything a semifinal sports match should be. It had all the makings of many great lacrosse games I have seen or been a part of, including the dreaded X factor that came into play. That controversial call by the referees! Amateur sports like soccer and lacrosse or are plagued with these issues. The NHL playoffs were full of controversy and rough play, but 85% of the infractions were handled seamlessly...

The whole Canadian Lacrosse world has been working through the evolution of the regulations of our sport the past couple of years. New rules for goaltending equipment and net sizes hit us up a few years back. These days, face masks or head gear have become the centerpiece of an ongoing dilemma of what the rank and file has been asked to endure. I need to make something clear. I design and manufacturer lacrosse equipment and have been doing so for 25 years. I designed the face mask that revolutionized box lacrosse face masks back in 1999-2000 that is still...

The National Lacrosse League playoffs have provided enough head scratching in one weekend to fill a whole playoff schedule. The only possible mysteries left to solve are if Rochester can win a game in Toronto or if the East will be able to stand down the West in a final game that will include one of two West teams with a dynamic defense. So how did we get here? Why are Philadelphia, Colorado and especially the heavily favored Roughnecks of Calgary looking on from the sidelines? Buy In. The teams play systems. Systems require that jobs be done to a...

I’m not too sure what will remain as the lasting memory of the 2015 Mann Cup but Game No. 2 was a black eye for the sport and robbed the fans and teams of a chance to play and display lacrosse at its highest level.  Some will argue that this game represented tough lacrosse and I’m afraid I may offend those who think this is what transpired. This game is everything that is wrong with Canadian Lacrosse and one of the reasons why we can't get more attention while other sports like ball hockey, soccer and soon baseball are thriving....