This article from Lacrosse Magazine was actually published in August. It chronicles the journey of a local high school player who wanted to come back after college and try to grow the sport in the Atlanta area.
Dusty DeStefano of MIH performance training tells the Snellville Patch how he has to come up with new training regiments — different from football or soccer — to get players ready for a lacrosse season.
GPB put out an article looking at the flip side of the lacrosse popularity discussion. Their article focuses more injury aspect of lacrosse. Basically, the article didn’t have many conclusions when it came to comparing lacrosse with other sports, however within the lacrosse realm, the number of injuries has increased.
Tony Schivone of WSB wrote of one man’s journey — Liam Banks — and his quest to expand lacrosse to Atlanta. His article expands on how youth lacrosse in Georgia has influenced lacrosse at a higher level. More colleges are coming to Georgia to play games. He even mentions the notion of a professional team coming to Atlanta, which happened.
The 2015 Brunswick News article tells how Phillip Driscoll started a lacrosse program in Brunswick. He has expanded it to include three high schools who are gaining more momentum towards becoming varsity programs.
Questions:
- What has changed about lacrosse in the past decade to make it an popular sport?
- Does it have to do with the sport itself or are young kids just feed up with other sports?
- Is there not enough research to determine yet if lacrosse if safer than football of hockey or is it just a preconceived notion from parents?
- What was the event that made lacrosse gain popularity in Georgia?
- Where is lacrosse popping up in Georgia outside the metro Atlanta area?
- How is the move to lacrosse affecting participation or outlook on other sports like football or baseball?