Thanks for the feedback. Maybe I'm just scarred from

Thanks for the feedback. Maybe I'm just scarred from
by Carlos Huerta (2023-05-31 09:53:31)
Edited on 2023-05-31 09:57:48

In reply to: Your proposed rule would eliminate a section of most posted by Steelhop

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watching a bunch of youth games the past few years and being programmed that every time the coach yells out "yellow" I know I can go on my phone for the next 20 seconds because nothing is going to happen which seems to contradict the claim that lacrosse is the "fastest sport". I do see your point about how it could be turned to an advantage for the defense and an incentive for them to be extra cautious early in the possession.

As an aside there's a special place in hell for the 4th grade lacrosse coach who thinks he's a genius for playing a packed in defense vs. kids that can't shoot hard. Thanks buddy I really want to spend a Tuesday night watching kids lob passes around in a circle until one of them drops it or gets bored and takes a bad shot. I hope it's worth it for you to get a win in a game that isn't supposed to have an official score in a league that has no standings or playoffs.

Yeah. I know all about that 4th grade stuff. I'm living it

right now. Not that bad for most teams because we play in a pretty high lax IQ area. Rec Coaches do have their "yellow" call but it is more to stop the kids from forcing something that isn't there in a secondary fast break. most times at the travel level it is about subbing offense for defense (at my son's age it is mostly getting the LSM off the field because most long sticks think they are the next Brett Makar but very few have the stickwork for it - which is why they were made long sticks.)

But, I do get your overall point on it. Blame Bill Tierney when he choked the life out of the ball with his Princeton offenses in the 90s. He basically transformed the game from the fastbreak SU style to the more methodical game you see today.