this is fun but different. first of all it's hard to find someone who knows and thoroughly understands all the rules, including that the referees tend to call things differently--it makes it interesting. I should sit down with the rulebook sometime.
This is more skill driven than contact, so you have to work on skills a bunch. Most of the schools we have played haven't liked our physical style. It seems particularly with bigger players, they will call almost everything on a smaller player. It seems they aren't really allowing much physicality so that doesn't help us. You have to watch the games carefully to make sure there is no dirty play, especially if you only have one official. it doesn't happen too much but you can run into the wrong coach sometimes. I have seen more "crap" and bad sportsmanship in lacrosse than other sports by far. Not exactly sure why this is the case.
Lincoln will go into the middle and he gets the crap beat out of him (some of this is accepted) but he can't really do too much to the other team or get a penalty. Kind of frustrating.
You can really tell this year the kids that haven't played in two years. They just don't have the fine tuning with catching and passing. While the kids playing travel do it all the time. There really is a pronounced difference between these kids. Although some of the newer ones are catching on to it quicker.
I would say it has been fun but certainly challenging. very tough pulls between trying to develop and winning games.
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