At the club level, the mishandling of the basic ethical principles can have devastating effect including the loss of volunteers and a rapid decrease in membership. People talk; and with the wide menu of youth sports available, they talk with their feet. It doesn’t matter how many innovative programs you can come up with, if people hear the club mistreats its members, they will stay away. … More Chapter 9 – The Club (And What Isn’t)

There is no way to sugar coat this: Ontario lacrosse has a race problem…

You know, if we don’t talk about it, perhaps we can convince ourselves it doesn’t exist. The verbal equivalent of pulling the blanket over our heads to hide from monsters. Maybe that works if you are not on the receiving end. … More Chapter 10 The Race Card

For the Akwesasne team however, the cancellation was not only heartbreaking, but a disaster from a fundraising standpoint. They were out a lot of money and the season hadn’t even started. … More Chapter 11 Second Rate Part I

The implications for a governing body to approach its membership with a de facto position of bad faith bargaining is not good. As the membership decreases and income becomes tighter, this negotiation positioning places an undue burden of financial stress on teams and individuals. Butting up against a wall like this repeatedly must be frustrating and it likely has caused some good people to simply walk away from the game … More Chapter 12 Second Rate Part II

No doubt, these numbers were very heartening to lacrosse enthusiasts, especially administrators, as it was a period of expansion and seemingly unlimited growth… … More Chapter 13 Rise and Fall

Lacrosse will go from a niche sport to an artefact. The national summer artefact. … More Chapter 14 Race to the Bottom