The MLL's Problem
Written by Victoria, Monday August 17 2009
Major League Lacrosse does not have the same level of popularity that most professional sports have. Why?
Well, for one thing, the MLL organization is fairly new, thus, it will take time to reach the eyes and win the hearts of viewers.
What's more is that the idea of lacrosse is fairly new. I'm not referring to the idea of the game of lacrosse, which was invented by Native Americans hundreds of years ago, but the idea of the game as a franchise.
Lacrosse is still in the midst of becoming popular and widely played in the
My point is that with all of the lacrosse programs still developing across the
The only people who watch MLL lacrosse games and follow the careers of excellent MLL players like Casey Powell, Colin Doyle, and Geoff Snider, are the people that either play the game themselves, or understand the game just as players would.
Lacrosse is a hard game to understand if one has never seen or played the sport. The rules are different than that of basketball, football, baseball, and hockey. Lacrosse rules are untraditional; players in the men's league are able to hit other players with sticks, as well as use their stick to do almost anything to force the man with the ball to lose possession of it. Lacrosse is incredibly rough, and its rules don't comply or relate to any widely viewed sport, which is why the game is so hard for people unfamiliar with the sport to understand.
Thus, the MLL's problem, meaning the reason why it is not bringing in any money because not many people are all 'gung-ho' to watch the organizations' teams compete on television and live in their stadiums, is that of unfamiliarity. Since lacrosse is such an untraditional sport with untraditional rules, people need to be informed and educated about the sport before being encouraged to watch it. The more people know about lacrosse, which is an amazing sport to watch and to play, by the way, the more into it the people will become, and the more viewers the MLL will get.
The MLL should educate people about lacrosse by using the media and children. If the MLL makes a few lacrosse movies with a few popular actors, people will go see them and learn more about the sport. I'm talking the lacrosse version of "Miracle." Get the word of lacrosse out there to the masses and the masses will respond. Also, the MLL should use children in the sense that the organization should teach children at young ages about the game. The MLL should start more youth organizations in the states where lacrosse has not yet become very popular. The younger the kids learn, the more they will learn, and the greater the chance that they will become interested in the sport. MLL players should teach youth programs and get the parents involved, once again, spreading the word of lacrosse to the masses.
Lacrosse is a great sport that should be widely watched. The players work very hard to be the best at what they do, and they deserve widespread recognition and salaries up there with most of the professional players in other sports.
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