Jaffe: Why the pleasures of lacrosse are wonderfully eternal
My youngest daughter, Whitney, is getting married at the end of December, which means I will be giving a father-of-the-bride speech that I have been…
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What to know about the Mass. Youth Lacrosse Convention
The first New England Youth Lacrosse Convention is set for Saturday, January 7th at Gillette Stadium’s West Putnam club level. The convention is the brainchild…Read More
Jaffe: How NIL will change the face of lacrosse recruiting
Within five years, the talk of the lacrosse recruiting world will be less, “Where is that player going?” and more, “What did he/she get for…
Hall of shame: Coaches behaving badly the new normal
Before the 2022 lacrosse season started, officials in eastern Massachusetts were told about sportsmanship initiatives regional youth leagues had put in place. If it were…
Jaffe: Solutions to lack of refs are inevitable — and unpleasant
For years, high school athletic directors, town lacrosse program administrators and the heads of club programs refused to believe how bad the referee shortage would…
Jaffe: Like the man, Stew Curran’s legacy one of a kind
Editor's note: This column appears in the November-December issue of New England Lacrosse Journal. Stew Curran introduced himself to me on a lacrosse field in…
Jaffe: How retired Paul Rabil remains in sport’s driver’s seat
Pam, the woman in the next seat, was certain she knew the young man I was talking to before the plane had boarded, but she…
