Jaffe: How officiating shortage has become an age-old problem
Here’s the craziest lacrosse statistic I heard this year. You won’t find it in the record books, but I lived it, so I know it’s…
Chuck Jaffe
Jaffe: The worst part of the grind for parents? When it's over
I’ve done just about everything there is to do on a lacrosse field. I’ve been a player, a coach, an official, a broadcaster, a journalist…Read More
Jaffe: Why controlled growth is the sport’s only way forward
I was at a skills clinic recently when a coach bragged about how lacrosse is the country’s fastest-growing sport. It’s a line that’s been used…
Jaffe: The big problem with publics vs. privates – and how to fix it
The worst loss of my lacrosse lifetime came in high school, when our biggest rival waxed us, 30-2. That squad from Columbia (N.J.) High School…
Jaffe: New England pro lacrosse fans are anticipating their payoff
Near the end of the Premier Lacrosse League quarterfinals at Gillette Stadium on Labor Day, the massive scoreboard highlighted the PLL’s “Dude of the Day”…
Jaffe: Here’s a sure way to expose yourself as an ignorant fan
Of all the things lacrosse officials hear from the crowd, the one that seems most sure to draw a reaction is this: “Just let ‘em…
Jaffe: An insider’s guide on how to “work” the officials
Captains tend to say very little at the pregame coin toss. As an official, we talk first to the coaches and then the captains, asking…
