HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Kathy C

I agree that lacrosse is an opportunity, a way of life, etc., etc. You could say that about any sport, really. Hell, you could say that about any sort of passion you might have in life that is shared by others.

I understand how others may not understand it unless they play it because my long time love (yes, lacrosse is like my mid-life crisis since I have only recently started to enjoy the game) is volleyball. I’ve sort of put it aside since discovering lacrosse, but I still bleed volleyballer blood. Volleyball is also a widely misunderstood and passed over sport. It’s a highly technical game that sure, everyone can play, but only a few can be good at. It’s the same for lacrosse. I play, but I have never said I’m good at it. Maybe I would have if I’d have started playing earlier in life like I did volleyball.

But to the point, I find many similarities between lax and vball in the sense that they are both smaller communities of people that are tight knit. I have gained friends for life through volleyball, and I would say it is for many of the same reasons you have found lifelong friends in lacrosse. I think both sports teach young players a lot of class and can certainly allow for our youth to build a strong foundation for being respectful and respected people in our society.

I can agree that when you meet the right group of people, the reward goes way beyond the final score. It was thanks to your inaugural first co-ed season that I was able to befriend some amazing people. Even though we lost our final game, we all felt like we had already won. And the feeling that was produced by knowing that we could help some child possibly have the same feeling that we do when we play, was the bigger victory, I think.