May 15, 2013
What's the fastest growing team sport in America?
While the answer may be up to debate, a lot of folks will proudly say: LACROSSE!
LAXAllStars.com was founded by Jeff Brunelle, Connor Wilson and Ryan Craven in 2010. As former NCAA and MCLA college lacrosse players, Jeff, Connor and Ryan saw the need for a media outlet with content provided by players, for players.
The goal? Grow the Game.
Serving an audience of over 300,000 hardcore lacrosse fans worldwide, Lacrosse All Stars (LAS) hosts a network of independent blogs and produces its own compelling content on a daily basis. The LAS platform empowers passionate lacrosse fans to make their voices heard.
The website is packed with game recaps, player interviews, lifestyle articles, training advice and reports on all the coolest new lacrosse gear. We recently printed Lacrosse All Stars’ super cool red, white and blue stickers. They're totally legit. If you play lacrosse, you need one ... Which brings us to the this week's Trivia Topic: Q: How many kids currently play lacrosse in the United States?- 200,000
- 300,000
- 400,000
- 500,000
Lacrosse is one of the fastest growing team sports in the United States. Youth participation in the sport has grown over 77% since 2006 to nearly 400,000 in 2012. No sport has grown faster at the high school level over the last 10 years and there are now an estimated 282,000 high school players. Lacrosse is also the fastest-growing sport over the last nine years at the NCAA level with 671 college teams in 2012, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Source: US Lacrosse