New stick regulations for 2011

The 2011 lacrosse season will modify the lacrosse stick regulations. This will go into effect January 1, 2011; NCAA rules will be changed for men's lacrosse. The biggest change will be the minimum width dimension of 3 inches on the lacrosse head. This change will affect every lacrosse manufacturer and company, as well as every player under the NCAA's current rules.

Lacrosse manufactures such as Warrior, Brine, Gait, STX, N ike and others are trying to fight the new lacrosse stick regulations for 2011. These new regulations mean that they must get rid of their entire inventory, and invent new sticks that are compatible with the new rule. The lacrosse companies will have to get rid of their inventory and not sell any stick until new ones are invented. This will be a major problem for them.

Some people may blame the lacrosse companies for this rule change. These people argue that if the companies that make lacrosse stick heads did not make them so narrow to begin with, then the NCAA would never have had to make this rule change. Lacrosse companies have been steadily decreasing the width of lacrosse stick heads. And although these decreases were made within the rules, they eventually made it impossible for the defense to get the ball out of the offensive player's stick.

Will the new lacrosse stick regulations for 2011 help or hurt the sport of lacrosse? There are many ways that the new rule changes could help the game of lacrosse. By widening the head of the lacrosse stick, it will give the defense a better chance with a stick check. This will provide a good balance between defense and offense, which will make lacrosse more fun to play and more fun to watch.