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Originally Posted by clancy
Box Lacrosse at the Senior and Junior level had the same rules for fighting( 5 min major) as NHL hockey until this year. The Canadian Lacrosse Association( CLA) changed its rule in 2013 to a game misconduct. The overwhelming majority of high level lacrosse players and coaches will tell you that 2013 saw an increase in dirty dangerous play. I am close to the game, and every single player I have asked about it does not like the change...
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Two things:
1) Are there any numbers and statistics which show this demonstrable difference?
2) If this is a trend, will we expect it to continue at the current rate or to increase with time? Or would the better course of action be to wait and see what happens as players adjust to the rule changes?
I agree with Jiri in this: if fighting is removed, then it needs to be followed up by MUCH stiffer penalties for egregious, "dirty" infractions. Also, it would be necessary to give players time to adjust to the new rules, meaning that things would be likely to get worse before getting better. But I sincerely believe that it would improve over time and result in a superior product in the long run.