Also you are completely correct about Boston. They really do a great job supporting those Cannons and Blazers. I would however give Baltimore the benefit of the doubt because of their NCAA lax devotion, granted the ______ Bayhawks haven’t done great, but they are still there. Also I was in Cali when Anaheim and LA started up. You could tell at the onset the area wasn’t quite ready for pro teams, now it seems Adrenaline and South Swell probably have enough free cash from selling socks to start their own team. Better they locate it someplace closer to SD instead of at the Home Depot center.

As great as Boca lax is, high school lax there is THE priority. Every tournament I’ve been to so far in FL is packed with St. Andrews and local Broward/Palm Beach kids, including this one, yet most of them are thinking about yachts and girls, not watching Pro Lax.

In my humble yet completely bias opinion Miami is the next frontier for lax in the US. I know only around 10 HS teams play in the area, but the competition level is about to significantly accelerate. Mark my words LXM 305 will be here in the next 3-4 years starring a couple current local Miami products and Chazz “Air Gait” Woodson.

I would also venture that Baltimore HAS taken pro lax for granted as they have struggled to support a number of pro teams. Cali has also seen their share of let downs.

Boston and Denver (and philly was for indoor) are pro supportive locations.

I chose Boca because it’s good for lax AND music. Miami lax is growing and there are some HS teams there but they’re a bit spread out. Boca is like the epicenter of FLA HS lax IMHO. So many Northern transplants, a great team and some other good HS teams right there. Plus others in neighboring areas.

The game looked great and you’re the 10th person to tell me that it was. That is great to hear. The lax community will give back, the event just has to be done perfectly for now until it is established.

In my mind most lacrosse communities in the US, except Denver, SoCal and Baltimore take professional lacrosse for granted. Florida included.

Although the location may not have been ideal, and yes the DJ was sub par/not family friendly, over 3,000 kids and parents participated in the Great Pumpkin Shootout that same day, located on the same fields, and only a handful showed up.
Granted most folks were wiped after a full day of lacrosse, but so are most NFL fans before kickoff begins, but they go to the game anyway.

Boca may have been a better choice for a musical venue, but in that case just move it to Miami. The tournament was already crawling with Hills loving tweens from Broward, who screamed every time they saw Scott Hochstadt walk by promoting the event (with FREE tickets none the less) yet they didn’t go.

Regardless of the turnout the game was great! Chazz put on a show, and in the video above after every goal you can see him celebrate with/point to 4 or 5 Miami kids who he coaches all year round. He played his heart out for them. These kids may be lucky enough to see him every other week during the year, but they didn’t take him for granted, and neither should the FL lacrosse community.

Thank you LXM Pro organizers, players and coaches for supporting the game and putting on a great show for everyone. I hope one day the lacrosse community will give as much back to you as you give to them.

On another note, I have emailed LXM three times now over the past few months never getting a response. My question for them is why go to the same city/regional location multiple times? I realize it’s getting cold so they have to stay in warmer areas now but come to Chicago, Milwaukee, Twin Cities. Granted I am bias as I live in this area, but lacrosse is growing extremely fast. Every year more high schools are getting teams and college teams (only club level) are becoming very competitive in their leagues. I think this is another area LXM should think about.

LXM didn’t even use the right area code for this event!