why is NCAA Men’s Lacrosse growing so quickly?

Shelli Koszdin:

Is there something the men’s gymnastics community can learn from Lacrosse?

I believe there is.

The Lacrosse community is concerned with adding teams, but some of their strategies could be applicable to preventing men’s gymnastics teams from being dropped. …

Growth of Men’s NCAA Sports Relative to Population Size in 1981

The (Lacrosse) Growth Blog:

Add up the below variables that apply to your university.  If your number adds up to at least 100 congratulations you are going varsity in 2015!

Donor willing to supply lead gift of $3-$6 million +40
Board of trustees supports adding lacrosse +30
President supports adding lacrosse +25
Athletic Director supports adding lacrosse +15
Facilities in place +10
Successful MCLA team +5
Strong lacrosse interest in local community +5
Current conference sponsors lacrosse +5
Small private university +5
FBS Football School –20
FCS Football School –15

Obviously this is not a scientific survey so don’t take it for face value. We are more or less simply trying to make the point that at the highest level of college lacrosse, at the end of the day, money and power talks. …

How To Calculate if Your School Will Go Division I in Lacrosse