Football or Lacrosse

If you are a guy, you may be wondering which sport is better: football or lacrosse.  After all, both sports require athleticism, heart, body contact, intensity, and a special kind of brotherliness that makes both sports fun.  I have been around a lot of guys who play both sports, including my own brother.  NFL legend, Jim Brown, played both sports.  Here are some reasons why I think lacrosse is better than football.

First of all, lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in America.  The number of NCAA colleges with lacrosse programs has grown 67 percent in just the last decade.  That is amazing!  In some areas of the country like Maryland and the Northeast, lacrosse is actually more popular than football.   Where I grew up in Georgia lacrosse has absolutely exploded.    There is a lot of excitement around lacrosse, and it is fun to play a sport where there is a lot of excitement.

One aspect of lacrosse that really appeals to many players and fans is the speed of the game.  People don’t have to endure a 30 second wait between every play.  Play doesn’t stop unless the ball goes out of bounds or there is an injury.  Since the action keeps going, lacrosse is much more fluid and free flowing.  That makes lacrosse more fun in my book.

Additionally, there are fewer injuries in lacrosse.  Sure, guys look like armored robots like in the movie Real Steel, but lacrosse is not as hard on the back and knees as football.  There is also much more helmet to helmet contact in football than lacrosse.  My high school aged brother has played both sports for several years now.  He is recovering from a significant concussion from football this fall.  He has never had a concussion playing lacrosse.

All these things add up to lacrosse being more fun and safer than football.  That’s a big plus if you are an athlete who wants to keep playing for many years to come.