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PLL: How Sixes is helping fuel next generation of lacrosse

By Topher Adams // via PLL

In May 2021, the sport of lacrosse changed forever. Seeking eventual representation in the Olympics, World Lacrosse approved a new format of the game: Sixes. In the ensuing years, the format has helped lacrosse return to the Olympics and become a fabric of the sport.

But perhaps just as important as its impact on the game at the international level, Sixes is helping to change the way it’s played at the grassroots level of lacrosse.

“Teaching wise, it’s a better opportunity, because you get a lot more touches on the ball,” said Colin Fagan, who runs the Maryland Lacrosse League, one of the largest youth and adult lacrosse programs in the country …

Continue reading the rest of the story at the PLL’s website here.

The PLL and WLL Championship series are set to start next week.

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