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kylezkdlf
12-10-2006, 09:49 AM
i just thought about it but does ncaa have indoor lacrosse as a sport?
shiftylax
12-10-2006, 10:16 AM
No. A few teams have had to play inside due to lat minute facility problems [in a fieldhouse for example], but the NCAA does not sanction indoor lacrosse.
LaxAttackman28
12-10-2006, 10:38 AM
that would be a cool idea. i mean if there is college hockey indoor, it shouldnt be hard to take the ice off when its indoor season
dragon7
12-10-2006, 10:51 AM
I wish they did. Can anyone say year round college lacrosse?
Eclipse
12-10-2006, 01:01 PM
I wish they did. Can anyone say year round college lacrosse?

I just dont see it happening..colleges dont sanction two forms of the same sport. Theres not NCAA Arena football.

Besides it would create too many problems. Do they share the same roster, coach, equipment?
BwineLAX42
12-10-2006, 01:10 PM
that would be a cool idea. i mean if there is college hockey indoor, it shouldnt be hard to take the ice off when its indoor season

I'm pretty sure they don't take the ice off they would just place a layer in between the ice and the turf. I also do not believe that too many college arenas, especially the smaller ones, are equipped to make constant changes from ice and turf throughout the season.
steve-okneav-o
12-10-2006, 01:20 PM
I just dont see it happening..colleges dont sanction two forms of the same sport. Theres not NCAA Arena football.

Besides it would create too many problems. Do they share the same roster, coach, equipment?
thats because NO ONE likes arena football :loser:
Eclipse
12-10-2006, 04:21 PM
thats because NO ONE likes arena football :loser:

There is likely a bigger following for Arena Football in the United States, then there is for Indoor Lacrosse.
BwineLAX42
12-10-2006, 04:30 PM
There is likely a bigger following for Arena Football in the United States, then there is for Indoor Lacrosse.
I'd say it is about even, in the UNITED STATES, though. But, NCAA arena football, i don't think so.
steve-okneav-o
12-10-2006, 04:49 PM
There is likely a bigger following for Arena Football in the United States, then there is for Indoor Lacrosse.

First of all its called BOX.Second there isn't a bigger following because there are peewee arena football teams or even amateur teams+is has only been on tv for like 2 year.
Eclipse
12-10-2006, 05:19 PM
First of all its called BOX.Second there isn't a bigger following because there are peewee arena football teams or even amateur teams+is has only been on tv for like 2 year.

Excuse me, be sure to reprimand the starter of this thread for not titling it it "BOX lacrosse."

Regardless yes the following is bigger. Football is football, and it is the most popular sport in the United States. There are 18 Arena football teams in the United States, and the average attendance at all of them is over 10,000 and in more then one case peaking 15,000. The only team in the country that can boast these stats is Colorado.

Either way this is not the point, and there never will be Box lacrosse in the NCAA for the same reason there is no Arena Football, Sand Volleyball, and most importantly no Indoor soccer in the NCAA which is practically the same scenario.
Pitibear
12-10-2006, 07:48 PM
...there never will be Box lacrosse in the NCAA for the same reason there is no Arena Football, Sand Volleyball, and most importantly no Indoor soccer in the NCAA which is practically the same scenario.

I understand there to be several distinct differences between boxla and indoor lacrosse...perhaps another discussion? I haven't looked for earlier threads myself.

However, it does seem that the NCAA has historically not sanctioned two "versions" of the same sport...

It might be interesting to note the hundreds of college club teams at all levels in the sport of roller hockey. That community is hopeful that the NCAA might indeed offer the possiblity of sanction, if only at schools that do not sponsor ice hockey. If that should come to pass, it might open doors in other sports.
Eclipse
12-10-2006, 07:55 PM
It might be interesting to note the hundreds of college club teams at all levels in the sport of roller hockey. That community is hopeful that the NCAA might indeed offer the possiblity of sanction, if only at schools that do not sponsor ice hockey. If that should come to pass, it might open doors in other sports.

It is also very common at NAIA schools.
m2daRizzle
12-10-2006, 11:45 PM
dont some schools have a form of football designed for smaller guys? there is a weight limit and everything. Im pretty sure im not making this up. however I dont know if it is sanctioned by the NCAA....
Isles19
12-10-2006, 11:56 PM
Yea it's called Sprint Football. I know Army has it, not sure if it is NCAA or not
WHEELAX2
12-11-2006, 05:31 AM
I just dont see it happening..colleges dont sanction two forms of the same sport. Theres not NCAA Arena football.

Besides it would create too many problems. Do they share the same roster, coach, equipment?
sure they do. mens and women's lacrosse for example
Eclipse
12-11-2006, 09:28 AM
sure they do. mens and women's lacrosse for example

Mens and womens lacrosse most def do not share the same roster, coach, or equipment. At some schools, they do not even share the same facilities?

Im not sure I understand your point Wheel?

EDIT:Unless you are referring to the two variations of one sport example...in which case Mens and Womens sports would work...but this would be two variations of the mens game alone...which has never happened.
nativeson
12-11-2006, 10:02 AM
There is indoor track and outdoor track and field (so the NCAA does allow for the concept of one sport in multiple flavors)
boxlaxman
12-11-2006, 11:12 AM
It might be interesting to note the hundreds of college club teams at all levels in the sport of roller hockey. That community is hopeful that the NCAA might indeed offer the possiblity of sanction, if only at schools that do not sponsor ice hockey. If that should come to pass, it might open doors in other sports.

You know what??....This is a great idea and I am in a position to do it.

We could add a College Club Division to our fall season (Sept. - Nov.) which would coincide percectly with school. We play on Saturdays and have the room. We are in the DC area and there are a bunch of college clubs around here...
WHEELAX2
12-11-2006, 11:20 AM
nah.. just making a silly point.

the idea would probably not make it past the club level considering most NCAA sports are nearly year round nowadays. (ie fall ball, winter training, spring season, etc..) I don't think that varsity programs would be much into their players playing indoor (no time to do it, and they wouldn't want their players getting injured, or picking up "bad" habits)
RockStar
12-11-2006, 11:24 AM
Field hockey and ice hockey?

(I don't actually know whether women compete in ice hockey, or whether field hockey for men is a varsity sport. I think it is for women.)
shiftylax
12-11-2006, 11:27 AM
There are womens ice hockey teams and womens field hockey teams in the NCAA. They are greater in number than lacrosse teams, actually.
BwineLAX42
12-11-2006, 06:48 PM
There are womens ice hockey teams and womens field hockey teams in the NCAA. They are greater in number than lacrosse teams, actually.

Those really arn't two versions of the same sport in concept though. But, I guess by techinicality you could argue that point with the NCAA.
libertyvillelax
12-11-2006, 07:02 PM
How about indoor scrimmages that hold the same purpose as fall ball using field rules?
rider
12-11-2006, 08:12 PM
The biggest reason why this won't happen is that school athletic budgets are already stretched, and you're seeing even major schools cut varsity programs from their budget (sports like soccer and wrestling being the biggest victims). Plus, even if schools do add indoor lacrosse, most likely, there'll only be women's programs, since schools are always worried about meeting Title IX requirements.