![]() ![]() The United Women’s Lacrosse League was founded relatively recently, but, even since 2015, there has been little development in offering salaries, though travel is seemingly expensed.Ĭlearly, things have got to get better. ![]() The National Lacrosse League’s maximum salary was reported to be $34,000, with rookies said to be bringing home four-times less than that at just $9,000 annually.Įqually as alarmingly, female players don’t get paid at all! In fact, the median household income for 20 to 24 years old Americans as per CNBC in 2019 was $27,300, highlighting the struggles professional lacrosse players face. Of course, that’s the main reason anyone gets into anything but, the fact is, money affords the opportunity to grow. Rose-tinted ideas of getting into lacrosse for the love of it are all well and good. Would you expect Mike Trout to moonlight at a grocery store? Or Aaron Rodgers to have taken up the overnight shift in a Green Bay bar? Many athletes have to take second jobs to survive, which invariably affects the game, realizing its potential. Make no mistake about it playing lacrosse professionally is a grind. Grassroots and college levels are one thing, but you need to pay big money if you want big play leagues. Investment in every aspect of a game is needed to take it to an even higher podium. Without that, we’re not going to get anywhere. However, like any sport, it needs big business behind it. Indeed, this is a sport to be taken seriously. Gone are the days where the mention of it conjures up images of American Pie’s Kevin desperately trying to enter adulthood. One of America’s fastest-growing games, it’s high-time the wider public started giving lacrosse the respect it so richly deserves.Īfter all, the National Lacrosse League averages the third-highest for indoor sports played professionally across the United States, behind only the illustrious NBA and NFL. ![]()
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