Jaffe: An insider’s guide on how to “work” the officials
Captains tend to say very little at the pregame coin toss. As an official, we talk first to the coaches and then the captains, asking…
Jaffe: It’s time to mark our calendars to celebrate our game
If you love lacrosse, you can celebrate it any day. The start of the season — college, high school or youth — is a reason…
Jaffe: The abuse of referees is never OK. End of story
My phone and Facebook feed blew up at the end of December with national news made in my small eastern Massachusetts town. At a high…
Jaffe: Why the pleasures of lacrosse are wonderfully eternal
My youngest daughter, Whitney, is getting married at the end of December, which means I will be giving a father-of-the-bride speech that I have been…
Jaffe: How NIL will change the face of lacrosse recruiting
Within five years, the talk of the lacrosse recruiting world will be less, “Where is that player going?” and more, “What did he/she get for…
Hall of shame: Coaches behaving badly the new normal
Before the 2022 lacrosse season started, officials in eastern Massachusetts were told about sportsmanship initiatives regional youth leagues had put in place. If it were…
