mrstickball said:
SamuelRSmith said:
mrstickball said:
Its my 3rd favorite sport behind American Football and Basketball.
My local university, Ohio State, has a big Lax game every year in April. They do a 2-for-1 during the Buckeye Spring Game. For $5, you get a ticket to both the Lacrosse and Football game. Because of that, OSU has virtually every attendance record for Lacrosse... Somewhere in the area of 60,000+ people watch the matches. |
I remember you saying before, and that sounds awesome. If there's one thing America does very well, it's sports. Your highschool/collegiate programmes are so highly organized and competitive compared to just about every other country in the world - It's easy to see that it's these programs that lead to American dominance in most sports.
I mean, here, in the UK, there is no organisation, at the University level, in any sports. The teams have to organize themselves, enter themselves into leagues/tournaments, very few universities offer any kind of scholarship for athletes, in fact in my uni, you actually have to PAY to play for the Uni. As a result, athletes put nowhere near as much effort in, and you don't get the training to play at club/major/international level like you do in America.
The only sport we're any good at organizing is soccer... at youth level. Once you reach highschool, there's a little organization, and zero at collegiate. It's easy to see why we suck at sports.
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So this leads me to ask...When are you moving to America again?
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Well, I'm currently trying to find myself a placement for next year. My course is a 4 year course (Computer Science), but you spend the third year (which starts next September) working in the industry. I'm trying my damndest to get a placement out in the USA. My hope is that if I perform well enough during my placement year, there'll be a job offer when I finish my fourth year at Uni. Otherwise, it'll be as soon as I can afford to take the risk (work for a few years, stick to renting, avoid having children, save up some money, move out there).
