The Stick Doctor: Lessons from Stick Stringing.

“Stick Tweak”  2008.  8×12 inches.  Pen & Ink on heavy drawing paper.   (Writer’s Note:  This post is almost a year late and I promised Connor Wilson this write-up considering his stringing expertise!  You should see his crazy strings…)   “Lacrosse is an expensive sport, but it’s cheaper than seeing a shrink.” My parents told me during my early teen years that if I wanted to play lacrosse, most of the expenses would have to come out of my own…

The Art of Negotiation

It’s very similar in different scenarios; a child asking for that certain toy from a parent, the employee discussing his or her salary with their boss to individuals dating in hopes for a relationship.  Each defines a word that requires a skill between two people or parties involved – Negotiation.  A major goal in The Art of Lax™ business has been recently accomplished (that blog will come later).  Looking back at the process of development in the business, I was…

The making of “The Enforcer”.

“Forget the refs… it’s jungle rules out there!” -Ron Wolfley (former NFL player) Lawrence Taylor. Tie Domi. Paul O’Neill. Xavier McDaniels (and pretty much most of the New York Knicks in the early-90’s). Every team has its version of an “enforcer” somewhere in the line-up.  I believe in displaying sportsmanship during competition.  I also believe in showing an opponent that you will not take anymore of their cr*p at a certain point. My senior year in boarding school, I was…