Minorities in lacrosse?

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Anonymous wrote:I was at Goucher college in Townson Maryland last week for a college tennis tournament. There was a lacrosse tournament at Goucher college for kids between 16 and 18, and there must had been ten different teams there, from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, etc… I went over and watch the lacrosse tournament because it is right next to the tennis courts. I noticed that there aren’t any POC or Asians lacrosse players. I find that very interesting. In my Langley neighborhood, most Asians kids I know play either tennis or golf, haven’t met one with lacrosse. Maybe because of the physicality of lacrosse?

Your posts throughout the thread reflect an obsession with race, class, and status. Haven’t learned much about lacrosse, but I do understand better why so many now deliberately avoid the Langley neighborhoods and why Langley’s enrollment has been declining for years.

It’s quite a privilege to not have to think of or be aware or reminded of one’s race, class, and status in daily life. That’s something not everyone in this county has the privilege of.

The lacrosse community needs to have these discussion if it truly values diversity, growth of the sport, and being taken seriously as a real sport with real athletes.

LOL what is the core purpose of "the lacrosse community" - is it playing lacrosse, or "valuing diversity"? Why does every human activity have to be a diversity project that is primarily valued for its contribution to diversity? I know you can't even see how crazy your race obsession, but maybe someday you'll wake up.

Nobody in the lacrosse community agrees with you.

They want and value diversity and know they need to do better.

I am in the lacrosse community.
No one in the community cares about diversity.

No you are not. Watching your kid play rec/club and hoping they can use it to get in college does not make you “part of the community” (thank god)

No one cares about diversity. Lacrosse parents and ALL parents of High School athletes do not care. It is 100% about their kid.
You are an idiot if you think otherwise.

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New to the thread.

75% of the parent lacrosse community cares more about their social circle than anything. Congressional parents send their kids to Prep, etc

[Anonymous]

And people why lacrosse has an image problem?

[Anonymous]

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75% of the parent lacrosse community cares more about their social circle than anything. Congressional parents send their kids to Prep, etc

Maybe it shouldn't be about the parents but rather the players.

[Anonymous]

The private school Lacrosse community is the DC area is more about the parent’s social circles.
Congressional= Prep and Gonzaga

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Anonymous wrote:New to the thread.

75% of the parent lacrosse community cares more about their social circle than anything. Congressional parents send their kids to Prep, etc

Well if you think Prep is “the lacrosse community “ I can’t help you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Omg, what a thread. Karen, if you really want to help, contact Ryan Jones at Next Level lacrosse. He is working his trail off in DC introducing lax to kids, mostly aa. He needs a warehouse at about 10, 000 sq ft and a private field near public transportation. Should only cost about $3m in start up. Or he needs someone of true privilege to convince DC authority to just give it to him for the sake of equity. Let us know how you do.

There's available fields near public transportation. A warehouse isn't needed.

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Nobody in the lacrosse community agrees with you.

They want and value diversity and know they need to do better.

LMAO, I am in the lacrosse community and I DNGAF about diversity.

[Anonymous]

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Nobody in the lacrosse community agrees with you.

They want and value diversity and know they need to do better.

LMAO, I am in the lacrosse community and I DNGAF about diversity.

This. But for shits and giggles I'll throw this out there. My DS played competitive lacrosse at very high levels and was eventually recruited into a D1 school where he played for two years before an injury stopped his college playing days (I hate being a goalie mom). DS attended private schools in Bethesda/D.C area for entire education prior to college. Not only were there black players on each and everyone of his teams, and in his classrooms, those very black players sky rocketed to the top when it came to recruitment and scholarship offers. While it's true the scholarships aren't technically "lacrosse" scholarships, the school had a way of taking care of the players highly valued by the college coaches (think, books, room and board, fees, some tuition assistance). In fact I remember one young man in particular who was handsomely rewarded because he was just so damn talented. Everyone celebrated his success and he is doing very well after college in his professional life. Diversity was never a problem on the teams we participated in, but now I guess that is water under the bridge. My and others experience is irrelevant in today's WOKE world. Lol.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Omg, what a thread. Karen, if you really want to help, contact Ryan Jones at Next Level lacrosse. He is working his trail off in DC introducing lax to kids, mostly aa. He needs a warehouse at about 10, 000 sq ft and a private field near public transportation. Should only cost about $3m in start up. Or he needs someone of true privilege to convince DC authority to just give it to him for the sake of equity. Let us know how you do.

There's available fields near public transportation. A warehouse isn't needed.

You must be about 15 years old. No there is not. Try talking to Coach Jones. Do you want his email?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was at Goucher college in Townson Maryland last week for a college tennis tournament. There was a lacrosse tournament at Goucher college for kids between 16 and 18, and there must had been ten different teams there, from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, etc… I went over and watch the lacrosse tournament because it is right next to the tennis courts. I noticed that there aren’t any POC or Asians lacrosse players. I find that very interesting. In my Langley neighborhood, most Asians kids I know play either tennis or golf, haven’t met one with lacrosse. Maybe because of the physicality of lacrosse?

Um, are you white? Do you even know what POC means? Asian Americans are POC. And we're Asian Americans, not Asians, TYVM.

[Anonymous]

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Nobody in the lacrosse community agrees with you.

They want and value diversity and know they need to do better.

LMAO, I am in the lacrosse community and I DNGAF about diversity.

This. But for shits and giggles I'll throw this out there. My DS played competitive lacrosse at very high levels and was eventually recruited into a D1 school where he played for two years before an injury stopped his college playing days (I hate being a goalie mom). DS attended private schools in Bethesda/D.C area for entire education prior to college. Not only were there black players on each and everyone of his teams, and in his classrooms, those very black players sky rocketed to the top when it came to recruitment and scholarship offers. While it's true the scholarships aren't technically "lacrosse" scholarships, the school had a way of taking care of the players highly valued by the college coaches (think, books, room and board, fees, some tuition assistance). In fact I remember one young man in particular who was handsomely rewarded because he was just so damn talented. Everyone celebrated his success and he is doing very well after college in his professional life. Diversity was never a problem on the teams we participated in, but now I guess that is water under the bridge. My and others experience is irrelevant in today's WOKE world. Lol.

Great name the team and an off year (so you are not outed) so we can see this diverse D 1 lacrosse school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was at Goucher college in Townson Maryland last week for a college tennis tournament. There was a lacrosse tournament at Goucher college for kids between 16 and 18, and there must had been ten different teams there, from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, etc… I went over and watch the lacrosse tournament because it is right next to the tennis courts. I noticed that there aren’t any POC or Asians lacrosse players. I find that very interesting. In my Langley neighborhood, most Asians kids I know play either tennis or golf, haven’t met one with lacrosse. Maybe because of the physicality of lacrosse?

Um, are you white? Do you even know what POC means? Asian Americans are POC. And we're Asian Americans, not Asians, TYVM.

Unless you are born in Asia and are not American.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was at Goucher college in Townson Maryland last week for a college tennis tournament. There was a lacrosse tournament at Goucher college for kids between 16 and 18, and there must had been ten different teams there, from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, etc… I went over and watch the lacrosse tournament because it is right next to the tennis courts. I noticed that there aren’t any POC or Asians lacrosse players. I find that very interesting. In my Langley neighborhood, most Asians kids I know play either tennis or golf, haven’t met one with lacrosse. Maybe because of the physicality of lacrosse?

Um, are you white? Do you even know what POC means? Asian Americans are POC. And we're Asian Americans, not Asians, TYVM.

If you’re Asian American you know full well you don’t “count” for diversity purposes because you don’t need any affirmative action for school admission or gummint gimmedats and also white liberals find you boring. For all practical purposes you are not POC, you are white.

[Anonymous]

I'd never heard of lacrosse until I went to college. It was one of those sports that totally wasn't culturally biased for SAT purposes yet seemingly only available to people who went to wealthy / UMC high schools (see also: sailing, golf, crew).

I didn't learn that lacrosse was a Native American sport until I was well into adulthood.

I don't know what annoys me more, the whitewashing of a sport that rightfully should belong to BIPOCs, or the fact that what could have been America's true national sport has been relegated to the privileged few and virtually inaccessible (and unknowable) to most Americans.