lax culture from an insider

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Anonymous wrote:It seems that hockey players aren't known for being as douchey and alcoholic as laxers. I wonder why that is, considering hockey is also a white, prep school sport.

Lots of problems at elite northeast colleges with the hockey teams, generally with alcohol as a factor.

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northeastern upper middle class whites' bigdownfall - alcohol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems that hockey players aren't known for being as douchey and alcoholic as laxers. I wonder why that is, considering hockey is also a white, prep school sport.

Hockey isn't just a prep school sport. If you're from a northern flyover state, it's huge.

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So what's the insider's take on that new movie Crooked Arrows?

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Anonymous wrote:I like lacrosse -- it's a great game and it's wonderful that it is growing as a sport (for both boys and girls) nationwide. But let's just say that the only sports in which the best athletes are 5'10" white guys are sports in which the only athletes are the 5'10" white guys.

Let's just say that those who throw around racial stereotypes and are obsessed with size are likely to be undersized and insecure. Those who think someone whould pick a sport based on the remote possibility of being a professional one day are likely not athletic and surely just don't get it.

Athletes play for the love of the game and commitment to a team -- LAX and other team sports make kids into winners long after their playing days are over

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-22/wall-streets-lacrosse-mafia

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I like lacrosse -- it's a great game and it's wonderful that it is growing as a sport (for both boys and girls) nationwide. But let's just say that the only sports in which the best athletes are 5'10" white guys are sports in which the only athletes are the 5'10" white guys.

Let's just say that those who throw around racial stereotypes and are obsessed with size are likely to be undersized and insecure. Those who think someone whould pick a sport based on the remote possibility of being a professional one day are likely not athletic and surely just don't get it.

Athletes play for the love of the game and commitment to a team -- LAX and other team sports make kids into winners long after their playing days are over

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-22/wall-streets-lacrosse-mafia

Many of my lacrosse friends were cut from the football team; they didn't meet the athletic muster, and some were able to make it in lacrosse and become winners and lovers of this sport.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I like lacrosse -- it's a great game and it's wonderful that it is growing as a sport (for both boys and girls) nationwide. But let's just say that the only sports in which the best athletes are 5'10" white guys are sports in which the only athletes are the 5'10" white guys.

Let's just say that those who throw around racial stereotypes and are obsessed with size are likely to be undersized and insecure. Those who think someone whould pick a sport based on the remote possibility of being a professional one day are likely not athletic and surely just don't get it.

Athletes play for the love of the game and commitment to a team -- LAX and other team sports make kids into winners long after their playing days are over

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-22/wall-streets-lacrosse-mafia

Many of my lacrosse friends were cut from the football team; they didn't meet the athletic muster, and some were able to make it in lacrosse and become winners and lovers of this sport.

[Anonymous]

I blame Canada.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
I like lacrosse -- it's a great game and it's wonderful that it is growing as a sport (for both boys and girls) nationwide. But let's just say that the only sports in which the best athletes are 5'10" white guys are sports in which the only athletes are the 5'10" white guys.

Let's just say that those who throw around racial stereotypes and are obsessed with size are likely to be undersized and insecure. Those who think someone whould pick a sport based on the remote possibility of being a professional one day are likely not athletic and surely just don't get it.

Athletes play for the love of the game and commitment to a team -- LAX and other team sports make kids into winners long after their playing days are over

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-22/wall-streets-lacrosse-mafia

Many of my lacrosse friends were cut from the football team; they didn't meet the athletic muster, and some were able to make it in lacrosse and become winners and lovers of this sport.

I played Division I lacrosse at an Ivy but I'm realistic about my sport. Chill out already.

[Anonymous]

Right....chillax.

[Anonymous]

played Division I lacrosse at an Ivy but I'm realistic about my sport. Chill out already.

Says it all. As if Dvision 1 at an Ivy is different from Division 1 at University of Maryland or USC (and it is indeed!). Why not I played lacrosse at an Ivy?

Sounds like a "club" sport to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
I like lacrosse -- it's a great game and it's wonderful that it is growing as a sport (for both boys and girls) nationwide. But let's just say that the only sports in which the best athletes are 5'10" white guys are sports in which the only athletes are the 5'10" white guys.

Let's just say that those who throw around racial stereotypes and are obsessed with size are likely to be undersized and insecure. Those who think someone whould pick a sport based on the remote possibility of being a professional one day are likely not athletic and surely just don't get it.

Athletes play for the love of the game and commitment to a team -- LAX and other team sports make kids into winners long after their playing days are over

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-22/wall-streets-lacrosse-mafia

Many of my lacrosse friends were cut from the football team; they didn't meet the athletic muster, and some were able to make it in lacrosse and become winners and lovers of this sport.

That's a good thing, not a bad thing. Lacrosse and football are very different sports. Some who can't play football play lax, but many who play football couldn't play lax. I was not a laxer (not offered in my high school) but would love my kids to play it. Though substance abuse is a problem in the sport, it also seems to be a sport full of boys (and girls) who are attractive and successful in many areas of life. The fact that average-size white guys can play it is a good thing. I do worry that with growth of the sport, bigger and stronger football type athletes will take over, however.

[Anonymous]

That's a good thing, not a bad thing. Lacrosse and football are very different sports. Some who can't play football play lax, but many who play football couldn't play lax. I was not a laxer (not offered in my high school) but would love my kids to play it. Though substance abuse is a problem in the sport, it also seems to be a sport full of boys (and girls) who are attractive and successful in many areas of life. The fact that average-size white guys can play it is a good thing. I do worry that with growth of the sport, bigger and stronger football type athletes will take over, however.

I find the boys and girls playing basketball and soccer much more attractive -- in my opinion.

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Those who think the entitled nature of elite players is unique to lacrosse need to take a step back and make an apples to apples comparison. This area is the center of the lacrosse universe (note for instance, yesterday’s national championship featuring two Maryland schools). The lacrosse players in this region are the crème of the crop nationwide. Compare the top LAX players to the top basketball recruits or football recruits nationwide and the laxers will seem downright humble While laxers don’t have pro prospects to match the very best BBers or FBers, lacrosse is arguably a more important sport at some of the nation’s most elite universities. No sport other than lacrosse can make such a claim – so LAX is likely number 3 in the pantheon of college athletics.

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Anonymous wrote:

played Division I lacrosse at an Ivy but I'm realistic about my sport. Chill out already.

Says it all. As if Dvision 1 at an Ivy is different from Division 1 at University of Maryland or USC (and it is indeed!). Why not I played lacrosse at an Ivy?

Sounds like a "club" sport to me.

You don't know lacrosse. Check the NCAA tournaments for years going back and you'll see the Ivies prominently represented, including most notably Cornell and Princeton.