Minorities in lacrosse?

[Anonymous]

Why are there so many Asians on the HS golf and tennis teams?

Because they’re not big, tall, or strong enough for football or basketball is one answer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And finally we get to the truth. Race is not an issue in lacrosse, or anyplace else. “Racism” is just politics. Can we please end this ridiculous discussion and go back to meaningful lacrosse topics like MadLax ungrateful quitters and the Hawks holdbacks?

LOL! Please step away from the computer and just go back to watching Fox News.

Thanks for proving the point that "racism" is just politics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Why are there so many Asians on the HS golf and tennis teams?

Because they’re not big, tall, or strong enough for football or basketball is one answer.

Remember when no quarterbacks were black because blacks weren't qualified to play the position? That's what your comment reminded me of.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Why are there so many Asians on the HS golf and tennis teams?

Because they’re not big, tall, or strong enough for football or basketball is one answer.

Remember when no quarterbacks were black because blacks weren't qualified to play the position? That's what your comment reminded me of.

The average Asian male is 5’ 4” tall.

The average NFL quarterback is 6’ 4”.

The average NBA player is 6’ 6”.

No amount of wishin' and hopin' and thinkin' and prayin' (or whining about teh raycizm) is gonna turn a guy who is 5’ 4” into an NFL QB or NBA player, no matter what color he is.

Asians, who are not stupid and deluded like you, know that if they are 5’ 4” and 140#, then they should not even try out for the football or basketball team, and go into golf or tennis instead, and this is not because of racism but because of physical reality (a concept foreign and offensive to left-wing zealots).

[Anonymous]

Ever heard of Jeremy Lin?

Can we end this thread please? It is so dumb, and like all talk of race, it is nothing more than an opportunity for people to clutch their pearls and pretend to be aghast at what other people say.

[Anonymous]

Attended a lacrosse tournament in PA last weekend. Of the 16 teams in the tournament, only two players are POC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ever heard of Jeremy Lin?

Can we end this thread please? It is so dumb, and like all talk of race, it is nothing more than an opportunity for people to clutch their pearls and pretend to be aghast at what other people say.

Speaking of dumb, I knew someone was going to bring up an example from the tail end of the bell curve (Lin being in the 99.92 percentile for Asian height) as if that somehow discredits the idea that Asian males are underrepresented in college and pro basketball because their average height is 5' 4". No, no, it can't be that they are physically unsuitable, it has to be that basketball coaches are racist or something.

[Anonymous]

Per Tufts Coach Casey D'Annoflo on Twitter today:
Wish list for Summer ‘22: I’d like to see @natlaxfed/@NationalASG /etc sponsor/waive fees/include teams from under-represented communities. Would be awesome to see teams from @IRQ_Nationals, @HarlemLacrosse & @Bronx_Lacrosse @ these events. Would be life-changing for all involved

[Anonymous]

Nation United Lacrosse does well in serving diversity in the sport. Both their 22 and 23 teams did respectively at IL this summer (3-3).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ever heard of Jeremy Lin?

Can we end this thread please? It is so dumb, and like all talk of race, it is nothing more than an opportunity for people to clutch their pearls and pretend to be aghast at what other people say.

Speaking of dumb, I knew someone was going to bring up an example from the tail end of the bell curve (Lin being in the 99.92 percentile for Asian height) as if that somehow discredits the idea that Asian males are underrepresented in college and pro basketball because their average height is 5' 4". No, no, it can't be that they are physically unsuitable, it has to be that basketball coaches are racist or something.

Sports writers have discussed how Black quarterbacks often have their intellectual and leadership qualities as a quarterback minimized.[20][21][22] Due to "racial stacking" in sports, in which players are typecast into certain on-field positions based on racial stereotypes, Black players were rarely granted opportunities as quarterbacks, as it was considered a "thinking" position.[22] Martenzie Johnson of The Undefeated wrote, "Black quarterback success is more likely attributed to superior athletic skill by football broadcasters, research has shown, while white quarterbacks are deemed successful more because of their intellect."[20]

Asian Americans are plenty tall enough to play high school basketball and football, and many do. Get out of here with your "physically unsuitable" BS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ever heard of Jeremy Lin?

Can we end this thread please? It is so dumb, and like all talk of race, it is nothing more than an opportunity for people to clutch their pearls and pretend to be aghast at what other people say.

Speaking of dumb, I knew someone was going to bring up an example from the tail end of the bell curve (Lin being in the 99.92 percentile for Asian height) as if that somehow discredits the idea that Asian males are underrepresented in college and pro basketball because their average height is 5' 4". No, no, it can't be that they are physically unsuitable, it has to be that basketball coaches are racist or something.

https://www.medicinenet.com/height_men/article.htm

Denmark 181.4, or 5 feet, 11.5 inches

U.S. 177.1, or 5 feet, 9.5 inches

China 171.8, or 5 feet, 7.5 inches

South Korea 174.9, or 5 feet, 9 inches


Where are all the Danish QBs and basketball players?!?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Per Tufts Coach Casey D'Annoflo on Twitter today:
Wish list for Summer ‘22: I’d like to see @natlaxfed/@NationalASG /etc sponsor/waive fees/include teams from under-represented communities. Would be awesome to see teams from @IRQ_Nationals, @HarlemLacrosse & @Bronx_Lacrosse @ these events. Would be life-changing for all involved

I bet if any of those programs said they need funds to pay for fees to play in top tournaments they'd get them quite quickly. I don't know that talent-wise they'd be able to hang, but would love to see it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ever heard of Jeremy Lin?

Can we end this thread please? It is so dumb, and like all talk of race, it is nothing more than an opportunity for people to clutch their pearls and pretend to be aghast at what other people say.

Speaking of dumb, I knew someone was going to bring up an example from the tail end of the bell curve (Lin being in the 99.92 percentile for Asian height) as if that somehow discredits the idea that Asian males are underrepresented in college and pro basketball because their average height is 5' 4". No, no, it can't be that they are physically unsuitable, it has to be that basketball coaches are racist or something.

https://www.medicinenet.com/height_men/article.htm

Denmark 181.4, or 5 feet, 11.5 inches

U.S. 177.1, or 5 feet, 9.5 inches

China 171.8, or 5 feet, 7.5 inches

South Korea 174.9, or 5 feet, 9 inches


Where are all the Danish QBs and basketball players?!?

It’s not popular sport in their county.

[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?

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.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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. Policing or mocking these discussions is something you should probably refrain from and just butt out of. Enjoy you obliviousness and let others share their stories and experiences. You don’t own lacrosse, you don’t own the Langley neighborhoods, this country belongs equally to all of us.