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Minorities in lacrosse?
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Anonymous
| 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? |
Anonymous
Ah no. There are lots of Asian lacrosse players - some of best girls players out there and that’s true locally. In fact, Langley just graduated an Asian girl lax player, headed to Penn as a top recruit. There havent traditionally been many black players but that’s changing rapidly. There have been several prominent black men players (including Tewaaraton finalists) on the college and pro scene in recent years but not as many women (yet). You’ll see the increase at most school aged tournaments - don’t know why one you saw was so imbalanced. |
Anonymous
| Anyone can play any sport they want. The choice is theirs. |
Anonymous
| Miles Jones is the face of professional lacrosse. I know of a few kids who are minorities who look up to him. |
Anonymous
| LAX has traditionally been expensive and elitist but that has changed and you see more diversity on the field these days. |
Anonymous
| You see what you look for, broaden your view. Lots of kids play lacrosse as well as other sports. Not every kid wants to play a sport that involves getting hit by sticks. |
Anonymous
| OP is correct, there are less POC in lacrosse than the population at large. It isn’t none, but it is still a mostly white sport. Fortunately, that is changing as the sport grows and as barriers to access fall. |
Anonymous
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Yes, you are correct. It’s mostly a rich white sport.
White kids can’t compete in football and basketball so they do country club sports like lacrosse. You can look at every roster in college or “pro” and it’s 95+% white. The only “diversity” you might find on a team is Native Americans. |
Anonymous
It’s Myles Jones, FYI. Also a big presence today in pro lax is Trevor Baptiste. And both are two of the nicest guys you could ask to meet. |
Anonymous
Is football racist against whites and Asians? |
Anonymous
| You’re not looking hard enough. My son has played for seven years and I’ve seen plenty of Asian and black players. |
Anonymous
Incredibly dumb and wrong take. 🙄 |
Anonymous
For some sports like lax, fencing, and crew, kids are exposed in school. Mostly private schools. My kids are AA. We are not wealthy. One did crew and lax in public school. Another did crew at school and then we picked up fencing on our own. Equipment expense is a barrier so it helps if schools are buying the equipment. If you want more POC in the sport consider free introductory camps during spring break or the summer to spark interest. |
Anonymous
If you have money for equipment and access to instruction, coaches, a team. That is not true for every child. |
Anonymous
It is not true for thousands and thousands of kids. For youth sports... From 2008 to 2018, the participation rate of kids between the ages of 6 and 12 dropped from 45 to 38 percent, due largely to the increasing costs, time commitments, and competitive nature of organized sports leagues.Jan 27, 2021 |