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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If we should have quota's for lacrosse to ensure DEI, then I propose we have quota's in all sports. If we were to use race, I would propose using the lates census data by race. Whether someone is interested or particularly skilled in the sport or not shouldn't matter, just like Title IX. This way, we can ensure that all races are equally represented in every sport based on the population of the country. Sound good?[/quote]
Sounds good, but those quotas need to be at the early ages like when the sports are first introduced to children so everyone is able to get equal preparation.  Then, we can have the best athletes available by the time they mature physically.[/quote]

You wouldn't have the best athletes though, hence the quota, it wouldn't be based on ability or skill, but matching up with society.[/quote]
You don’t need the quotas after every one gets the same access to preparation.  After everyone matures physically, we will see who the best athletes are.  Is there a reason you don’t want each kid to have the same access to preparation and training?[/quote]

I assume you are just a troll, you aren't going to turn some kids into LeBron James no matter how much time they are shooting hoops at a young age.[/quote]
Lebron started playing basketball when he was 8 years old.  Had he not started playing until 16 years old, he would not be anywhere near the player he is today.  If Steph Curry didn’t start playing basketball until he was 16, he wouldn’t be in the NBA and probably wouldn’t even have played college basketball.  These guys are where they are because of intense basketball training starting at an early age.

Give more kids in Baltimore City and PG County access to intense lacrosse and I guarantee you will get better lacrosse players in the DMV and Baltimore areas.  But is that what the current lacrosse community wants?[/quote]

I am not talking outcomes, only access. Quota's across all sports throughout youth sports. That would be the goal of the more diversity in sports like lacrosse. I propose take it to all sports. Let skill rise to the top once we have equal access. And as mentioned, interest level should not be a reason for altering this.

Think about how different football, basketball, baseball/softball, lacrosse, swimming, track and field, soccer would look? Far more diversity across both the college and professional levels that would mirror our society...which is the goal of DEI, right?[/quote]
Unfortunately, that’s not what they want in sports in this country.  There is a thing called [b]white supremacy[/b].  It exists in sports.[/quote]

You should refrain from name calling and mud slinging.  That's what people do when they are losing the argument and they know it.[/quote]
There was no name calling.[/quote]

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