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I shared the same sentiment with that quote. Have you looked at the article recently? That quote about taking over has been changed to say something about being a trailblazer. Anyone have the original?

Did I miss some direct or indirect reference that she tried out (or wanted to) for M&D black, but decided to play red instead so she could play midfield? Seems like a lot of assumptions just because she is not playing for M&D black that it was a decision based on the coach not being open to her playing midfield.

If she was a great midfielder she would have been put on black. Those midfielders and even those defenders are top level players. The AA midfielder at Heros is really good and can make any team in the area. This girl obviously not a top level middie but let’s see where she commits to play and that will tell you.

I like the way the Wash Post set this article up with a lack of diversity in Montgomery County lacrosse on Christmas eve.
The Post is a one trick pony and that pony is racial division.

Wait, the article was edited after the fact?

Read this 3x’s …still makes no sense

Yes

So are other sports doing the same for AA players ?

Thought that was golf. Did Earl Woods have articles written to help Tiger? I just remember him blasting down barriers with his play.

You would think that waiting to see we’re people commit could be the judge but so many teams are trying if not mandated to diversify some can right there own tickets

Some of us know the situation

Yes it’s been edited. Cringe worthy now was flabbergasted before.

Ok ok we get it.. let’s change the subject. Let’s talk about how SPSG is the #1 team in the country and everyone else especially McD stinks donkey D. If you still want to talk about inclusion our best player is a POC that plays defense too.

Lol I choked laughing so hard reading this

One of Spsg is a poc that plays midfield and defense and found a pretty respectable school too.

Of course her parents have money because she attends Severn School and travels there from PG County. Even with a scholarship, attending Severn is not cheap and a parent has to be responsible for getting her back and forth which means time away from a 9-5 job. I found the article insulting to other POC that I have seen play over the years in ALL positions. I know of quite a few M&D BLACK players who have tried out for the USNTDP and didn’t make it so the fact that she made the team and plays on the RED team says a lot. My daughter plays for another school in the IAAM-A division and this player did not stand out when her team played Severn. This whole article just doesn’t seem authentic and I don’t know who would want to coach her and set themselves up for future scrutiny/racist label. This definitely will hurt her future recruiting.

No-please don’t talk about St Paul’s or McD !!!!! That too is a subject that needs to be put to rest. There has to be other things to talk about than those two schools. darn

Sarcasm da everyone knows she’s legit

I agree it is insulting to other POC players. I've seen some great POC players at tournaments over the years in all positions but whats wrong with defense?. There is a great POC mid at Hoco that killed us last summer. I don't think I've ever noticed the girl in the article but maybe, just maybe she shouldn't be a mid. For the US team she made it out of all of those other players that tried out. How many tried out?

KW was an ok player/defender at UNC!

Can we talk about the goals League and how they cancel
Games with no make ups or no refunds. Some teams about to lose 30% of their season with snow tomorrow. Need an alternative.

Believe I know the HoCo player you speak of and she is now with Hero's Green.

Try Webster(?) lacrosse academy next year. Elitist of the elites!

You are making bad assumptions and statements. You assume that her parents are using this as an elevation platform. You have no idea, nor I, of their experiences. So please stop making these types of statements. Earl Woods had several issues with golf and golfers on how they treated his son. All you need to do is Google before you make a statement…. I did.

How dare they cancel games because of inclement weather. Let them play outside in the parking lot

Gotta flip on your 4 WHEEL Drive for the first time ever at some point!

If this isn’t the truth.

Issue is not weather. Your thoughts on no make ups or refunds only tough guy.

the alternative is do not play in the league

Is this a dig about them being "elitist" or a recommendation? I've never heard of them so this is an honest question.

The Post is notorious for not doing their research. They jump on an issue without researching both sides of the story. Sadly, the message this family is trying to convey gets lost and weakened by the journalist. We need diversity in all sports. Lacrosse is an expensive sport that makes it hard for lower income of any race to compete. I think the issue is more of a socio-economic problem than a race problem.

But to claim that a coach moving a player to defense is racially motivated is way off base. There are plenty of star studded high school midfielders who end up playing defense in college. There are lots of players who end up playing completely different positions and being asked to play roles that they didn’t anticipate playing.

Completely agree. It is obvious the parents have/had little understanding of defense and lacrosse as a whole. Parents mention they bought books to get better educated on the sport. Every position plays a vital role in success to win a game. Seems like they are using race to elevate their daughter but their argument falls short or at least the journalist conveyed it that way.

They are using it to market their daughter, I mean given the current climate, its not a bad idea.

The article completely ignores the minorities that came before her, no mention of a Emma Ward, who is currently a honorable Mention All American at Attack, as a minority.
This is not the first article on the family and their perspective with race issues.

As one person said, theirs a financial divide in the game of lacrosse, more so, than a racial one.

Or SW who is a pre-season first team AA midfielder from the big lax hub of.... Calvert County and played for Jets. (she's a stud too)

Not sure this will have a positive impact on her recruiting. It could possibly done the opposite.

As a prior college lax coach (but now full time lax parent), I wouldn’t recruit this player mainly due to the fear that race issues would heavily influence the team dynamic. It’s obvious the parents are hyper sensitive about the issue and although I am not privy to their personal experience, there are too many potential recruits to take the chance on this one girl. I would move on and I am guessing many current coaches will do the same come recruiting time.

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Except that's the homogenous safe space BS that perpetuates the glass ceiling and discrimination in the sport. If recruiting were just about winning lacrosse championships then that's one thing. But it's also about granting admissions into many of the world's most elite and selective universities, and in turn into the most coveted and important professions down the road. When coaches at "top" schools like Vanderbilt, Georgetown, Brown, Cornell, Army etc. make it a priority to perpetuate blue-eyed safe spaces even though they are rarely or never in contention for the Final Four, then they are just exercising reverse affirmative action. At many of these schools, it could not be more flagrant that the most important qualification for getting recruited is eye color, not playing ability. Heck, you're already at a disadvantage if you are white but with brown eyes. These safe space coaches are denying admissions to other more qualified applicants who have busted their jerks - whether or not they play lacrosse - and failing in their bigger responsibility to cultivate real future leaders who are capable of comprehending diverse input and competent at tackling diverse issues. The failure is especially egregious at a institution like Army, which pays for student tuition with public tax dollars and has a responsibility to reflect and resemble the best of America's melting pot, not the Mayflower.

That’s the biggest load of BS I’ve read in a while even with your fancy words