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UAlbany lacrosse coach reports repeated racial abuse of players
Marr vows to go to national coaches association to address verbal abuse directed at minority players, including Native Americans
By Mark Singelais
April 25, 2024
ALBANY University at Albany mens lacrosse coach Scott Marr said hes had enough. ... After one of his Native American players reported hearing a racist comment from an opponent during last Sundays match at Merrimack, Marr said hes going to speak to the Intercollegiate Mens Lacrosse Coaches Association about a problem that Marr said has persisted for years.
This is not the first time this has happened, Marr said following Thursdays practice. This is more than this one incident. This is an unfortunate incident, again, that happened on Sunday. Im really just disappointed in some coaches around the country who are not talking to their players and (are) creating a culture of that kind of stuff to even happen, to be honest with you.
Marr thanked Merrimack athletic director Jeremy Gibson for dismissing a Merrimack player, a senior, from the team following the incident. Merrimack hasnt responded to requests for comment. ... Neither the Merrimack nor UAlbany player have been identified. Marr didnt reveal the nature of the comment that was relayed to him by his player. ... Its not so much what they say, its how you see their reaction and you feel the pain and you feel them in that moment, Marr said. Theyre shaking. They really are. It shakes them to their core when these things are said to them. Unless youre a minority, you dont feel that.
UAlbany graduate midfielder Jake Piseno, who plays for the Haudenosaunee Nationals in international competition, said he isnt the player who heard the comment. The Great Danes have several Indigenous players on their roster. ... It obviously is heartbreaking and it kind of stinks that was a part of the game, said Piseno, whose fathers side of the family is Purpecha, indigenous to Mexico. But I think were moving on and its made us stronger as a team and as a family. And I think that not just for Indigenous people but for everyone, its treating everyone with respect and I think thats what has brought us together.
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Mark Singelais
STAFF WRITER
Mark Singelais covers Siena basketball, UAlbany lacrosse, horse racing and other sports. Contact him at 518-454-5509 or msingelais@timesunion.com.}
UAlbany lacrosse coach reports repeated racial abuse of players
Marr vows to go to national coaches association to address verbal abuse directed at minority players, including Native Americans
By Mark Singelais
April 25, 2024
ALBANY University at Albany mens lacrosse coach Scott Marr said hes had enough. ... After one of his Native American players reported hearing a racist comment from an opponent during last Sundays match at Merrimack, Marr said hes going to speak to the Intercollegiate Mens Lacrosse Coaches Association about a problem that Marr said has persisted for years.
This is not the first time this has happened, Marr said following Thursdays practice. This is more than this one incident. This is an unfortunate incident, again, that happened on Sunday. Im really just disappointed in some coaches around the country who are not talking to their players and (are) creating a culture of that kind of stuff to even happen, to be honest with you.
Marr thanked Merrimack athletic director Jeremy Gibson for dismissing a Merrimack player, a senior, from the team following the incident. Merrimack hasnt responded to requests for comment. ... Neither the Merrimack nor UAlbany player have been identified. Marr didnt reveal the nature of the comment that was relayed to him by his player. ... Its not so much what they say, its how you see their reaction and you feel the pain and you feel them in that moment, Marr said. Theyre shaking. They really are. It shakes them to their core when these things are said to them. Unless youre a minority, you dont feel that.
UAlbany graduate midfielder Jake Piseno, who plays for the Haudenosaunee Nationals in international competition, said he isnt the player who heard the comment. The Great Danes have several Indigenous players on their roster. ... It obviously is heartbreaking and it kind of stinks that was a part of the game, said Piseno, whose fathers side of the family is Purpecha, indigenous to Mexico. But I think were moving on and its made us stronger as a team and as a family. And I think that not just for Indigenous people but for everyone, its treating everyone with respect and I think thats what has brought us together.
{snip}
Mark Singelais
STAFF WRITER
Mark Singelais covers Siena basketball, UAlbany lacrosse, horse racing and other sports. Contact him at 518-454-5509 or msingelais@timesunion.com.}
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UAlbany lacrosse coach reports repeated racial abuse of players (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Apr 29
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(6,400 posts)1. Im not for racist slurs or nasty name calling, but i have always heard that sort of thing
Is trash talking or character building by people in men's sports? This sort of stuff is usually thought of as toughining our young men for the future?
I thought it was a good thing?? No?