Wed Jan 27 2021 | Garlyn Henderson | College
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA
This story initially appeared on Behind the Whistle, the official blog of the IWLCA, and is being republished with permission from the organization. Garlyn Henderson graduated from Tampa in 2019.
During the first week of January, I attended the first ever BIPOC Coaching Symposium (virtually, thanks to COVID-19). I was surrounded by members of the lacrosse community who looked like me, had similar stories to mine and/or all had the same dreams/aspirations to continue being an active member in the lacrosse world.
The experience was definitely a first for me. I always knew there were more players that looked like me, and I would see a couple at summer tournaments growing up, but this was the first time I was fully surrounded in one “room.” And it felt amazing!