In class last Wednesday we got into our groups to discuss some topics regarding girls playing on boys' teams. We decided to answer the first question of whether girls should be allowed to play football on boy's teams. After discussing in our group we came to the conclusion that girls should be allowed to play football on boys' teams.
As a group we discussed the pros and cons of girls playing football on a boys' team and came up with some very good pros and cons. First and foremost the most obvious pro for girls playing football on a boys' team is that they are getting the opportunity to play football on an organized team. Another pro would be that girls would feel a sense of accomplishment because they are part of the team and would be making a contribution to the team. There are a couple cons for girls playing football on a boys' team though. The first con for girls playing would be that they would be at a higher risk of getting injured going up against stronger and bigger boys. Another con would be how the opposing teams would treat the girl on the field and what would they do with their game play to exploit the situation. A very big con would be regarding the locker room situation. What would be done about the locker room situation if a girl was on the team? Would she have her own locker room and separated from the team or would she share the same locker room. That situation is very important and would need to be taken care of with respect to the team, players, and the girl or girls on the team. The cons do not outweigh the pros we feel and still believe that girls should be allowed to play football on boys' teams. With that being said, girls playing on boys' teams would also help out other girls because it would get exposure about the situation.
Post by Nick Daverio
Comment done by Trent Ringle
ReplyDeleteI feel in general that if women want to play on any sport’s team with men they should be allowed to participate. For this exercise, our topic is about women playing football on a boy’s team. For most, they may think seeing a girl playing on a boy’s football team to be a strange outcome. For me this is not the case I have played on a football team with a female athlete when I was in middle school. She was a very athletic female and performed very well. By playing with us men she become very independent and strong willed, which later helped her when playing in other sports at the high school and college level. This brings a certain characteristic to female athletes one that I feel is beneficial to them. I do believe that women should only be allowed to play in male sports only to a certain age or skill level. When speaking of football you rarely ever see a female participating in this sport at the high school or college level.
I would have to agree with Nick and Trent on this one. I believe that if a girl wants to play football for a a men's team then she should be able to. I have never experienced a girl on my team but I have played against a few girls. To go against one part that Trent said I would allow girls to play as long as they wanted. There should be no part where age should cut them off or even a skill level. I believe that if a girl wants to play football thought she gets treated just like every other player. She would also need to be held to the same team standards that everyone else is. One stand out high school football player that was a female is Holley Mangold. She absolutely worked and even destroyed some males on the football field, in other words she could hold her own ground and was a beast. Also I have seen female kickers on football teams all the way up to the Division 1 college level.
ReplyDeleteAlso to go with Nick I brought up a good point in class discussion how would the locker room situation be handled. They would have to be separated and some schools wouldn't have enough locker rooms to supply that at a football facility and I think that would take away from the "team" aspect of it.
comment by Kane Godfrey