Having girls play against boys is a artificial construct. The girls do not get actual REAL play experience since the boys will not be playing at the fullest. It is also not fair for the boys as they will not be able to push and hone their abilities properly
Part of sports is the actual physical dominance of players and teams over their opponents.
In reality, except in very rare cases, females cannot dominant pales in sports because of their physical profile.
In sports, look at the records and times of both men and women. The woman's times or records are always behind the males. Why, male are physically superior to females. That is how they were created. Each has their purpose in the PLAN.
I am not a sexist , men and woman are physically different. Each has their role and each has their pluses and minuses in what they can do
VimMarch 30, 2015
I've just had a look at the UK Football Association website. It seems that they have recently changed the rules to let children over 11 play in the same team. Indeed this year they are raising it to age 15. This is to let girls improve their game, but I don't know if I would trust 15 year old boys not to grab or brush up against girls on the pitch.
VimMarch 30, 2015
I live in the UK and I can tell you that past the age of 10 boys and girls do not play soccer with, or against, each other. It is unheard of here for this to happen. It would be better to switch to 5-a -side or 7- a -side until there are enough players for 2 boys teams.
SterlingMarch 28, 2015
Circumstances like this have been challenging, and helpful, for me to really reflect on what I believe, and where those beliefs come from. There are so many levels to this, and I have zero answers. My son, at about that age, maybe 12? Really wanted to play volleyball, but no boys teams, and he is NOT interested in the hard hitting of football. But, he was not allowed to, Title 9 said somehow that girls could play football, but that he'd have an unfair advantage? He just wanted to play. And, I can respect that some might say just the same about the girls, they too, just want to play.
That new movie, Meet the Mormons, very thought provoking, The kick boxer lady... sure, she's not fighting a man, but, for me, it still just made me think. Hmmm, what's doctrine versus what's my upbringing? Again, to be absolutely clear, I really like her, hearing her story, respect her. I just pushed my current boundaries and, made me think.
I recall when we got the wii, and my daughters were playing boxing, with female mii's. Something in my gut cringed, and I said nope. Not with female mii's. But THAT got me thinking... what about the whole concept. I mean, I grew up really liking boxing with my brothers, but I started wondering, why is it okay for my sons to bash in faces? That's not doctrinal either...
I'm reminded of L. Tom Perry's? comments, or was it Ashton, that we don't need more women wrestlers, etc.... again, made me think.... we also, don't necessarily need... any more tough guys? We need people who can be sensitive, respect one another, etc. My gut STILL cringes when I see the all to common scenes in movies now where men and women are just smashing each other in a fight.
Nope, I'm not trying to call ANY of these people, sports, men, women wrong. Frankly, I just don't know if they are, or are not. Like I said, sometimes, something just makes me cringe, and then wonder... I just wonder... what is it, that we really need.
I will say, I find it fascinating to look at other cultures, so many, most of the world, actually, where men can wear purple jeans, and boys and girls, men and women hold hands with the 'same' gender, and no, they're not gay, they are simply sharing affection with one another, appropriately. LOVE looking at other cultures, and just wonder... is there more than our myopic U.S. culture... for men... and women?
Like I said, I'm just trying to parse out what's "doctrinal" and what's.. my "culture"? Soccer... Boxing... Football... Life, really.
JohnMarch 27, 2015
I oldest son had a similar problem when playing water polo in high school. There were, at that time, no girl's water polo teams so those girls that wanted to play were on the boy's team. Our son hated it! He would leave the water with scratches all over his chest. The boys' fingernails had to be trimmed before the game but the girls were excused from that requirement. Water Polo is a very aggressive sport and the players are always "pushing-off" each other (i.e. hand-to-chest/back.) But, if a boy, in the normal process of the game "pushed-off" a girl she would typically stop play and cry out, "He touching me!" Some of the refs would let it go and basically imply that you either play the game as it exists or leave. Others wouldn't. Finally, all of the local school districts realized that they had to remedy the situation and formed "official" girl's teams.
The ironic part is that our youngest daughter was one of the girls playing on the boys' team. Her brother and teammates always "watched-out" for her; which I really appreciated.
ElisabethMarch 27, 2015
But these are 11-year-olds! Aren't boys and girls about the same size at that age? If anything, 11-year-old girls are likely to be bigger than their male classmates.
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Junk BinMarch 30, 2015
Having girls play against boys is a artificial construct. The girls do not get actual REAL play experience since the boys will not be playing at the fullest. It is also not fair for the boys as they will not be able to push and hone their abilities properly Part of sports is the actual physical dominance of players and teams over their opponents. In reality, except in very rare cases, females cannot dominant pales in sports because of their physical profile. In sports, look at the records and times of both men and women. The woman's times or records are always behind the males. Why, male are physically superior to females. That is how they were created. Each has their purpose in the PLAN. I am not a sexist , men and woman are physically different. Each has their role and each has their pluses and minuses in what they can do
VimMarch 30, 2015
I've just had a look at the UK Football Association website. It seems that they have recently changed the rules to let children over 11 play in the same team. Indeed this year they are raising it to age 15. This is to let girls improve their game, but I don't know if I would trust 15 year old boys not to grab or brush up against girls on the pitch.
VimMarch 30, 2015
I live in the UK and I can tell you that past the age of 10 boys and girls do not play soccer with, or against, each other. It is unheard of here for this to happen. It would be better to switch to 5-a -side or 7- a -side until there are enough players for 2 boys teams.
SterlingMarch 28, 2015
Circumstances like this have been challenging, and helpful, for me to really reflect on what I believe, and where those beliefs come from. There are so many levels to this, and I have zero answers. My son, at about that age, maybe 12? Really wanted to play volleyball, but no boys teams, and he is NOT interested in the hard hitting of football. But, he was not allowed to, Title 9 said somehow that girls could play football, but that he'd have an unfair advantage? He just wanted to play. And, I can respect that some might say just the same about the girls, they too, just want to play. That new movie, Meet the Mormons, very thought provoking, The kick boxer lady... sure, she's not fighting a man, but, for me, it still just made me think. Hmmm, what's doctrine versus what's my upbringing? Again, to be absolutely clear, I really like her, hearing her story, respect her. I just pushed my current boundaries and, made me think. I recall when we got the wii, and my daughters were playing boxing, with female mii's. Something in my gut cringed, and I said nope. Not with female mii's. But THAT got me thinking... what about the whole concept. I mean, I grew up really liking boxing with my brothers, but I started wondering, why is it okay for my sons to bash in faces? That's not doctrinal either... I'm reminded of L. Tom Perry's? comments, or was it Ashton, that we don't need more women wrestlers, etc.... again, made me think.... we also, don't necessarily need... any more tough guys? We need people who can be sensitive, respect one another, etc. My gut STILL cringes when I see the all to common scenes in movies now where men and women are just smashing each other in a fight. Nope, I'm not trying to call ANY of these people, sports, men, women wrong. Frankly, I just don't know if they are, or are not. Like I said, sometimes, something just makes me cringe, and then wonder... I just wonder... what is it, that we really need. I will say, I find it fascinating to look at other cultures, so many, most of the world, actually, where men can wear purple jeans, and boys and girls, men and women hold hands with the 'same' gender, and no, they're not gay, they are simply sharing affection with one another, appropriately. LOVE looking at other cultures, and just wonder... is there more than our myopic U.S. culture... for men... and women? Like I said, I'm just trying to parse out what's "doctrinal" and what's.. my "culture"? Soccer... Boxing... Football... Life, really.
JohnMarch 27, 2015
I oldest son had a similar problem when playing water polo in high school. There were, at that time, no girl's water polo teams so those girls that wanted to play were on the boy's team. Our son hated it! He would leave the water with scratches all over his chest. The boys' fingernails had to be trimmed before the game but the girls were excused from that requirement. Water Polo is a very aggressive sport and the players are always "pushing-off" each other (i.e. hand-to-chest/back.) But, if a boy, in the normal process of the game "pushed-off" a girl she would typically stop play and cry out, "He touching me!" Some of the refs would let it go and basically imply that you either play the game as it exists or leave. Others wouldn't. Finally, all of the local school districts realized that they had to remedy the situation and formed "official" girl's teams. The ironic part is that our youngest daughter was one of the girls playing on the boys' team. Her brother and teammates always "watched-out" for her; which I really appreciated.
ElisabethMarch 27, 2015
But these are 11-year-olds! Aren't boys and girls about the same size at that age? If anything, 11-year-old girls are likely to be bigger than their male classmates.
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