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Start a boys' team!
I've checked into the PIAA policy concerning boys playing on girls teams and girls playing on boys teams. Essentially it says that if a school does not offer an identical or comparable sport, girls may play on boys teams and vice-versa.
For instance, if a school has a boys and girls basketball team, girls must play on the gilrs team and boys must play on the boys team. Softball and baseball are considered comparable sports, so if a school has a girls softball team and a boys baseball team then girls may not play baseball and boys may not play softball.
Conversely, if the school has a girls soccer team or a girls volleyball team and does not have a boys soccer team or a boys volleyball team then boys are allowed to participate on those teams.
Your chapter has absolutely no right to put restrictions on his play. I'm sure he would love to play on a boys team sponsored by his school instead of the girls team. If your fellow officials are so concerned about this inequity, help him put pressure on his school's administration to start a boys volleyball team. We need more boys teams in Pennsylvania
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