Manly girls

[Mark Padgett]

Girls game last Saturday. Coach A (male) is yelling at his girls "stay on your man", "get your man", "don't let your man do that".

At halftime, Coach B (female) tells me and my partner she resents Coach A referring to the B players as "men". She says it's demeaning.

At first, I ask her if she's kidding, but she isn't. I tell her it's common terminology in basketball and to forget it.

We start the second half and Coach A is at it again. However, this time, Coach B starts yelling at the girls on A, "don't listen to her".

When Coach A gives her a strange look, she says, "see how you like it, lady".

I had to tell her to knock it off and explained to Coach A what was going on. I left it up to him to continue to use the term "man", because I had no real reason to ask him to stop. I felt it was Coach B's problem.

Coach A said "man" a few more times and Coach B didn't respond. It was a really weird game.