Girl kicked off boys team

[BillyMac]

What if some 6 foot, 12 year old boys wanted to play in a girl's league?

In some parts of the country, high schools are having problems with boys playing on girls field hockey teams. Since most high schools don't field boys field hockey teams, the courts, probably using Title IX, are ruling in favor of these boys, and state field hockey championships are being won by teams with several, big, tall, strong, muscular, fast, testosterone fueled, teenage boys.

Here in Connecticut we have had girls playing high school football, and participating in high school (boys) wrestling. We are also having gender problems with high school swimming teams, the boys teams and girls teams swim in two different seasons, and some swimmers want to compete in both seasons to have a better chance at getting college scholarships.

As the father of three athletes, two daughters, one son, all having participated in both high school, and college sports, I love Title IX. But when this law forces some colleges to drop baseball (Providence), mens gymnastics, mens wrestling, or other mens sports so that equal funding is given to both men and women, I begin to wonder, especially after considering some of the points made in this thread.

Complex issue. I don't believe that there are any easy answers, at least I don't have any.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

As the father of three athletes, two daughters, one son, all having participated in both high school, and college sports, I love Title IX. But when this law forces some colleges to drop baseball (Providence and Iowa State University), mens gymnastics, mens wrestling, or other mens sports so that equal funding is given to both men and women, I begin to wonder, especially after considering some of the points made in this thread.

Complex issue. I don't believe that there are any easy answers, at least I don't have any.

Without commenting on title IX, I added a major school from a BCS conference to your mix.

[HawkeyeCubP]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Without commenting on title IX, I added a major school from a BCS conference to your mix.

Coincidence + Title IX? I don't buy it.

2000 ISU Football team wins first ever bowl game (Insight.com Bowl)
+
ISU Head FB Coach Dan McCarney named Big XII Coach of the Year Runner-Up (2000)
=McCarney's contract goes up to become commensurate with other Big XII head coaches


+


1999-2000 ISU Men's Basketball team wins first Conference Championship since 1945
+
FY 2001 Projected Expenditures for ISU Men's Basketball Program set to increase 42.6% from FY 2000
=ISU Head Men's Basketball Coarch Larry Eustachy becomes state of Iowa's highest-paid employee

=.....?


So again: Coincedence + Title IX, or what I've posited above?

(This is not an attack on you, Snaqs - I was just in the state at the same time and remember the course of events vividly as well.)

[HawkeyeCubP]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

... so that equal funding is given to both men and women, I begin to wonder, ...

And that's wrong why?

[Adam]

I sensed no attack.

[Adam]

I think there's enough blame to go around. We can probably even include the Vatican's head of state.

[Back In The Saddle]

Let the blamestorming begin

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I think there's enough blame to go around. We can probably even include the Vatican's head of state.

No doubt! He was a nazi for pete's sake!

[ref2coach]

I blame Obama, isn't he trying to kick out the girl?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

What if some 6 foot, 12 year old boys wanted to play in a girl's league?

In some parts of the country, high schools are having problems with boys playing on girls field hockey teams. Since most high schools don't field boys field hockey teams, the courts, probably using Title IX, are ruling in favor of these boys, and state field hockey championships are being won by teams with several, big, tall, strong, muscular, fast, testosterone fueled, teenage boys.

Here in Connecticut we have had girls playing high school football, and participating in high school (boys) wrestling. We are also having gender problems with high school swimming teams, the boys teams and girls teams swim in two different seasons, and some swimmers want to compete in both seasons to have a better chance at getting college scholarships.

As the father of three athletes, two daughters, one son, all having participated in both high school, and college sports, I love Title IX. But when this law forces some colleges to drop baseball (Providence), mens gymnastics, mens wrestling, or other mens sports so that equal funding is given to both men and women, I begin to wonder, especially after considering some of the points made in this thread.

Complex issue. I don't believe that there are any easy answers, at least I don't have any.

And at least one state (MA) forced the boys to wear skirts like the girls. Ridiculous.