Guys on Girls Team (NFHS)

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I understand what the official PIAA policy is, but our chapter has a strict view on player safety. Because of the size difference between this boy with respect to the girls around him and the lower net for the girls game, there is an increased risk for a hard driven ball to cause an injury. Also, the boy has a more powerful arm strength that gives his team an unfair advantage.

In our coverage area, we have several boys teams with girls on them. We also had a girls field hockey team with several boys on it, but because most of the schools in the area refused to play them--i.e. Forfeited, that school is not fielding a team this year due to a lack of players. The schools that refused to play claimed that it was unsafe for girls to play against boys.

If you look at USAV rules for coed teams, there are rules against the boys attacking the ball, and a higher net. You also have rules to negate any advantage the boys may have over a girl.