Girls should be accepted on boys’ sports teams
April 27, 20184,173 Views
Did you know that more than 7.3 million kids participated in youth sports during 2017? Girls rarely play with boys sports teams, and coaches and sports fans should be more accepting of girls on boys sports teams. Girls have the same athletic ability, girls are as strong or as tall as boys and various laws say that girls should be on the same sports teams if they choose to.
To start, girls are as tall or muscular as boys. If a girl isn’t as strong as a boy, she can train until she is as strong as a boy. Also girls can already be as strong as boys. For instance, Skylar Vetter is a 15-year-old girl from Lakeville. She plays hockey, but for boys. She is a goalie for the Bantam AA team (the best team before high school hockey) for Lakeville North. She has played hockey with boys all through her youth. She has a scholarship to the University of Minnesota for hockey.
Laura Winfield, a cricket star, played with boys all through her youth all the way through high school. Now Laura is one of the greatest cricket stars. Plus studies show that girls have better endurance, do better under pressure and think faster. For example in many sports athletes have to think quickly. Athletes have to choose whether or not they pass the ball or shoot the ball and women can make decisions very quickly and easily.
Lastly the Sex Discrimination Law says that if a woman has a disadvantage to the average man in any sport or activity it is unlawful. Also the Law of 1972 says that girls should have the same sport opportunities as men.
In conclusion, some think that girls cannot be on boys sports teams because they are not strong enough. But, if girls try they can be as strong as boys. All in all girls should be accepted on the same sports team as boys because they have the same athletic ability as boys, they can be the same height and weight as boys and because of various laws girls should have the same opportunities as men.
Goats • Jan 28, 2021 at 10:03 am
this is perfect writing for every one and it powerful and strong it makes me feel like I can do any thing even if I am a girl . I also think that this concept does not just go for the girls boys should be aloud on girls teams to if it makes them and other better . and if they want to do theses things on a girls team or a boys team they should if they need to do that to play a sport . And I don’t know why any one could be upset about this if they are making their team better and themselves better .
The girl (izzy) • Jan 28, 2021 at 10:02 am
I’m writing a paper on this and all your opinions are valuable, but in my opinion girls should be aloud to do boy sports and boys should be able to do girl sports like volleyball and stuff like that.
The girl (izzy) • Jan 28, 2021 at 10:00 am
I completely agree with this article, girls are just as good as boys and most likely better. And boys i get you like feeling like to best player on your team and you don’t want to get shown up by a girl, but we’re are just as good as any boy. So we need to stop assuming that girls can only do makeup and hair, we’re so much more than that . We need to just recognize how good we could and are at sports and most people (boys) don’t notice or don’t care to notice.
Izzy • Jan 27, 2021 at 10:09 am
I think they should, girls can do anything boys can do. And some people don’t like that girls are allowed to do that and i respect your opinion, but i think they should because there are some girls that are just as strong and fast as some boys.
JJ • Jan 25, 2021 at 12:14 pm
then boys should be allowed in girl teams
Maddie • Jan 12, 2021 at 3:37 pm
Honestly I agree with this article because it has some solid facts and I also just wanted to say that this article really helped me with many things like for example, because of this article it gave me motivation for soccer and now I am the top player on my team even though its full of boys and motivation to try out for flag football next year ( even though my parents wont let me tryout for football-football ) so, again thank you. 🙂
Bobb Robb • Jan 2, 2021 at 5:55 pm
No money here, but the rest of what I wrote is very true.
Bobb Robb • Jan 2, 2021 at 4:59 pm
I don’t think a single comment on here actually touches on the many factors that go into this conversation. For instance, the conversation too often focuses on Joe Nobody or Joe Average when comparing him to elite female athletes at any level. All that really matters is elite male athletes still perform at higher levels than elite female athletes (statistical analysis that is widely available). The statistics are not overwhelming, but we are talking about the best of the best. A few seconds in running or swimming is the difference between winning and losing. Creating all female and boy sports allows more people to play in general. Many girls who would want to play sports (if it was just one co-ed team), would not have the opportunity to do so. The same reason many boys who are smaller or physiologically less than the average male, would not even attempt to join a team (a reality for most boys/men, so they focus on a career path or even a hobby path that is realistic for them). Keeping sports segregated allows for far more participation. And let’s face it, most people don’t get to earn money playing sports. So allowing more people to play up until the professional level IS A GOOD THING. Especially for women and girls. If the NBA was co-ed, we would have a few or maybe even zero professional female basketball players. Eliminating a path for many women. Why is that desirable? It isn’t. It is just angry and ignorant.
Serena Williams lost to a nearly 400th ranked men’s tennis player, when she was in her prime. She is also a freak of nature, but still is probably not even one of the best 500 players in the world. However, that feat is still very impressive when you compare her to her peers. Women are NOT as tall on average as men and women do not (on average) have the same skeletal structure as men. AND that is OK! It is all based on averages. Averages are never to be taken 100% literally. The thing that really irks people is the lack of equality in outcome. More men earn more money than women in sports. Period. This is capitalism. Male elite athletes are more fun to watch on AVERAGE than women elite athletes. There are a few exceptions, which is a part of that AVERAGE. There are so many examples I can pull that are widely available on the internet now, but one of personal experience comes to mind: My J.V HS basketball team sucked, we were the worst in our conference–our Varsity girls had an all-american player and were contenders for state every year (California, so they were really darn good). We scrimmaged them and doubled their score. It really was not even close. Out of a 100 games, they would have won 0. They used to trash talk us all the time, but that suddenly stopped and it was obvious that the game had a psychological effect on them. Forcing co-ed sports would only reward the male athletes who are already elite and already heavily rewarded and the occasional elite female athlete, who would likely never have a chance to shine. So in essence, co-ed sports would quickly diminish potential for many women/girls and for a very small amount of men/boys. So what is it you are trying to achieve by arguing the opposite? I know, you want to make money by generating a tired old argument which generates interest. Well you did that. Good job. You just made money on this.
RobbyBobby • Jan 2, 2021 at 4:10 pm
I don’t think a single comment on here actually touches on the many factors that go into this conversation. For instance, the conversation too often focuses on Joe Nobody or Joe Average when comparing him to elite female athletes at any level. All that really matters is elite male athletes still perform at higher levels than elite female athletes (statistical analysis that is widely available). The statistics are not overwhelming, but we are talking about the best of the best. A few seconds in running or swimming is the difference between winning and losing. Creating all female and boy sports allows more people to play in general. Many girls who would want to play sports (if it was just one co-ed team), would not have the opportunity to do so. The same reason many boys who are smaller or physiologically less than the average male, would not even attempt to join a team (a reality for most boys/men, so they focus on a career path or even a hobby path that is realistic for them). Keeping sports segregated allows for far more participation. And let’s face it, most people don’t get to earn money playing sports. So allowing more people to play up until the professional level IS A GOOD THING. Especially for women and girls. If the NBA was co-ed, we would have a few or maybe even zero professional female basketball players. Eliminating a path for many women. Why is that desirable? It isn’t. It is just angry and ignorant.
Serena Williams lost to a nearly 400th ranked men’s tennis player, when she was in her prime. She is also a freak of nature, but still is probably not even one of the best 500 players in the world. However, that feat is still very impressive when you compare her to her peers. Women are NOT as tall on average as men and women do not (on average) have the same skeletal structure as men. AND that is OK! It is all based on averages. Averages are never to be taken 100% literally. The thing that really irks people is the lack of equality in outcome. More men earn more money than women in sports. Period. This is capitalism. Male elite athletes are more fun to watch on AVERAGE than women elite athletes. There are a few exceptions, which is a part of that AVERAGE. There are so many examples I can pull that are widely available on the internet now, but one of personal experience comes to mind: My J.V HS basketball team sucked, we were the worst in our conference–our Varsity girls had an all-american player and were contenders for state every year (California, so they were really darn good). We scrimmaged them and doubled their score. It really was not even close. Out of a 100 games, they would have won 0. They used to trash talk us all the time, but that suddenly stopped and it was obvious that the game had a psychological effect on them. Forcing co-ed sports would only reward the male athletes who are already elite and already heavily rewarded and the occasional elite female athlete, who would likely never have a chance to shine. So in essence, co-ed sports would quickly diminish potential for many women/girls and for a very small amount of men/boys. So what is it you are trying to achieve by arguing the opposite? I know, you want to make money by generating a tired old argument which generates interest. Well you did that. Good job. You just made money on this.
UnicornKdy • Dec 21, 2020 at 8:56 am
Girls should be able to play sports I’m writing an essay about this and girls should be able to play they got the skill they are tall like boys and some girls are tough.
bailee jones • Dec 7, 2020 at 7:57 pm
this is so true because i am doing an essay on why girls should be able to play on boys sports teams and thsi ahs helped alot thanks maddie
reagan • Nov 12, 2020 at 9:35 am
boys can do ballet
sarah • Nov 11, 2020 at 1:29 pm
i feel that this article was very true and wrong at the same time, i’m a teenage girl who actually plays football, its not just because i want to play on a boys team. i play because i love the game. i’m serious about it. i work my butt off to keep up with the guys and i do. it’s not exactly about strength or height its about the courage, will, and love for the game. i mean im ¨5¨ ,¨4¨ and weigh around 130 and i play linebacker and running back. there’s times were i want to quit but i’ve worked too hard and don’t want to give up my life. i want to play in collage , then the nfl. i don’t care what anyone says. i have as much as a right to play as any of the guys that play do.
Lia • Nov 10, 2020 at 11:05 am
I think this is great right now in school I am doing this topic to. I’m glad I found this article. Very good work!!
Jack bellin • Nov 5, 2020 at 12:01 pm
I think this a great article one of the best I’ve seen but one thing you could have brought up is that boys may have advantages in the main few sports but girls have some sports that there barely is boy teams so basically what I’m saying is that boys have some sports like this too I just thought I’d bring this up but overall I think your argument is better then all the people leaving hate comments argument I think you are right
micah • Nov 4, 2020 at 11:50 am
i think girls should be able to play on boys team:)
Nicole • Nov 2, 2020 at 1:33 am
hello. Might I say that I am very interested in your opinion about why you think women and men should be on the same teams and I am impressed by your pursuit into the matter, but there are certain evolutionary roadblocks at play that prevent this from happening. Do not view this as a “gender inequality”, but rather as an evolutionary inequality. This does not mean it is bad, but rather 2 different designs. Women are designed to breed and carry children, where men are designed to hunt and fight. So men are evolved to develop more muscles at an energetically less expense where women need to go through extreme length to compare to men’s physical strength. At a juvenile age, girls and boys can play together, however when the two genders reach puberty, their bodies will undergo changes to adapt into their evoutionary niches. These are just general, simple examples, but stay positive and keep trying, we can, over time, evolutionarily change.
Violetta DOWNS • Sep 25, 2020 at 2:05 pm
YH i also agree with we are girls and we are strong and we should be allowed to also play on boys teams
i prefer not to say • Sep 24, 2020 at 3:20 pm
i think girls should be allowed on boys teams and boys should be allowed on girls teams, its their choice but it should be allowed.
Angelina • Sep 24, 2020 at 2:34 pm
I think girls should be allowed to play on boy teams.I play football with a bunch a boys get hurt alot but I dont really care because it’s exzillarating ,and sometimes it’s hard for me to talk with girls same case for some other girls.Females just wanna be able to do the same things males can we wanna do some sports that males more so do. Females are always under estimated because of how they look or because of their sex and it’s underrated.
YOMAMA • Sep 15, 2020 at 8:55 pm
Girls should be given the same opportunities as boys/men have. Most of us girls have the capabilities and the abilities of most boys so we should get the chance to give it a go.
vboinevy8r • Aug 29, 2020 at 2:27 am
Women/Girls are capable of doing anything. That’s why there is Girl power.
anonymous • Aug 3, 2020 at 10:25 pm
My best friend is a female in 11th grade and before school got canceled she played football on the boys team. Now I will say it wasn’t easy for her but she worked hard and she eventually was about the same weight and had the amount of muscles needed and she was already tall enough. But I felt so bad from all the discrimination she got from the other males. She was just as good as they were but to make themselves feel better they put her down but she didn’t let them get to her and you won’t either. If you want to join a boys sports team don’t let them stop you show them that you are better and capable just like them. I believe in you!
anonymous • Aug 3, 2020 at 10:18 pm
In case some of you didn’t notice boys are allowed to join girls team actually, they are more welcoming to boys on the girl team than they are to girls on the boys team. I think it’s sad that men think they are better than women when women are just as great. Women can do so well and even be better than men if only they had the opportunity but unsurprisingly men have not allowed that. So we have been constrained to our position which is extremely heart breaking.
anonymous person • May 5, 2020 at 9:49 am
I totally agree with this site. Women are just as capable to do things that men do. Even though they may be more masculine that should never hold us back. Just because we are different sex doesn’t mean you have to separate us because something will happen. Women and men are BOTH capable of doing things they love and if that means playing a boy sport, why can’t we? That’s right we cant because if girls go on a professional baseball team that would be weird? Because she is a “girl” People need to realize that we are all equal and have the freedom to do whatever we want. Though men have more “masculinity” than women that shouldn’t hold us back because women don’t think they are strong enough. For ex-war. Why are women not allowed to go to war? Because men are stronger and women are expected to stay home and clean their clothes. WOMAN AND MEN ARE ALL EQUAL.
Anonymous • May 2, 2020 at 2:02 pm
I totally agree with this! I am writing an essay about this who there should be no specific gender sports teams! Girls should be able to play on Boys’ Sports teams and Boys should be able to play on Girls’. Now, I know a lot of you boys out there would say the mussel mass difference or that the girls would get beaten up, and I see why you say that. But just think about it and put yourself in the Girl’s perspective. You are not accepted into a sports team ( which was created for enjoyment and entertainment only) JUST BECAUSE OF YOUR GENDER! Girls might try for years to get into a better sports team. For boys it is just lot easier, they don’t need to train, or grow stronger to get into these teams, they just need to be looked at -_-. Girls would work and train to get accepted into the teams while the boys get it right of the bat. I don’t think boys could really ever understand how doubted we are. We have never even been president and there are 51 percent of us on the Earth! Just think about it, that’s all I ask
anonymous boy • Mar 4, 2020 at 11:57 am
why not?!!!!!! they should definitely be on the same team girls can pump the boys up and vise versa. Also, they will make each other stronger, more competitive, and they will be there when the other teammate gets hurt.
sara testroete • Feb 26, 2020 at 10:22 am
girls can do what they want, i do wrestling with boys and i’m just as strong as them. it doesn’t matter your strength. if you love the sport you do then do it.
ally jackson • Feb 25, 2020 at 6:33 pm
I believe that girls should only be able to play on less common girls sports teams. For example, Girls should be able to play football and hockey and other boys sports teams that there is rarely a girls team to. Sports like basketball and volleyball and baseball, there is almost always a girls team to. This is just my opinion.
anonymous • Feb 14, 2020 at 12:34 pm
like she said, GIRLS HAVE THE SAME ATHLETIC ABILITY! There is absolutely nothing stopping them from excelling with the opposite gender, except society. A girl’s health who is CHOOSING to play on a boys team is none of your business, it’s just theirs!! There are a million examples of girls who have excelled with their own gender, so going to a boys team is the perfect thing to do so they can reach their full potential! LEAVE THEM ALONE AND QUIT STEREOTYPING!!
No • Feb 12, 2020 at 10:58 am
https://wildcatvoice.org/854/opinion/why-girls-should-not-be-allowed-to-play-sports-with-boys/
person • Feb 10, 2020 at 12:57 pm
thank you to the people that say girls should play sports
Cook • Feb 8, 2020 at 10:51 am
I understand the point everyone is trying to make but the truth is, boys and girls are built differently all the way down to a genetic level. Science males are generally stronger than females, another issue is that mean are also predisposed to be more competitive wich can be a problem when putting the sexes against each other! There are too many fundamental differences. I think the real issue is that there are not as many woman’s teams and that they aren’t talked about as much as the boys! If we can fix that issue then we can fix your problem girls won’t have to play for the boys, they will have no reason!
angelena • Feb 6, 2020 at 10:28 am
This was a very good article and also helped me with my research that I had to do for my advanced English class you have a very good stance and are a very good minded writer good job and thanks for the help!:)
Person • Feb 3, 2020 at 11:19 am
I think girls should Play in boy teams be we can be stronger we are not that different
some body you dont need to know • Feb 2, 2020 at 10:14 am
Actually this could happen because girls are good and as tough just like boys are i think that they should be on a team because the team with boys and girls could be undefeated. Girls are tough because they may cry for a second because they might of got injured but they walk it off just like boys do. Some boys say that girls cant make 3 pointers well sorry boys you are wrong us girls can make 3 pointers if you try and keep on practicing i know this because i have made a 3 pointer and i am a girl so stop being rude to girls during games because we all mess up even boys do and the girls dont make fun of boys when they mess up they encourage them to walk it off and just keep going on. Girls cheer for boys when they make points so i agree that girrls should be on the boys teams for sports and they need to encourage each other too on the same team.
gabby • Feb 2, 2020 at 9:42 am
Actually this could happen because girls are good and as tough just like boys are i think that they should be on a team because the team with boys and girls could be undefeated. Girls are tough because they may cry for a second because they might of got injured but they walk it off just like boys do. Some boys say that girls cant make 3 pointers well sorry boys you are wrong us girls can make 3 pointers if you try and keep on practicing i know this because i have made a 3 pointer and i am a girl so stop being rude to girls during games because we all mess up even boys do and the girls dont make fun of boys when they mess up they encourage them to walk it off and just keep going on. Girls cheer for boys when they make points so i agree that girrls should be on the boys teams for sports and they need to encourage each other too on the same team.
mad at every one agasint it • Jan 30, 2020 at 11:16 am
i belive they suldo be allowed this mad me mad reading the people who said they shouldnt like girls have the capibility to do what boys do and they need to be allowed to do what they want
Not needed • Jan 29, 2020 at 10:04 am
I just want to say, respectfully, that it is a scientific fact that muscle mass is different. I do think a select few people of the opposing gender can be allowed to play on the other gender’s team, if they have enough skill. It is a scientific fact that on average, boys are born with more muscle (meaning they are stronger) than girls, but girls can exceed a boy’s muscle mass if they work hard enough. I also believe that certain sports can have mix gender teams such as tennis, track, swimming, etc. but for instance a girl wanted to play on a boys football team and she’s 5 foot 3 inches and weighs in at 126 pounds, and the average of the boys are 6 foot 2 inches and weigh in at 180-210, it would be a better idea to just assemble an all girls team, because it is basic biology.
Becca • Jan 28, 2020 at 8:36 am
I do and don’t agree with some of the comments. Yes, I believe that they should be kept “girls sports and guy sports” but I feel like if a girl/guy wants to be on a guys/girl team or play a guys/girls sport then they should be able to. Just like me, I am a girl and I play on a “guys” football team for my school. I am one of the best players because of my strength. I go to weightlifting every single week for 3 days a week. So I feel like whoever wants to be on a “guy/girl sport” they should be able to. And their sex shouldn’t matter because they couldn’t choose what they wanted to be.
Zowie • Jan 27, 2020 at 6:44 am
I think girls should be able to play on teams with boys or play a boy sport b/c they should be able to have there own opinion of what sport they want to play.
Confused at this article • Jan 26, 2020 at 8:09 pm
I’m sorry but this is a terrible idea. If you think that girls are just as strong and tall as boys, see what happens when you put a girl on an all-male Varsity football team. Join the team. I’m sure you will change your mind when you get tackled by a 230 lb senior. If this is the case, I should join an all-girls team. Would that be fair? (I am a 6 foot 3 junior btw) I don’t think that would be fair. Although I get that girls want to be included, it is simply too dangerous for them to play on all-boys sports team after the age of 12-13. I say this out of respect and concern for girls well-being.
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Stephanie • Jan 14, 2020 at 10:26 am
why cant we just have gender neutral sports? why does there HAVE to be a boys and a girls team? it could be team A which would be the most experienced athletes, through team Z with the lowest athletic experience? most of yall are dumb, and sexist asf.
Brinley Buechler • Jan 13, 2020 at 2:29 pm
I feel like girls and boys are equal. At a young age kids from both gender are allowed to play on the same sports teams. But as you get older that changes. Thatś not fair to everyone.
piper • Jan 13, 2020 at 9:28 am
I think boys and girls should be on the same sports team because they can both learn from each other. And they can make each other more competitive and bring more attention to the game. Girls and boys were created equally so yes they should be able I agree on this article. If boys do not think that girls should be on the same team as them then they are wrong.
Zachary mcCulley • Jan 9, 2020 at 10:01 am
i think girls should be able to play on boys teams it doesnt matter about gender
Hannah Robinson • Dec 11, 2019 at 11:39 am
In fact I play on a boys team and I am so glad to be excepted! I hope everyone can be excepted!
Hannah Robinson • Dec 11, 2019 at 11:37 am
This article in all talks about how girls should be excepted and everything. I agree 100% on this article! I am so glad that you wrote this article, because it is very inspiring and helpful for everyone.
Ellis • Nov 26, 2019 at 8:04 pm
Another thing, some boys think that they will hurt girls if they tackle them but no! They knew what they signed up for and are all tough enough to take what ever crap other people throw at them including negative comments intended to bring then down!
Ellis • Nov 26, 2019 at 7:43 pm
First, I think that that was an amazing essay, beautifully written! I also love what Sabrina said because I completely agree with that. Boys don’t want to compete on a team with girls because they think that we we’ll just get in the way and that we aren’t as capable as them but that is obviously not true. Girls also have some really amazing skills that most boy don’t have like flexibility and agility. I do feel that if a boy wants to be on a “girls” team then they should be able to just like how girls should be able to compete on a “boys” team if they so choose. i love watching football especially the Seahawks and the Washington State University Cougars with my family. It would be amazing to see a female play on a pro or even college football team! Especially if they actually play and tackle not just kick. Bella and the Bulldogs is an amazing show on Netflix that ya’ll need to watch! It is about a high school girl who has loved football her whole life and finally got a chance. It is quite unrealistic but nonetheless it is an amazing show. Baseball is also a sport that girls should be able to play with boys. I love playing softball and volleyball. I have some friends that are guys and they are super good at volleyball but the only way that they could play it is if they joined a wreck league like the one at the YMCA. At my school girls are able to play baseball but they are forced to be on the JV team no matter how good they are! which is incredibly unfair.
Q246 • Nov 25, 2019 at 12:52 pm
https://usatodayhss.com/2018/the-war-against-boys-playing-field-hockey-is-organizing-in-mass
sabrina • Nov 20, 2019 at 6:57 pm
all of you should realize that boys CAN play on girls’ sports teams. do they ever ask? no? ok, that’s what i thought. you don’t see a boy asking to play ice hockey on a girls’ team, which is considered a “step down” to them. girls want to be able to face challenges and be able to have new experiences. in my opinion girls SHOULD BE allowed to play on a males sports team and males SHOULD BE allowed to play on a female sports team. at the end of the day we are all human and equal.
tyiah • Nov 19, 2019 at 10:42 am
Segregation was gone a long time ago don’t bring it back. At the end of the day who keeps this population going. LETS BE EQUAL LADIES AND MAYBE GENTS.
human • Nov 19, 2019 at 7:35 am
this article is all true. I am a girl that is trying out for the football team, and this is all fact, I did a lot of research on this topic myself.
A girl who wants to play for the yankees • Nov 15, 2019 at 10:31 am
i like this and i would play baseball but ima girl and i play softball it is not right how boys can play softball but girls cant play baseball. It is wrooooong. So if you are reading this, try to encourage girls to play other sports like football. Watch Bella and the Bulldogs. That is about a girl playing football. More girls should. Thank you.
Benji • Nov 5, 2019 at 2:13 pm
But don’t girls literally get girls soccer, basketball, volleyball, which is ONLY for girls?
Alex • Nov 3, 2019 at 8:43 pm
Like so many so called “gender equality” discussions one would have to be comatose not to see the underlying connotations here. In most cases it has more to do with “The Movement” than sports. It’s a virus. And men are not being inoculated against it.
Chicken nugget • Oct 8, 2019 at 4:58 pm
I think this was a thoughtful article and I agree with you just because they might think men or boys have more physical strength or roughness doesn’t women dont either and I appreciate your effort
Allison • Aug 19, 2019 at 10:00 pm
Hello my name is Allison and im the only girl who plays football on the boys football team I think this article is amazing and I absolutely agree. Everyone saying it isn’t right for girls to play a guys sport are just no accepting we get it that you don’t want us to get hurt but if a girl wants to play the sport and will do everything they can to become a stronger and better athlete i say yes go for it and everyone who doubts us we will just prove them wrong.!
Lauren • Aug 9, 2019 at 6:09 am
My issue with this is when there is no girls team , I’m decently good at basketball and I want to join the team . You all say there’s girls and boys teams for a reason but what are girls or guys supposed to do when there isn’t a team for them . At my school there is no girls basketball yet I’m still refused to be able to join the guys basketball team . Same goes for guys , there might be many guys who want to join the netball team yet at my school there’s no guys netball team . So what then?
Unknown • Jun 4, 2019 at 12:52 pm
Girls should be able because,for example in the soccer games on TV they mostly show boys then girls so it’s not fair at all plus all boys want to act so “tough”.
mackenzie ricker • May 28, 2019 at 12:10 pm
Yes girls should be allowed because everyone should b able to do what they won’t and not be judged
unknown • May 17, 2019 at 1:59 pm
Hell Ya! I so think girls should play! My sister is a six foot six, 230-pound defensive end and she has had fifteen sacks this season. she also has three MVP titles. and she is high school and is kickass awesome!
wiley metzger • May 16, 2019 at 9:46 am
So what if a girl musical grow different from boys girls won’t hurt boys and boys won’t hurt girls. Boy and girls are the same so what if girls have breast and not a dick so what there is nothing wrong with that it’s just different body parts that we don’t have. If girls have what it takes to be on boys team then let them join same with the boy is they want to play with girls and they have the skill to play on a girls team then let us in its a stupid stereotype. I don”t mind a girl playing with boys and boys playing with girls.
Landyn Persicano • May 15, 2019 at 8:35 am
im writing an essay on this topic and i want to know what you all think??
Breanna Jackson • May 7, 2019 at 12:30 pm
Another thing yah boys can hate on my comment i really don’t care cause i will stand for what i had to say and nobody will ever make me see different thank you very much, yah swear yah own football and basketball but i seen half of yah can’t even handle that, for yah being GUYS but hey yah think yah the shit but us GIRLS can do it way much better we have our mindset on steady while yah guys can’t control the hunger for fame and money we do it based on the love and desire we have for that sport, i would like to see someone prove me wrong i mean that’s if you can cause you won’t get far with your words cause all yah have are negative comments on why girls should not be playing boy sports like come on get real nobody ever said these sports is only meant for guys to play so stop pretending like yah own everything cause without females yah nothing to be honest.
Breanna Jackson • May 7, 2019 at 12:20 pm
I agree that the girls should be aloud to be on the boys team and the boys should be on the girls team if they want but the boys gotta understand that there are females out here including myself that can do certain thing better than guys and if you can prove us females wrong until then nobody have the right to say anything about girls not being aloud to join the boys team and that’s just facts. like it don’t be that serious to the point when he have to argue about it everyone have they own opinion on things and i don’t see the problem, i think the problem is that the boys don’t want to be showed up in their own game i laugh because i know us females can do better and better and show everybody that we can do it whoever doubted us and i love proving people wrong. So i think GIRLS should join the boys teams cause one thing for sure girls have a way much better mind set and we might help yah win !! 😉
T***a • May 7, 2019 at 7:39 am
When I was in 3rd grade, all I wanted to do was play football with the boys at recess. I asked if I could play and they said yes. They started to teach me the basics when a 5th grade teacher came up to me. She said “Why don’t you go play tag with the girls. It looks like your bothering the boys.” That moment was one the I’ll never forget. I still love to play sports and hang out with boys. But still, people don’t except us girls. We need to take a stand.
Not important • May 6, 2019 at 12:13 pm
I think that girls should be allowed on boys teams and boys should be allowed on girl teams. At gymnastics the boys get to do rings and pommel horse, which I really want to try but can’t because they don’t let girls go on the boys team. I’ve also seen boys who want to do stuff the girls do, like beam but because they’re boys they can’t. Teams should really just be gender neutral.
Your local sewer rat • May 6, 2019 at 10:36 am
I don’t understand this.
Timya Johnson • May 3, 2019 at 3:03 pm
I think that girls should play because if you want a better experiance show off your skills and try to win the game a girl.(And don’t change because you are on a boys team just act like yourself!!)
jakepaul • Apr 19, 2019 at 12:14 pm
its every day bro
daniel • Apr 19, 2019 at 11:42 am
Girls should be able to join boy sports because boys and girls they can be the same at sports.Girls can maybe be better than boys at sports.It’s not right to disclude girls what if girls will disclude boys like at volleyball and at soccer.So it does not madder that if girls suck or don’t suck don’t disclude them give them a shot.
Also girls have the right to play on boys team so do not disclude girls I think girls should be able to play on boys teams they have no right to not let girls play I think girls should be able to be on the boys team they have no right to disclude Did you know that more than 7.3 million kids participated in youth sports during 2017? Girls rarely play with boys sports teams, and coaches and sports fans should be more accepting of girls on boys sports teams. Girls have the same athletic ability, girls are as strong or as tall as boys and various laws say that girls should be on the same sports teams if they choose to.
Lastly the Discrimination Law says that if a woman has a disadvantage to the average man in any sport or activity it is unlawful. Also the Law of 1972 says that girls should have the same sport opportunities as men.
In conclusion, some think that girls cannot be on boys sports teams because they are not strong enough. But, if girls try they can be as strong as boys. All in all girls should be accepted on the same sports team as boys because they have the same athletic ability as boys, they can be the same height and weight as boys and because of various laws girls should em.have the same opportunity.girls should be able to play on boys sport is because they have the right to play on boys team is because girls can play like soccer tennis volleyball even hockey girls can play any sports so do not disclude girls even if the don’t wanna lose the game you have to give them a chance to play with boys.boys and girls can probably be good on the same team.How I know that boys disclude girls is because my friends do it all the time.The reason why I also say girls should play with boys is because they also have good skills at sports all the time but boys don’t give them a chance to play with them And, another good reason why I think girls should play on boy sports is that just that girls suck at sports doesn’t mean you can disclude them at anything so don’t disclude them at anything.girls can be so good.Also girls should play with boys because they can also be athletic.Girls can be good at basketball,tennis,soccer,etc.Girls have the talent
” at anything you just have to give them a shot to play.
daniel • Apr 18, 2019 at 12:42 pm
let girls play with boys
Hailey • Apr 18, 2019 at 9:44 am
If you think about sports there is baseball and softball. some people say that the are the ¨same¨ sport but they are not. This being one of the reasons I am mad. You have to be a BOY to play baseball but boys can play softball with girls. Like what the heck.
daniel • Apr 16, 2019 at 12:25 pm
But girls have the right to play on boys team so do not disclude girls
Someone • Apr 12, 2019 at 6:11 pm
I mean look is their something where boys can just have fun on their own and girls can have fun on their own?
daniel • Apr 11, 2019 at 12:20 pm
i think girls should be able to play on boys team
daniel • Apr 11, 2019 at 12:19 pm
girls should be able to play on boys team am i right
daniel • Apr 11, 2019 at 12:17 pm
i think girls should be able to be on the boys team they have no right to not let girls play
daniel • Apr 11, 2019 at 12:16 pm
i think girls should be able to be on the boys team they have no right to diclude them
delila • Apr 10, 2019 at 3:08 pm
i fill we should all be equally respected and playing boy sports if we want we can no one can control us we are strong independent women
jayden • Apr 3, 2019 at 8:26 am
girls should be allowed to play with us boys
not your name • Apr 2, 2019 at 1:00 pm
there is a boy and girls team if there not than why are boy allowed to do cheer for the NFL i like this article but what i just said goes to all the people in the comment that are against this i play football for three years know the boys respect me and there is not a problem with that. why should we have a girl wrestling league and we don’t have a girls football league
daniel • Apr 1, 2019 at 11:47 am
girls are b
etter than boys
Maddie • Mar 20, 2019 at 9:01 am
Girls are just as strong as guys. Sure we may look weak but we can train just as hard and just as long and be equal to guys.
no one knows • Mar 11, 2019 at 8:03 am
girls should they are as strong as boys
kewane • Mar 5, 2019 at 11:21 am
I don’t think boys and girls should be allowed to play sports together because boys may be afraid to hurt a girl and then not play to his full potential. Girls should be considerate of this because if people are talking about fairness but you have to look at all sides of the picture.
No • Mar 5, 2019 at 10:12 am
If this is about equality why aren’t there rights for boys to play on a girls team if he wants to. Sure if there aren’t any girls teams in a sports there should be. There should be an equal number of sports per gender dependent on demand of the sport. Besides there are girls volleyball teams but several times there aren’t any for boys. They should have teams for all sports for both genders. There are some co-Ed teams but those are in specific situations and any one can feel free to join one. But with boys and girls teams their called boys and girls teams for a reason. Boys and girls mature, think, grow, and do many different things quite differently. They are different genders and therefore should be treated that way. Also with boys and girls scouts girls should be able to do what boys are doing but they are seperate for a reason. Also there’s a reason most boys don’t go around trying to join the girls scouts. They are boys and girls teams for a reason otherwise they would just be teams which is what coed is for they are meant to be different.
eli • Mar 1, 2019 at 10:13 am
i think that this is a really good essay because boys think their better than girls and stronger and i beleive that girls should have equal rights as boys so THANK YOU
a smart almost 14 year old • Feb 28, 2019 at 3:30 pm
They talk about gender equality all the time and this is just another factor into the argument. When it comes to jobs, females and males have the same opportunity to work so why not in sports. Most females including myself enjoy playing and watching football and I personally would be over the roof excited to play on a high school football team. Males play volleyball, basketball , soccer, rugby, and have even went into the cheer world. These are all sports that females play. So to make cheer,which im a part of, a primary girl sport coed, why not football. Girls should have the same opportunity’s.
aaliyah • Feb 27, 2019 at 2:06 pm
yes baby i’m an inspiration to them girls i’m playing on a boys’ seven on seven team called CIBOLO ELITE PRESIDENT TYRONNE MCREARY AND OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR RANDY DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR.
tayae garcia • Feb 27, 2019 at 2:04 pm
if girls play on a boys’ team they can build their confidence that they can do anything if they can hang with the boys.
nate • Feb 27, 2019 at 2:02 pm
yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssss baby girls do get the same rights.
Blob • Feb 25, 2019 at 10:13 am
The girl and boy teams remind me of the black and white segregation in the 1900’s.
Trixy • Feb 22, 2019 at 12:38 pm
What if there isn’t a team some sports such as wrestling don’t normally have a girls team for the school so explain what girls like me are supposed to do our school doesn’t have a girls team what do you expect me to do not play cause there is not a girls team. People who aren’t willing to risk it all by combining boys and girls on sports teams are cowards I don’t want to offend any one but it’s true and always will be.
jake • Feb 21, 2019 at 10:50 am
Did you know that more than 7.3 million kids participated in youth sports during 2017? Girls rarely play with boys sports teams, and coaches and sports fans should be more accepting of girls on boys sports teams. Girls have the same athletic ability, girls are as strong or as tall as boys and various laws say that girls should be on the same sports teams if they choose to.
To start, girls are as tall or muscular as boys. If a girl isn’t as strong as a boy, she can train until she is as strong as a boy. Also girls can already be as strong as boys. For instance, Skylar Vetter is a 15-year-old girl from Lakeville. She plays hockey, but for boys. She is a goalie for the Bantam AA team (the best team before high school hockey) for Lakeville North. She has played hockey with boys all through her youth. She has a scholarship to the University of Minnesota for hockey.
Laura Winfield, a cricket star, played with boys all through her youth all the way through high school. Now Laura is one of the greatest cricket stars. Plus studies show that girls have better endurance, do better under pressure and think faster. For example in many sports athletes have to think quickly. Athletes have to choose whether or not they pass the ball or shoot the ball and women can make decisions very quickly and easily.
Lastly the Sex Discrimination Law says that if a woman has a disadvantage to the average man in any sport or activity it is unlawful. Also the Law of 1972 says that girls should have the same sport opportunities as men.
In conclusion, some think that girls cannot be on boys sports teams because they are not strong enough. But, if girls try they can be as strong as boys. All in all girls should be accepted on the same sports team as boys because they have the same athletic ability as boys, they can be the same height and weight as boys and because of various laws girls should have the same opportunities as men.
jack paul • Feb 20, 2019 at 10:45 am
I think girls should not play
Devin McGregor • Feb 13, 2019 at 9:35 am
I agree with this. Girls should be able to try out for boys teams. There would be no guarantee of making the team, but girls should at least be able to try out.
Adrian Singh • Feb 13, 2019 at 9:30 am
I really like this article, I like how you were cautious to look at how others would view this topic.
Devin McGregor • Feb 13, 2019 at 9:28 am
I agree with your statement. Girls should be able to try out for the boys team. There wouldn’t be a guarantee that you make the team, but you should at least be able to try.
Jessie • Feb 13, 2019 at 9:26 am
I agree that girls should be aloud but only if they are just as athletically capable or better.
Riley • Feb 8, 2019 at 12:10 pm
I agree with this
Not me • Jan 27, 2019 at 10:59 am
Some schools don’t have boys team or girls team for most of the sports, like volleyball there is no boys volleyball in most schools, and football, there is also not enough girls team for football.
Keanni Ventura • Jan 22, 2019 at 4:15 pm
Bruhhhhhhh But what if girls what to play football the couch should let them so I mean girls should be able to play or try out for guys or boys so to ya Point made
Truth • Dec 21, 2018 at 10:23 am
Why did you name the article “Girls should be accepted on boys sports teams” if your opinion is the exact opposite? You also said that it is unlawful for girls to have unequal sports rights as men but bringing this up is irrelevant because it has nothing to do with the main idea of the article. The eagles call needs better writers that can apply logic and better proofreaders so that mediocre content like this does not appear on the site. This is why many people do not read the school news.
Noah • Dec 10, 2018 at 11:54 am
I totally disagree with all the negative comments. Why can’t girls play on boys teams. I feel like it’s wrong. Men and Women were created equally.
isabelle • Dec 5, 2018 at 2:43 pm
i think girls should be on boys teams because fuoshoufhduofrgufbsdjciAHCUOeag9uf 75% of girls are as strong as boys
Yesceniya • Nov 28, 2018 at 3:13 pm
Well girls and boys should play on the same team because they have almost everything the same so deal with it they all have the same athletic ability and some girls are stronger then most boys are.
Ella • Nov 21, 2018 at 1:05 pm
I fully believe with this article. I am a teen girl and I have been asked by many boys why I don’t join their football teams. It surprises me when boys ask that because usually football is a boys’ sport. You don’t mess with them and their sport and they don’t mess with you. I usually answer that question by saying imagine you want on the girls volleyball team what do you think those coaches would say. I have even talked to my school’s football coach and he said it is a boys sport and we don;’t want you to get hurt by the boys.
Piper • Nov 16, 2018 at 4:58 pm
I really agree they girls should be allowed on boys teams. We are just as strong as them if not stronger! (Them being boys)
bumble • Nov 15, 2018 at 1:51 pm
they got girl teams tho. i disagree with this article
Tyler • Oct 12, 2018 at 2:02 pm
This artical is fascinating I think both sides of this argument have really good points. I think that girls and boys should be able to participate in the other genders sports. As you mentioned girls are just as good as boys and I might even add that some girls are better than some boys
Tyler • Oct 12, 2018 at 1:52 pm
Studies have shown that male’s and female’s muscles grow differently. Therefore male and females should’t be allowed to be on each other’s teams. You argue in your article that some athletes would be more helpful on the other genders team because of there skill in the particular sport but if the student is so talented at his or her sport the middle school does provide an option to play at the high school in their particular sport because of their talent. You mention gender inequality in one of your notes and I might point out that an opportunity to play is better than none at all, it’s not like boys are receiving a better coach in any sport.
Skylar Vetter • Oct 9, 2018 at 7:29 pm
Love this
Olivia • Oct 8, 2018 at 12:07 pm
This was posted last year and I still feel the amount of negativity towards is still strong. I’m going to say what I said last time: a girl shouldn’t have to be on a ‘girls team’ just because of a gender she was given at birth. Same with a boy shouldn’t have to be on a ‘boys team’ for the same reason. Equal rights means we shouldn’t have to separate. A girl could perform better and be a more valuable team member on a ‘boys team’ same with having a boy playing on a ‘girls team’ could be helpful. Before 6th grade, I actually played flag football on a team that was all boys, and most of the league was boys too. I was the only girl in flag football other than one girl who was in the youngest team. I still had fun. I might not have been the best at it, but you don’t see any female teams for flag football. There are just some sports that only have boys teams or sports that only have girls teams. It’s not fair to a person who wants to play a sport not be able to because of their gender.
Jasper • Oct 4, 2018 at 12:46 pm
They are called boys and girls sport teams for a reason
Boy • May 25, 2018 at 7:57 am
Why can’t boys play girls sports then?
Boy • May 25, 2018 at 7:52 am
Why can’t boys play on girls teams then?
Olivia • May 17, 2018 at 8:02 pm
Ok I understand all three of these negative comments. Yes there are boys, girls, and coed teams, but some girls might not like those teams, her athletic ability could match better and be more valuable on a ‘boys team’. The one thing all of this negativity towards this article proves is that there is no gender equality. It just proves that no matter how equal we think women’s and men’s rights and opinions are, girls are still confined to a stereotype on what our society has decided.
Amelia • May 22, 2018 at 11:32 am
Then boys should be allowed on girls team if it’s about equality. Although I respect your opinion, if you’re talking equality then maybe what you should be shooting for is neutralizing teams altogether.
Sam • May 11, 2018 at 1:58 pm
I get the idea and everything and it’s a good thing to say why this should happen and all but it just doesn’t work like that. There’s boy teams and there’s girl teams. If you are a male(meaning you have male genitalia if you choose not to identify in that way) you don’t join a girls team. Same goes with both sexes. I’m not against the idea, you just have to put a little bit more logic into it. You could maybe have both male or females on a team together but when there is separate teams with separate genders it doesn’t work that way.
Anonymous • May 9, 2018 at 12:15 pm
They’re called BOY and GIRL teams for a reason. Though I respect the effort out into the article, there are already co-ed teams. Boy teams are specific to males for their testosterone level strength. Girl teams are specific to females for their estrogen level strengths.
Someone you don't know • Apr 29, 2018 at 9:02 pm
Are you just gonna let join a girl volley ball team? No? That’s what I thought