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**Heessduernbub** · 09-21-2012, 10:04 AM

You wrote this as I was writing mine. I have to disagree with this statement for two reasons. One is that since football is obviously a sport with bigger boys playing, faster and stronger and it is a contact sport, emphasis on contact, most girls cannot physically compete on the same field as the boys and thus there is not as much interest by the girls to play the sport, thus the following logic is that is why there is not a division between boys and girls in this sport at this time in high school. It's never been an option. In this case, there were not enough girls to sign up, so there is NO girls team, which makes the boys team the only golf team, thus by definition becoming "The Golf Team", not to boys golf team. If there were a current distinction between the boys and girls golf team, then I would say she should play with the girls even though she may be able to compete with the boys. .. Until that time, it renders the argument of girls/boys football moot since there is only one option. At this school, this year, there is only one option for golf as well.

You are probably right as well, that there was some kid who can barely get the ball off of the tee who didn't make the team and now his parents are crying. My advice is, get better than the number 10 kid on the team (assuming 5 var and 5 jv) and go out and make the team.

Golf is in individual sport which can be set up for team play. Football is a team sport. One cannot play football as an individual. If not enough kids try out for a football team, there is no opportunity for you to play. You must have 11 kids suit up. In this girl's situation, there was not enough girls signed up for "a formal team". But, she could still compete for the girls individual competitions.

I am not for/against either solution. I am merely playing devil's advocate. From what I can tell, the verbiage clearly designates girl's team and boy's team. If there isn't enough players for a girl's team, then, in golf, you would/could still compete for the girl's individual trophies and championships.

The sad part of this is the parents of the boys that are complaining. If I had a son (I have a daughter, btw), I would tell him to practice more and quit his whining.

My guess is that cooler heads will prepare and she will get to keep on playing on the boys team. The administration set that precedent when they let her play last year.

09-21-2012, 10:04 AM	#3
Heessduernbub Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 410 Senior Member	You wrote this as I was writing mine. I have to disagree with this statement for two reasons. One is that since football is obviously a sport with bigger boys playing, faster and stronger and it is a contact sport, emphasis on contact, most girls cannot physically compete on the same field as the boys and thus there is not as much interest by the girls to play the sport, thus the following logic is that is why there is not a division between boys and girls in this sport at this time in high school. It's never been an option. In this case, there were not enough girls to sign up, so there is NO girls team, which makes the boys team the only golf team, thus by definition becoming "The Golf Team", not to boys golf team. If there were a current distinction between the boys and girls golf team, then I would say she should play with the girls even though she may be able to compete with the boys. .. Until that time, it renders the argument of girls/boys football moot since there is only one option. At this school, this year, there is only one option for golf as well. You are probably right as well, that there was some kid who can barely get the ball off of the tee who didn't make the team and now his parents are crying. My advice is, get better than the number 10 kid on the team (assuming 5 var and 5 jv) and go out and make the team. Golf is in individual sport which can be set up for team play. Football is a team sport. One cannot play football as an individual. If not enough kids try out for a football team, there is no opportunity for you to play. You must have 11 kids suit up. In this girl's situation, there was not enough girls signed up for "a formal team". But, she could still compete for the girls individual competitions. I am not for/against either solution. I am merely playing devil's advocate. From what I can tell, the verbiage clearly designates girl's team and boy's team. If there isn't enough players for a girl's team, then, in golf, you would/could still compete for the girl's individual trophies and championships. The sad part of this is the parents of the boys that are complaining. If I had a son (I have a daughter, btw), I would tell him to practice more and quit his whining. My guess is that cooler heads will prepare and she will get to keep on playing on the boys team. The administration set that precedent when they let her play last year.
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