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I don’t think there’s anything wrong, per se, with a girl’s wanting to play football. However, unless she’s that one-in-ten-million girl who is as big and strong as boys in her age group, it’s insane.
If she wants to do something insanely dangerous, she could try ski-jumping, stunt-biking, or rodeo.
The gal in the photo appears to be quite small. If she were built like Janet Reno, it might be different : )
There were some BIG guys playing football at my old jr.HS. I wouldn’t want my daughter tackled by one of them, let alone 2 or 3.
Something like certain standards for height, weight, BMI, and fat/muscle ratio.
A healthy girl, to stay healthy, needs a certain amount of body fat, because adipose tissue is a major endocrine organ, producing hormones such as leptin and estrogen. If a female's % of fat goes down too far, she starts getting some of the same kind of symptoms as menopause, e.g. not only a cessation of ovulation and menses, but also demineralization of the bones, which would make things VERY risky for a girl in a contact sport.
Any sports physiologists out there? What should the metrics be?
Agree. Lots of girls are die-hard football fans. It doesn't mean they should be on the field.
This is another one of those stupid local stories nobody would've ever heard about, except that the 24-hour newsertainment industry needs filler.
Some boys around here are playing field hockey with the girls cause there is no boys team. Even if they have to wear a skirt as a uniform.
That said, if the girl wants to play, they have to let her. We have had girl kickers in high school here.
When I played midget football there was a girl playing nose guard on one of the teams we played.
These things will sort themselves out. If the girl isn’t up to the physical demands of the sport, she will eventually quit.