Andover Goalie MR trying out for the boys team?
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:10 pm
Any truth to her switching over to the boys program? if so that weakens that net for the girls team.
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Kudos to her for doing what she can to get ready for college puck:)hockey21 wrote:Any truth to her switching over to the boys program? if so that weakens that net for the girls team.
Most sports are set up that girls can play boys, but boys can't play girls. I believe technically boys hockey is called just 'hockey' for mshsl purposes, because girls can play, but girls hockey is called 'girls hockey' to insure that it is gender specific.Daulton21 wrote:Asking because I do not know the answer. could a boy actually tryout for the girls team, in the same manner as a girl trying out for a boys team? I assume a boy potentially loses a spot to play.
This is in the top 10 of my favorite ignorant statements.I assume a boy potentially loses a spot to play.
Why is it ignorant? It's true. If she makes the team a boy loses a spot.InigoMontoya wrote:This is in the top 10 of my favorite ignorant statements.I assume a boy potentially loses a spot to play.
Okay, I'll bite. You know that argument makes no sense. Age restrictions have been part of life and accepted by society forever. You can't drive until you're 16, can't vote until you're 18, can't drink until you're 21, can't play Bantams unless you're certain age, etc. Allowing one gender to do something that is not allowed for the other is a completely different situation. I never said I disagreed with it and in fact, I really don't care. But for debate purposes, I just think that it has to be considered unfair by definition. If the roles were reversed and it were the boys being allowed something and not the girls, people would be shouting from rooftops.InigoMontoya wrote:You've done a nice job answering your own question.
So, if a 9th grader gets the varsity job, will the senior petition to play bantams. I've always thought it was kind of odd that a bantam can play on a high school team, but high school kids can't play on bantams.
She should play wherever she wants to play, that is what the rules currently allow. Nobody has the right to find any fault in her decision. The policy can be debated, but not her decision to play with the boys if that's what she wants to do.Nevertoomuchhockey wrote:To those who are agree and those who are outraged -
The only thing we absolutely know about this situation is she didn't seek it out. IMHO she was put in a difficult position where no matter what she decided someone would find fault in it. The ultimate rock and hard place for a great kid in a great program.
AgreedFroggy Richards wrote:She should play wherever she wants to play, that is what the rules currently allow. Nobody has the right to find any fault in her decision. The policy can be debated, but not her decision to play with the boys if that's what she wants to do.Nevertoomuchhockey wrote:To those who are agree and those who are outraged -
The only thing we absolutely know about this situation is she didn't seek it out. IMHO she was put in a difficult position where no matter what she decided someone would find fault in it. The ultimate rock and hard place for a great kid in a great program.
I think this is a pretty sound analogy. Title ix aside, today men are not allowed to play women's sports because, on average, they have a competitive advantage. Outside of some area in the Amazon, Africa, and Scandanavia, as man (used as a general term to denote homo sapien) has evolved, men (used to denote gender) have been selected for reproduction based on size, strength, and speed - if you don't eat, you die; if you can't feed your mate, you don't reproduce. A male in today's society, generally speaking, will become larger, stronger, and faster than a female. Nobody wants to see a dude dunking over a team of high school girls because it is neither fair nor entertaining. In addition, the laws of supply and demand for winning would find more and more boys playing girls sports until the girls were crowded out of their own sports. Similarly, male physical development occurs over time, often through the years of middle shool and high school. If a senior were allowed to play bantam hockey, he would likely have a physcial advantage over the 13 and 14 year old boys he would be competing with and against due to the additional years he has had to develop; we would not find that to be fair nor entertaining. If, on the other hand, a 14 year old boy has been fortunate enough to develop physically and is capable of competing with those years older than himself, we would find that fair and possibly entertaining. Similarly, if a female, without the advantage of a y chromosome adding hormones to her body, increasing her physical size, strength, and speed, is able to compete with boys, most of whom are supplied with said hormones, then that is fair.Froggy Richards wrote:Okay, I'll bite. You know that argument makes no sense. Age restrictions have been part of life and accepted by society forever. You can't drive until you're 16, can't vote until you're 18, can't drink until you're 21, can't play Bantams unless you're certain age, etc. Allowing one gender to do something that is not allowed for the other is a completely different situation. I never said I disagreed with it and in fact, I really don't care. But for debate purposes, I just think that it has to be considered unfair by definition. If the roles were reversed and it were the boys being allowed something and not the girls, people would be shouting from rooftops.InigoMontoya wrote:You've done a nice job answering your own question.
So, if a 9th grader gets the varsity job, will the senior petition to play bantams. I've always thought it was kind of odd that a bantam can play on a high school team, but high school kids can't play on bantams.
Timing questions? - Most of the Girl's team tryouts start next week. The boys tryouts are in late November. Does she tryout for both teams? If so, wouldn't there lots of conflict with girls practice and boys captains/tryout practices?mulefarm wrote:If she doesn't make the boys team, can she go back to the girls team?
Here is the rule about Last Day to Join a Team:zambonidriver wrote:Allowing a girl to play on the boys side in high school is up to the school the analogy of title nine is right on the money. If Andover allows the palyer to paly it is up to them. Players can join teams at anytime during the year unlike Minnesota Hockey the only time Rosters are frozen is at playoff time. The State high school league does not require cuts, schools do this for budgetary reasons. So technically she can tryout for the boys team and if she decides she doesn't want to play on the boys side she is free to move back to the girls side.