should a girl be able to play varsity football just wondering cause i tried out & they said no bc im a girl!?
813102
High School Football \nTo hear the roaring of the crowd, to smell the wet dirt and grass on the field, to feel the awesome power of thousands of eyes upon you, to feel the electricity of anticipation, to hear and feel the crack of two bodies colliding…shouldn’t be limited to one sex.\n\nHigh school football has been an American tradition since 1920, and has been steadily gaining popularity. Since the beginning it has also been a tradition that only males could play the highly aggressive game. But now, in vastly changed times, the line between men’s and women’s sports is growing thin.\n\nIn 1926, women’s football was formed. Sure, it was just a form of halftime entertainment, but from there the seeds of the NWFL were planted. Since then, American women have been coming together to play this rough, aggressive sport once thought to be only appropriate for men – and high school football is no different.\n\nWith the new era of sexual equality, men and women have been blurring the gender lines (in more ways than one), and the exclusivity of high school sports has been blurred with them. There have been many accounts of girls trying out and making the high school football team. Some are actually very good. There are some states, like California, where it is against the law to prohibit girls from playing on a high school football team if there isn’t an exclusively female team.\n\nEncina High School, in Sacramento, California, is a high school that is known for having female football players, and they weren’t kickers either! So, now that the world has turned into a giant “gender blender”, why shouldn’t amateur sports follow suit? If they can keep up, and be a productive part of the team why keep girls from playing?\n\nHigh school football is a tradition, but it shouldn’t be a biased one.
896121
if your a girl i totally understand! boys and coaches totally underestimate me and tehn it takes only a few minutes after starting practice to see how much good i could do for the team! WHAT POSITION ARE YOU? that would really help me tell you what to do. iat school play basketball and i am the only girl on the team who knows what she is doing and knows howw to play good. um if you are really good and you really want this then i think in your mind and body you will dfind the strength to work your hardest and start at the game. please just understad that boys are jers soetim snad when they underestimate girls it makes them even more of jerksA!
908605
You could suggest to your coach that you would like to play linebacker, but in all honesty your coach knows best.  He is probably using you at def. end because that best suits the team.  I would ask the coach to see what he thinks.
922154
Well, I'm not sure how things work down in Texas but here in Wisconsin...you have to be talented enough to play at the Varsity level.  When I was in High School, I played football and Baseball, started at both on the Varsity level both senior and junior year.  The baseball team actually made cuts...as in if you weren't good enough to play...even at the JV level...you weren't going to play at all.\nBut my football team was a little different... there wasn't any cuts but if you weren't good enough to play Friday nights, then you had a chance to play Saturday mornings on the JV team.    Regardless of what year in school you were.  So, maybe your school has some sort of policy regarding the "no cut policy".  You know they way things are in today's world...and how much things have to be changed in order to make everyone happy...and not leave anyone out....I think she should just be Happy that she gets to play!
381085
You should talk to your parents about it and see what they think. I think it's perfectly fine to want to start playing now. I'm 14 almost 15 and I'm gonna be a sophomore in high school and I'm just starting as well. If you need any help determining what position to play. The email me and i might be able to help you. If you tell me your height and weight then it'll become easier to determine what position you would be best at. I was thinking you could be receiver or cornerback but it depends on your height and weight. Email me back and tell me what you think.\n\nMy email address is: ohiostatekid91@yahoo.com
302016
Girls can play because there is a team in our division that has a girl as a kicker which is not that rare actuaily.
1014222
First, ask yourself if you love football.  If not, then don't bother.  If you do, then I would absolutely encourage you to play.  It is so fun and addicting.  I've only been playing for 3 years and have sucked each year...but I still love it and can't wait for next year.  Just be prepared to follow a lot more teams than your favorite one.
549368
The guy doesn't respect you as a player, probably because you're female and that would make him a male chauvinist pig. Another reason might be that he thinks he's the only good player on this team and will hog the ball to shoe how "great" he is. In either case, you should speak to the coach about him. He will probably be a smuck even after the coach speaks to him, so good luck. If it continues and the coach doesn't remedy this you may have to approach the local district sports board.
133771
Your friend is wrong.  Girls can play basketball, too.  There's absolutely nothing wrong with playing basketball. I'm a girl, and I LOVE basketball.  Playing and watching.  So I suggest to not listen to your friend, and do your own thing, follow your heart.
64106
Im gonna be weird here so bear with me....some say football is life... so a woman playing football with you...is life with a woman...first off a man doesnt want a doormat for a girlfriend..he wants someone the will stand up to him and for him...go a step futher a woman the can keep up with him is special(and keeps him on his toes)....but a girl that can tackle you...is a woman you keep forever..their not afraid to play rough...but are smart enough to know what a cover 2 defense is and know what the option is...and are beautiful on the outside and their rushing life head on the inside...these are the women you fight for....daddy's wrong
507171
I'm also very athletic.  I don't do football, powerlifting, and wrestling (we don't have a team around here!), but I swim, all events in track and field, softball, volleyball, and basketball.  I can't really tell if you're ugly, but most athletic females are usually slim to medium size, which I would expect males would like, and their muscular, so when they walk they don't have fat swinging off their legs or whatever!  I would expect a guy would like that.  With the dominated by men, I completely understand.  I tried playing on a male softball team, and they didn't play me as much etc. etc. etc.  But, once you get good, and they figure out your good (which finally they saw in me), they'll let you play!  Good luck!
731209
I love football too!! Next to boxing it's my favorite sport.\n\nI think girls should be able to play contact sports against other girls teams. But if you took the best all star girls football team (Just saying as an example) and had them play, oh say the New England Patriots...It would be a bad sight to see some girl running a crossing pattern getting her head torn off by Rodney Harisson...Thats why playing other girls is for the best.
513397
doh ... come on ... girls do like football too ... havent u seen any match of brazil where samba is being danced in the gallery. those girls do enjoy their game and they do love football ... thats why girls are asking who wud win the world cup ... caz they r excited just as much as boyz are to see the new champs ... and plus they hav a plus point ... ;) if the winning team is their home team then they might start flirting with the players ... lol
756918
Seriously, the same question was posed to me this year, but the coach changed up (He couldn't put me on because I am a freshman, and there were too many seniors, so it would be kinda like disrespect...), but I really considered varsity. Go with varsity, cuz basically, you'll be able to practice w/varsity, and you'll get better. With sophomores, you'll prolly bring your game down to their level, and it might not turn out so good...and w/varsity, the coach is sorta telling you that maybe next year or the year after, the team could be yours...Good Luck & God Bless!
1069804
i am a girl and it really pees me off when girls ware the shirts just for world cup!! i love football and always have, i played for bristol rovers womens team. i am still a girly girl, but i love the sport and ware my footbal shirt when ever i want. come on england!!! ps i actually stand with all the lads singing the songs and watching every second of the game and get funny looks from other girls coz i know too much about football! that probably sounds really sad, but never mind lol! :)
1163588
I had a female try out in high school for our team she quit after the first week. alot of guys would seriously hit her hard for know reason. I honestly believe you could try out for your high school team the problem is that you are going to take a lot of abuse from the guys on your team and the opposing team.
162830
Talk to the school. I am sure they have scholarships or grants or loan available. Can you play football? You did not say if you were a boy or a girl. Why not talk to your school consoler? If you were smart enough to get in there has to something. Please don't give up.  I wsh you all the best.