Do you think there should be a womens nation softball association?
928825
I have been waiting for that one.  I thought with the WNBA starting that if it succeeded, it would show that there is an interest.  But, so far I havent' seen it.  I see an answer above says there is a league, but it sounds so small.  I'd like to see a lot more teams and coverage.\n I have been a baseball fan since I was 8 and then discovered fastpitch in college.  I loved it!!  I actually find it to be a more exciting game than baseball now.  So much more small-ball skills are needed.  It's fast paced and it's a sport where it is possible to legitimately hit over .500 if you're a good slapper or drag bunter.  I definitely prefer small ball to cheap easy home runs that dominate the MLB today.
1125552
No, it'll never happen. This is not to say women can't be good or even great athletes, but you have to face facts, no woman is as fast as the fastest man, or as strong and strongest man.  While they may be smarter they may be smater than the smartest man, they can't match up on the physical side.\n\nNow, contrast this with other non-contact sports like golf. They will compete as well as men.
125190
Talking about men AND women teams vrs eachother?\n\n^ NO. NCAA players have one goal of being good enough to get drafted into the NBA therefor playing with women would only eliminate chances of real competition to be scouted with. Playing girls isn't fair to the guy being physically better or the girl not being able to match the physical attributes.\n\nIf you're asking to make one huge league for a womans league, and a mens, then why? What would be the point? The conferences of long history of tradition. Like the SEC for big southern schools. The ACC for atlantic coast schools. If you follow Basketball you know know better.
758148
While the idea is not too bad, unfortunately there are not that much countries cpable of competing in international level.  ICC are trying to develop cricket in the Associated Member countries.  In the coming world cup only 16 teams will be playing.  If ICC mnage to develop the gme in another 8 coun tries by 2011, your suggestion may materialise, who knows?
304372
"The first NCAA (women’s College World Series) was held in 1982. Field Hockey and softball are the only 2 sports that are only played by women. 32 teams from 8 different regions compete in a double elimination round to start off the championship. Eight winners then enter a double elimination tournament to determine which team is the national champion. From 1982 until 1987, the NCAA championship was held in Omaha, Nebraska, where the Men’s College World Series originated. Then, for two years, it was held in Sunnyvale, California. The finals have been played at the Amateur Softball Association’s Hall of Fame Field in Oklahoma City since 1990. 600 NCAA member colleges are sponsors of women’s softball programs. The women’s softball championships are held in divisions I-III. At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, fast-pitch softball was first played as a medal sport.\n\nThe Softball World Championships in 1965 helped women’s softball develop by making it an international game. Women softball players were given the closest thing to MLB with the formation of the International Women’s Professional Softball league in 1976. Contracts were anywhere from $1000-$3000 per year, but in 1980 the league faced financial ruin and disbanded. Another professional league, the NPF, (National Pro Fast-pitch League), also exists. The ASA “annually registers over 260,000 teams combining to form a membership of more than 4.5 million”. These numbers are not all fast-pitch, but it is consistently growing along with slow-pitch."
561792
womens basketball will never be equal to the mens. the game is played sloppy, shots are missed everytime down the floor. i mean hello they made sportscenter because somebody dunked. women can play but not half as good as the men, i have yet to see a wnba game with atleast half the stands full.
1104966
It wouldn't work. It's fine as it is. The Women's world cup is in 2 years from today, and for international teams, there is Euro Cup and the Copa de Liberatordes or something of that sort for Souther America. Hence, if it was every 2 years, international teams would be playing Euro and World Cup at the same time. That wouldn't work at all. Hell I want more soccer too, but that's just not possible.
152471
Yeah that could happen, or not.  Would they play by the men's or women's rules aka would there be checking or not?  Are you spotting the women a 10 goal lead or only 5.
316913
Its is part of the NBA(National Basketball Association) It specifically is listed as WNBA, therefore assigning it as Women's National Basketball League.  Any group or club or organization is allowed by law to establish their own rules and structures.  The struture of this association is design as a league for woman.  Discrimination is when it doesn't establish a bias format and then refuses males.
551421
I am a woman and may be the only one who agrees with you.  I think the gals like Michelle Wie are trying to challenge themselves at the ultimate level- against the men.  I am not happy that sponsors of the PGA and Nationwide events are giving them invites- this takes away from the men players that maybe have conditional status on either tour but have worked hard through Q school and such and really deserve the spot.  Men are not allowed on the LPGA (nor would they want to play on it- less money-etc...) but it is more the principal.  But the PGA ONLY cares about TV ratings... so they will pay whatever to have the crowds.  Anyway- sorry to my fellow sisters!
7623
I would also add Oklahoma, Washington, Tennessee(women's basketball at least), Louisville, Michigan St., Alabama, Boston College, Oklahoma St., Texas Tech, Purdue,
803860
No and no. I would surely hope that at this point people are warming up to the idea of having a female leader.  Other countries have and are doing just fine.
7313
Join a womens basketball league.
1098085
It's really sad that softball is not going to be in the 2012 Olympics. The US Olympic committee and the ISF tried really hard to get softball reinstated for the 2012 Olympics, too bad they didn't do a good job informing the IOC about softball and really making their case before the vote to axed softball and baseball from the Olympics especially when they knew the President of the IOC, Jacques Rogge, wanted softball out.  What's really sad was that the vote to take out softball was 52-52 and Jim Easton abstained from voting because of his company; why be part of the IOC when you're not going to vote and not going to be there when it matters the most?  For now the only hope for playing softball in the Olympics is in 2008, but for those still in high school and below the dream to play Olympic softball is suspended, but hopefully the sport will get reinstated in 2016 and dreams can live on.
441907
Are you FREAKING serious? Women cannot compete with men on an equal physical level - PERIOD. It's time to stop with all of that equality BS. Sure, women have the RIGHT to compete, but CAN they compete on an equal level? Absolutely not. Men are stronger, faster, etc. Do you actually believe the best WNBA team could beat the worst NBA team? Hell no, it would be a slaughter. They couldn't beat a COLLEGE men's team. Even among sports like sprinting or swimming or what have you, women's records are separate because they cannot beat men's times. I mean, let's get real. And the short answer to your question, if a woman COULD play to an NFL level, she would already be in the league.
684656
I definitely would. There needs to be a women president!!!!!
556934
Yeah. I would love to have a channel only for baseball. I am a huge baseball fan and many times I can't see the games I want to see. But if we had a channel like that I could see MLB games and other games like college and games in other countries too. And by the way; bseball isn't an olympic sport anymore and neither is softball. They just took it out after last olympics.