Should girls play?

[godswarrior]

It would be pretty interesting to see... but I just don't see it happening in Morgan County. Well, MAYBE at Wartburg cuz they got an 8th grader on the Middle School team who's fairly decent.

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For Real? I haven't kept up with Wartburg middle school football since Jay (who now coaches for Webb) was head coach of the Wartburg Middle School football program. Just inquisitive...you know a name? Position? Anything?

[BrODoGG66]

For Real?  I haven't kept up with Wartburg middle school football since Jay (who now coaches for Webb) was head coach of the Wartburg Middle School football program.  Just inquisitive...you know a name?  Position?  Anything?

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Yeah... her name is Debbie Elias and she plays in the secondary I believe. You might know one of her sisters (Linda Polder)

[godswarrior]

Yeah... her name is Debbie Elias and she plays in the secondary I believe. You might know one of her sisters (Linda Polder)

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Yeah I remember Linda. Andrew Polder played Football with me in High School. He was a year ahead of me, I think. Linda was I know. That's cool though.

[thecrew]

Here's my take on it. When I've played tackle with no pads with my buddies just for fun, I can hit just as hard as some of the guys. Physically, I am built pretty much the same as the guys, I can jump just as high as they can, I can hit as hard as some of the can, and I'm faster than a few of them (mostly linemen, but hey I'm workin on it). I think the thing that seperates guys and girls is mental toughness. I know I don't do well under pressure. But I think if a girl can be mentally tough and be on the same playing level as some of the guys then why not? Just as long as they're parents sign a parental agreement form. (Unfortunatly I'm a daddy's girl and that won't happen in my lifetime)

 

But hey, this is just my opinion.

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It is really hard to be mentally tough knocked out......thats just my opinion though........ thumb

[abraham lincoln]

Girls playing football?? Girls dont belong on a football field, they belong right past the sidelines in cheerleading uniforms, not in helmets and shoulder pads. Next thing you know, they'll want to vote.

"Dont Hate"

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haha i love it... and couldnt agree more

[MaryvilleRebels]

Thats ridiculous, saying that a group of guys playing football with a girl are thinking sex because they are wearing the football pants?! Personally I know some girls that have a mind set and body size that they would be able to play with average guys, however, these girls are exceptional female athletes. As a guy its very very strange and uncomfortable to play a contact sport with a girl. I can play basketball, baseball, tennis, etc. with a girl all day. However; if you ask me to wrestle or to play football with a girl and I would be uncomfortable with it...why? Because as a male I have been taught that I should treat a female properly, and hitting/slamming one of them (even in sports and competition) feels wrong to me, and if I injured a female it would KILL me. Hurting another male would pump me up and make me feel inferior, but hurting a female would eat at me. Now as far as a female being as athletically capable as a male...NO WAY! In no aspect. Lets look back at a pure sport to see the difference...jumping, a male high jumper (5'11") jumped 7'8", the female jumpers (I could not find the exact results), but I believe were only jumping about 5'11" or so, from what I could tell from US trials. At every aspect in track men are faster, stronger, quicker, jump higher, further, the works. These simple concepts all extend to football. Sure a female CAN play football and if she wants to, go right ahead, but I don't think its fair to the guys, because its uncomfortable for them. One last example, as a girl, if you're playing basketball..how does it feel to get blocked by a guy? Being blocked is bad enough, but knowing that the other athlete is superior to you is very degrading. I know this because i practiced with Lee Humphrey and Drew Houser for 4 years and everytime they beat me I knew that they were just more physically talented. I still tried hard and everything, but in the back of my mind I knew that they could block me, or drive past me so I was always at a mental disadvantage as well.

[abraham lincoln]

ok... heres the deal... let guys play on girls teams and then girls can play on guys teams... its only fair, right?

[dwolford12]

They aren't built like men are to play football. The arguement was made that they wrestle, but in that there are weight classes. They don't match you up with someone that is your size out there on the field. If girls were allowed to play someone would end up severly hurt.

[King of Landers]

I agree. There's not much of a difference between a 150 lb. girl and a 150 lb. guy, but on the football field, most guys are more than 150. Most 220 lb. guys are faster than 150lb. girls. The size difference plus the speed can risk serious injuries to girls.

[godswarrior]

Show me a lady who bench presses 310 and I'll show you a lady who needs to be on an offensive or defensive line somewhere...speed doesn't register quite as much on the line as it does for other positions, even though quickness is a necessary key to the line

[hvwarrior58]

its their choice,if they want to,let em.dont know how long the girl would last,but let em play.

[JC4life]

ok... heres the deal... let guys play on girls teams and then girls can play on guys teams... its only fair, right?

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LOL now thats a great idea,I`ll take some boys from the b-ball team and we`ll wipe the floor in volley ball.