At what age should girls be allowed to continue to play football and other masculinised sports with boys and similarly, boys play feminized sports such as netball with girls?
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CLASS INTERACTION What sports do you believe are “Female sports”? Netball Gymnastics What sports do you believe are “Male sports”? Rugby AFL.
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CLASS INTERACTION What sports do you believe are Female sports?
Netball Gymnastics What sports do you believe are Male sports?
Rugby AFL Soccer Wrestling Sunday night (30-1:35mins)
http://au.news.yahoo.com/sunday-night/features/article/-/10016214/a-league-of-their-own/
http://au.news.yahoo.com/sunday-night/features/article/-/10016214/a-league-of-their-own/
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CLASS ACTIVITY SPORTMIXED CUT OFF AGE Soccer Basketball Tennis
Netball Swimming AFL Volleyball Rugby
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SPORTMIXED CUT OFF AGE Soccer15-16 Basketball14-15 Tennis18-19
Netball15-16 Swimming? AFL11- 12 Volleyball18-19 Rugby10-11
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TWO 14-YEAR OLD GIRLS SAY THEY'RE THE VICTIMS OF SEXISM AFTER
BEING DE-REGISTERED FROM THEIR FOOTBALL TEAM IN NEW SOUTH WALES.
THE AFL WON'T LET THEM PLAY IN THE UNDER 15 COMPETITION BECAUSE
THEY'RE FEMALE.
http://www.abc.net.au/btn/v4/story/s2275710.htm
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A SCHOOLBOY IS TAKING HIS FIGHT TO PLAY NETBALL IN A GIRLS'
SIDE TO THE DISCRIMINATION WATCHDOG Danny Loats, 11, is the only
male player in the Banyule District Netball Association and has
been picked in their representative sides two years running. But
after enjoying the backing of his Alphington teammates and rivals
alike in his own league, their opponents refused to let him line up
in a recent junior tournament.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/no-netball-joy-for-danny-
loats/story-fn7x8me2-1226092666907
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/no-netball-joy-for-danny-
loats/story-fn7x8me2-1226092666907
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Why do you think they are not being allowed to play? What is
the alternative for these children?
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DAUGHTER PLAYING ON A BOYS TEAM Should I Let My Daughter Play
On the Boys' Team? Should I Let My Daughter Play On the Boys' Team?
There are many factors for a parent and an aspiring young female
athlete to consider when deciding whether she should play on a
boys' team. Is she pretty adept at the fundamentals? Are her skills
on equal footing with the boys? Does she thrive on the competition?
Is the coach gender-blind - giving equal opportunities to every
one? Is it an environment where masculinity and femininity are not
questioned? If you can answer yes -- then let her play! Doreen
Greenberg, Ph.D.
http://www.momsteam.com/team-of-experts/doreen-greenberg-phd/girls-on-boys-
teams#ixzz1X3DJZipe
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AGE Junior sporting teams and competitions are defined by the
age of the competitors. However, with teenagers developing at
different stages through their life you may find a situation where
one person in the same age group is more physically developed,
leading to an unfair disadvantage for the other competitors.
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PUBERTY AND BODY IMAGE People develop at different speeds
physically, socially and emotionally. During puberty the feelings
and emotions between the two genders develop and this can make
playing mixed sports awkward. Up until puberty - there are no
differences in strength, endurance or speed.
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SPORT Every sport will have different age restrictions due to
the nature of the games themselves. The aim of this is to have
evenly matched competitors. STRENGTH Males are generally built to
be stronger, so females are seen to be at a physical disadvantage
during contact sports. Once children reach puberty this factor
becomes an issue as the bodies start to develop with the males
strength becoming a lot stronger than the females.
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STEROTYPES Stereotypes have been developed saying that if a
female were playing AFL/Rugby they are not as feminine and may be
labelled butch Boys playing netball or doing dance are also
subjected to the stereotypes and may be labelled gay or seen as
less of a man. These stereotypes have developed over a long period
of time and may be outdated yet they still affect the way which
people think. FAMILY Is the family financially sound? Will limited
funds affect the choice of sport for children? Does the child come
from a competitive family? If so will the competitive nature
encourage the child to be the best they can be? E.g. a girl wanting
to play football against boys. If a son/daughter wishes to
participate in a sport dominated by the opposite sex will the
parents encourage or will they take the view of girls should play
girls sports and boys should play boys sports?
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PSYCHOLOGICAL Girls are just as capable as boys of dealing with
intense sports competition. There's no avoiding it - some girls
will be ashamed of their own power and some boys will feel their
masculinity threatened by a co-ed situation. Afraid to tackle them
in case they hurt them, or because they don't know if it is
appropriate to touch girls (due to hormones). Afraid to lose to
them teasing by mates, lower self esteem, negative outlook on
physical activity/sports There's more damage done to the
self-identity of an aspiring athlete -when she's told that she
can't play -because she is a girl! if girl beat the boy does that
raise her self esteem? If a girl wants to play the boys, is it
because she wants to be better? If yes does this mean she will
benefit from it?
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PRIZE MONEY Does prize money play a part in children playing
sport? Do parents push children into sports with greater financial
reward? The prize money for the grand slams in tennis are equal for
men and women, considering men have to play up to 5 sets and women
only up to 3 throughout the tournament is this fair? What would
happen if men played women? If men and women were in the same draw
would this affect a childs decision to play tennis?
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SOCIAL Will what society see as being correct play a role in
either encouraging or discouraging male/female sports. Gender
stratification in sport is socially constructed - not inherited.
Before the 1970's, girls who played sports were often considered
unfeminine and indecent. Traditionally, boys are encouraged to get
early experiences in sports. Girls, starting skill training later
-are at a disadvantage both sport-wise and confidence-wise. Girls,
too, need to learn how to be an assertive, achievement-oriented
team-player Parents need to look at the gender messages they send
to their children - aggressive play for boys and passive play for
girls begins very early in life Will harassment occur at school,
other social places towards someone playing a different gender
sport? Will this affect if the child continues or discourage others
from also participating? Will what the cool kids do affect what
sports other students participate in? Like fashion, what the cool
kids wear everyone else wants to wear, what the media tells us to
wear is worn.
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MEDIA Advertisement is always either all Male or all Female
sports. Male advertisement is about the sports itself. Female
sports are about looks rather then skill or sport in the
media.
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LOCATION/ENVIROMENT Living in small country towns with limited
sports means either they are allowed to play with the other gender
or cannot play the sport at all. If they are refused to play a
negative outlook on physical activity/sports could be a
possibility, potentially leading to health risks
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HAVE ANYONES THOUGHTS CHANGED??? SPORTMIXED CUT OFF AGE Soccer
Basketball Tennis Netball Swimming AFL Volleyball Rugby
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SPORTMIXED CUT OFF AGE (before) MIXED CUT OFF AGE (after)
Soccer15-1614-15 Basketball14-1513-14 Tennis18-1915-16
Netball15-1613-14 Swimming?Split genders in competitions
AFL11-1212-14 Volleyball18-1915-16 Rugby10-1112-13
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REFERENCES Sunday night
http://au.news.yahoo.com/sunday-night/features/article/-/10016214/a-league-of-their-own/
Herald Sun
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/no-netball-joy-for-danny-loats/story-fn7x8me2-1226092666907
ABC- behind the news
http://www.abc.net.au/btn/v4/story/s2275710.htm Should I Let My
Daughter Play On the Boys' Team? By Doreen Greenberg, Ph.D.
http://www.momsteam.com/team-of-experts/doreen-greenberg-phd/girls-on-boys-teams/should-i-let-my-daughter-play-on-the-boys-
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t#ixzz1X3CDXWs6 Doreen Greenberg, Ph.D.
http://www.momsteam.com/team-of-experts/doreen-greenberg-phd/girls-on-boys-teams#ixzz1X3DJZipe
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