Elizabeth could play if she cooked for the team

Submitted By: Elizabeth | Age: 18

Yes I have for example they had told me you can not play any sports because you are a girl. Since little I love to play football but they will always tell me “You are a girl and behave like one.  Go play with dolls or something a girl does.  You only could play if you make the team something to eat.”

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4 Responses on “Elizabeth could play if she cooked for the team”

  1. gretchen

    Oooh – that’s harsh. You could play if you cooked for the team? Get real. I hope you’re proving you can stand on your own merit. ;)

  2. Rebecka Winton

    Wow that sucks. Cooking for the team???? what ever! I hope they soon realized that not all girls r girly girls.!

  3. Karen

    If the team you want to play on gets federal money, they probably have to let you try out to play.

    There is a great article on that here:

    http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/Content/Articles/Issues/Title-IX/C/Coed-Participation–Girls-Playing-on-Boys-Teams-and-Male-Versus-Female-Competition-The-Foundation-Po.aspx

  4. Tyler

    that is crazy.its that whole woman in the kitchen thing getting in boys heads. play on and show them what your made of!




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