By Maddi Rose Posted October 6, 2014
Boys and girls were taught to take part in activities as a whole, so why separate them? Women know what they are signing up for when they play a sport, so we shouldn’t worry about their dainty little bodies getting hurt. If they can handle pain and hits, let them.
Boys and girls have very different skills and body types. Girls are fast, agile, and very flexible. Boys are strong, big, and have great endurance. If you put these skills together you would get a strong team.
There will be mutual respect between the genders. Everyone has heard that girls’ sports are delicate and weak, but if girls and boys played the same sports they would be equal. They would judge each other on skill level instead of gender. It could also boost confidence levels in both genders. Also, requiring sexually-segregated teams could mean that girls don’t play if a school does not have enough female players to build a team.
Since Lowry is a small school we could save money by making sports co-ed, because it allows more players to play for a smaller cost.
This is not to say girls can play any position in any sport. For example, a 90-pound female would not be an offensive lineman in football, because her body is not fit to play that position, but she could be a kicker or play a position her body is fit for.
Just like for men in volleyball, a big guy with slow reaction time could not be a middle blocker, because they have to be all over the court blocking. This man could not do that position due to previously said reaction time, but he could be a setter.
