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Is there not an option to have inclusion at grassroots level and fair play as the level of competition gets higher?
by n4r9 7mo ago
Is there not an option to have inclusion at grassroots level and fair play as the level of competition gets higher?
- Aurornis 7mo agoIn my experience competing in different things, that's typical: Local organizations are free to set their own local rules, but once you cross over into events that make you eligible for higher level competition they have to strictly abide by the national level rules. I couldn't use my results from grassroots competitions to qualify for national level events, generally.
- nradov 7mo agoSure, I guess that's an option for youth sports in the prepubescent age groups. As a practical matter most youth sports leagues and schools aren't going to hassle with sex screening tests for little kids. But once puberty hits everything changes. My teenage daughter played travel club volleyball on a pretty good team, and during practice they would occasionally run drills with the boys team. Even at that age the difference in hitting power and vertical was enormous, and those differences only grow larger with age. Men and women are literally playing different games. Beyond just fairness, forcing girls to compete against biological males becomes a safety risk due to concussions from taking a ball to the head.
- fwip 7mo agoYou believe that women are genetically more susceptible to concussions than men are?
- waterhouse 7mo agohttps://healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/2024/09/uneven-playing-field-female-athletes-are-more-likely-get-concussions-males https://healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/2024/09/uneven-playin... “Women tend to have thinner skulls than men, along with smaller neck muscles, which can predispose female athletes to getting a concussion,” says Sarah Menacho, MD, a neurosurgeon and neurocritical care specialist at University of Utah Health. “Data shows that women are also more likely than men to report concussion-related symptoms, and these symptoms can persist for a longer time period prior to recovery than in male athletes.”
- nradov 7mo agoYes. It's not a matter of belief, sex differences in concussion risk have been extensively studied. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-sports-concussions-are-worse-for-women/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-sports-concus...
- dbacar 7mo agomales competing against males are also at risk by taking a ball to the head :). I think male female trans etc . can compete if analysed by sports branch basis. Male x female in contact sports like karate boxing taekwondo is not fair. However i think the difference is negligible in shooting, archerty, curling etc.
- loeg 7mo agoMen play volleyball with a higher net to ameliorate this problem.
- clord 7mo agoIt’s not even a level thing[0]. I think the physical advantages that come with male puberty are significant even at 14-15. https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/a-dallas-fc-under-15-boys-squad-beat-the-u-s-womens-national-team-in-a-scrimmage/ https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/a-dallas-fc-under-15-b...