When I was 12 years old my parents put me into a mixed soccer team, where I ended up being the only girl. Not only did I feel uncomfortable I often felt chauvinism. For example, there was this one time I was running down the soccer field ready to score a goal when my teammate took the ball away from me and scored the goal because he felt I was unrehearsed. I was left feeling worthless. In addition, my teammates were also about two inches taller than me, slender, and most had the amazing ability to dribble the ball long distances which was pretty impressive being a
