Sports are important to most boys and girls. No matter what age you are, it is good to get exercise and playing sports with your friends is an easy way. Do you wish your school would have given young women a chance to play a sport like football? Do you think girls get a fair chance at playing aggressive sports? In 2012, 11-year-old, Maria Pepe, from Hoboken, New Jersey, made national news for being among one of the first girls allowed to play with the U.S. Little League baseball team. The organization wanted the team's coach to remove her because of restrictions to boys only, but Coach Jimmy Farina allowed her to play one game. Later that year, the organization issued a new rule to allow girls to play on The U.S. Little League Baseball
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She played on her school's boys basketball team from her freshman year through her senior year. "My only concern was the physicality of boys," Coach Evan Bouchard said. "She really understands the defense. She moves her feet well and knows how to play the angles. She is just one of the guys to me.”Not to mention, McNulty is already set to play basketball for the girls team at Suffolk University, a Division 3 college in Boston. Hannah worked hard in practice and proved herself to be a great boys basketball …show more content…
For example, Maddy Paige played on her school's football team for a year. Her mother Cassy Blythe said” I’d ask her, what are you doing hitting people out there?” And she said, “I’m a defensive tackle!” Blythe looked at football coach, Coach Higginbotham and asked” Are you serious?” and he answered, “Girl can hit.” Paige got kicked off the team that year, but she still loves to play on her free time. Blythe created a Facebook campaign called’ “Let Her Play.” in support of gender equality. The page got more than 25,000 likes in the first week.
Next time you watch girls play sports, really watch them. See how much power they have and try to see how well their mental ability is along with physical. Hannah, Maddy and Maria are only 3 examples of how powerful women are. There are so many other inspirational women in the world and you could be one of them. Maybe, have a chat with your school's principal and see what you could do to help girls have a fair chance at playing aggressive
She played on her school's boys basketball team from her freshman year through her senior year. "My only concern was the physicality of boys," Coach Evan Bouchard said. "She really understands the defense. She moves her feet well and knows how to play the angles. She is just one of the guys to me.”Not to mention, McNulty is already set to play basketball for the girls team at Suffolk University, a Division 3 college in Boston. Hannah worked hard in practice and proved herself to be a great boys basketball …show more content…
For example, Maddy Paige played on her school's football team for a year. Her mother Cassy Blythe said” I’d ask her, what are you doing hitting people out there?” And she said, “I’m a defensive tackle!” Blythe looked at football coach, Coach Higginbotham and asked” Are you serious?” and he answered, “Girl can hit.” Paige got kicked off the team that year, but she still loves to play on her free time. Blythe created a Facebook campaign called’ “Let Her Play.” in support of gender equality. The page got more than 25,000 likes in the first week.
Next time you watch girls play sports, really watch them. See how much power they have and try to see how well their mental ability is along with physical. Hannah, Maddy and Maria are only 3 examples of how powerful women are. There are so many other inspirational women in the world and you could be one of them. Maybe, have a chat with your school's principal and see what you could do to help girls have a fair chance at playing aggressive