Subject: Re: Basketball with the Big Boys (or Soccer)
From: jason varsoke (jjv@caesun.msd.ray.com)
Date: Tue Feb 01 2000 - 10:06:32 EST
On Mon, 31 Jan 2000 ClokwrkOrj@aol.com wrote:
> What I meant when I used teh basketball analogy is this:
> If you are a little girl, maybe even the neighborhood Tomboy, and you go join
> in a pickup game with a bunch of the neighborhood guys you have to put 20
> times the amount of effort into the seemingly "just for fun" game than they
> do because you have something to prove. You have to work harder to keep up
> while at the same time, making it look as easy as it is for them. That's what
> I meant. Guess you would have to have been there before.
> becky
Becky,
If it's not fun for you, why play? The guys are only playing because
it's fun, not because they have something to prove. It isn't work.
On the same note, back in college a bunch of high school soccer stars
used to get together to play a little pickup no and again. One woman from
the varsity team used to join us. She was in better shape and a nice
touch on the ball. Our rusty tricks, cumbsy footwork and agressive
tackles made the game a bit dangerous. We tried very hard not to level
anyone on the field, including her. But after the first two games she was
black and blue, beatup and beat. She stayed with us though and kept
playing. We all marvelled and respected her for playing with so many
bruises, which we were constantly appologising for but kept inflicting (it
was part of the game).
After about a month or so of playing with us Women's soccer practice
started. She didn't have time to play with us anymore. She did, however,
come back to see us one time. She was always a second string benchy on
the team. She was easily rattled like most wings. But now she was
starting, playing midfield. She told us that the "girls" just couldn't
handle her in practice, that she was taking a lot of heat for being so
rough. The coach loved it and started her. Tara said that the game was
competely different when played with guys. She took the guys game to the
"girls" field [she now refered to the women's varsity team as the girls
team]. There was a fire in her eyes; there were 14 goals with her name on
them at the end of the season.
And Becky, don't think that just because a bunch of guys are "playing
for fun" they aren't working hard to impress each other. But most of all,
sports is about impressing yourself.
-j
who is all for non-gendered sports. May the best player win.
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