RE: Man Named 'Tiffany' Is Dominating Women's Pro Volleyball in Brazil
February 28, 2018 at 12:29 pm
(February 28, 2018 at 12:05 pm)wallym Wrote:(February 28, 2018 at 5:35 am)robvalue Wrote: I like the suggestion of using ability classes and ignoring gender altogether.
The problem is you take out half the countries ability to play organized sports. How many college basketball leagues do you need to have running before you get one that a woman can make the team? Obviously no professional sports careers or athletic scholarships will be available to any women.
And if this goes into youth sports, there are almost no girls playing high-school sports.
Practically speaking, trans athletes need their own leagues. The problem is there just aren't enough of them yet for that to be possible. But this is the solution that would allow trans men to compete, and would keep trans women from having an unfair advantage.
No.
Inequity in size exists even between men. Wide receiver Art Monk was over 6 feet tall. On the other hand cornerback Darrell Green, a cornerback was only 5' 9" but both competed in the NFL despite the size difference. I am male too, but I never would have made an NFL team, nor could I have played on a WNBA female basketball team either.
Tennis has mixed doubles so the idea of never mixing is absurd.
I even see a day when the NFL has a female place kicker. None of what I just said is saying be it a sports team, or job of any kind for that matter should be blindly given. I am saying I am not fond of absolutes.
Instead of segregating how about allowing the individual to prove themselves? If they can't that's fine, but if they can, why get stupid if your goal as a coach or team is to win?
