beau45 Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Just out of interst why do you have to be male to play for the otib team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonsKev Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Because everyone knows you that women can't play football! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beau45 Posted October 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Because everyone knows you that women can't play football! No seriously, whats the reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwicolin Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 because you might be better than them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFiGO!?! Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 No seriously, whats the reason?Institutional sexism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED4LIFE Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 If you're good enough, you should play. Simple as, if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy082005 Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 No seriously, whats the reason?Because a woman would not be good enough or strong enough to compete with a fully grown manIve probally just opened a can of worms, and I'm all for womens football.........but the day I see a woman fly into a 50-50 challenge with some 15 stone bloke, Ill eat my hat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bh_red Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 but the day I see a woman fly into a 50-50 challenge with some 15 stone bloke, Ill eat my hat any friday or saturday night in town isnt that?seriously though, it's like saying why can't men play women's football.........it just wouldn't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy082005 Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 any friday or saturday night in town isnt that?seriously though, it's like saying why can't men play women's football.........it just wouldn't workExactly. Its like saying "why cant men do the washing up....".......it just wouldnt work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edson Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 No seriously, whats the reason?Ok, boring answer...Not sure how it works for a charity game like this, but the FA insists all league football is played in single gender teams from the age of 11 onwards. Primary school children can play in mixed gender teams, but from secondary school onwards (U12s), it must be separate.Girls also tend to play 7 or 9-a-side through their teenage years, as there simply aren't the numbers in a lot of areas to sustain 11-a-side leagues. Whereas boys play almost entirely in 11-a-side teams from the age of 11 onwards.Some MPs did try to get this rule overturned a year or so ago, to allow girls to continue to play alongside boys above the age of 11, but nothing has come of it so far. I know one girl who played for a team in Balham even wrote and asked for dispensation to play for her local team, as she was good enough and there was no alternative, but she was turned down.You also have issues with separate changing facilities etc. (do your own gags about the bath/swapping shirts here) which the FA has used as a reason for not allowing it in the past, due to the cost of laying on additional facilities. It also felt their were potential issues with legal liability, as boys are (generally) stronger and more muscular than girls and they were concerned about injuries.Basically, it's a bloody minefield.I help run a football club with teams of both genders. Can you tell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beau45 Posted October 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Ok, boring answer...Not sure how it works for a charity game like this, but the FA insists all league football is played in single gender teams from the age of 11 onwards. Primary school children can play in mixed gender teams, but from secondary school onwards (U12s), it must be separate.Girls also tend to play 7 or 9-a-side through their teenage years, as there simply aren't the numbers in a lot of areas to sustain 11-a-side leagues. Whereas boys play almost entirely in 11-a-side teams from the age of 11 onwards.Some MPs did try to get this rule overturned a year or so ago, to allow girls to continue to play alongside boys above the age of 11, but nothing has come of it so far. I know one girl who played for a team in Balham even wrote and asked for dispensation to play for her local team, as she was good enough and there was no alternative, but she was turned down.You also have issues with separate changing facilities etc. (do your own gags about the bath/swapping shirts here) which the FA has used as a reason for not allowing it in the past, due to the cost of laying on additional facilities. It also felt their were potential issues with legal liability, as boys are (generally) stronger and more muscular than girls and they were concerned about injuries.Basically, it's a bloody minefield.I help run a football club with teams of both genders. Can you tell?Ok Thanks! But the otib team don't actually play in a league do they, so are the rules the same or different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edson Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Ok Thanks! But the otib team don't actually play in a league do they, so are the rules the same or different?Not sure.The changing facilities thing would be the same and I guess there may be an issue with legal liability if a woman got injured, bearing in mind the FA flagged this up as a reason to keep genders separate. One of the people involved would have to tell you what the terms of the insurance is for the game to clarify that. It may well stipulate age/single gender etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcityfan11 Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 I was actually playing a muck about game the other day, they had a girl on their team - played for Charlton before it collapsed, she was alright, nothing special, i mean i'm crap and unfit and she was not that much better.The way the male and female bodies are slightly different aswell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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