Your position seems entirely reasonable to me. The younger the age, the lesser the strength disparity there is between males and females. However, some high school boys can be very physically developed and strong, especially in the upper classes. High school wrestling competitions do have weight divisions, which does lessen strength disparities somewhat, but due to weight cutting and people competing in multiple weight divisions, there can be significant differences in size and strength within weight classes, even when the competitors are of the same gender. Mixed gender competition only exacerbates all of these factors greatly.Wait, so she wants to wrestle against boys? Not to be a buzzkill but that can be pretty dangerous in actual competition. The state I'm from in Brazil a 16 year old kid recently got his neck broken against a 20 year old guy in a Jiu Jitsu competition - the event was not supposed to allow minors to fight adults because of the strength disparity. I can only imagine the strength difference between a boy and a girl of the same age to be comparable to or greater than that, granted they're both athletes. I apologize if I got a wrong read on the situation but not allowing men and women to compete against one another in wrestling doesn't seem unreasonable at all.
Because she should be able to wrestle there. That's what matters. She shouldn't have to switch schools. Her school should change and she is doing the brave thing by staying and hopefully changing that place.
That's what young people should be taught to do.
I can't believe I even have to tell anyone this.
Because she should be able to wrestle there. That's what matters. She shouldn't have to switch schools. Her school should change and she is doing the brave thing by staying and hopefully changing that place.
That's what young people should be taught to do.
I can't believe I even have to tell anyone this.
hell if she can hang with the boys I don't see why not
You don't see why... they don't want... 16 year old boys.... grappling with this 16 year old girl.....at a Catholic school....
This actually might be a case of "better change schools if it's really your dream."
my bad didn't forgot injustice is ok in the name of religion.
If you choose to attend a private school, you have to abide by their rules. You can't rightfully expect a "progressive" policy from a parochial school. I think they'd be better off finding a secular private or public school. Or a martial arts competition that operates outside the boundaries of a school system.