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Old 11-15-2012, 14:38   #15
Razor
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As Paul Harvey would say...and now, the rest of the story. My high school actually tried what I proposed above way back when. We had a male exchange student from Spain (where guys play field hockey), and he was allowed to play on the (all-female) field hockey team. Another guy decided to try out as well and made the cut. Our team dominated all others, and took the state title that year. Immediately thereafter, boys were prohibited by the state high school athletics governing body from playing on all-female teams. "Unfair advantage" was the stated reason. Apparently, equality sometimes means extra help for some, and restrictions on others to be "fair".
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