This is a topic which I have very strong opinions on since I believe that girls should not be aloud to play boys hockey. When I first watched this article on T.V. to say the least I was in shock that any judge would rule in the favor of these two girls. Not only did he give them the right to try out for the male hockey team but he also awarded them “$3,500 in damages for injury to their dignity, feelings and self-respect." The girls then proceeded to bash female hockey.
The first problem that comes to my mind is the dressing room situation. Most of the higher quality teams have their own team dressing room. Where would the girls dress? Another problem that I see is teenage boys often behave very different in conversations and sexual behaviors in the dressing room and on the bus. Since hockey is a very team oriented game if I were the girls I would feel like an outcast because to be frank it would be extremely awkward.
With the new rule changes girls might be able to play more since there is less contact and physical strength needed and more quickness and agility but where do we draw the line on what is fair and what isn’t? If you want to merge boy’s hockey with girl’s hockey you will have to do it on all levels. The top players will play against the top players and the rest of the teams will be tired accordingly.
Girls will always get a seperate room. Sometimes I got the officals room, sometimes an extra dressing room. In a lot of newer rinks there are seperate, albeit, smaller dressing rooms for girls who play on guys's teams.
I never had a problem with being on the bus with guys, not on my ball team or hockey team. Sure there would be comments that I would ignore but at the same time I would say things that would make them turn about 6 shades of red. The door swings both ways.
There was never a problem with team chemistry just because I was a girl. On the bus there would be a bunch of guys that would play cards or video games or whatever and sometimes I'd play, sometimes I wouldn't.
The only difference was, when I fell asleep on the bus they wouldn't shave my eyebrows.
