Bardzo fajny tekst, nie tylko dla fanów piłki kopanej czy sportu, ale także dla różnych kierowników, managerów, liderów i innych osób, które zarządzają zespołami. Polecam.
It’s fascinating being a parent of a child of a sex “invading” the environs of a single-sex sport — in this case, it’s a boy, playing high school netball, which until last year was all-girl (primary age was mixed, and social adult teams can be mixed, and the state body was wanted the local comps to get more men playing…but if you cut boys out of the sport for 5 years 🤷)
At a tournament where the all-boys team was thrashed by every girls teams, I overheard some pretty snide comments along “these arrogant boys, thinking they can come along and beat our girls” lines — the organisers of your girls comp were so scared untrained boys could beat skilled girls that they forced them to play up in both age and skill. You should be insulted, not smug.
And last night my partner had to sit through “this shouldn’t be allowed, it’s too unfair” comments from a grandmother at the domestic comp, who was watching her granddaughter’s team get trounced by our son’s team.
At this local, amateur, level, though, it doesn’t matter. The only thing, the only thing he does that the girls don’t do is jump for rebounds. He can do a fast chest pass? So can the girls. He can lob the ball as far as it’s allowed to go? So can the girls. He can catch pretty much any pass? So can the girls. They sure as hell outrun him and know much more about positioning!
The reason our 13 year old boy is a better player than your 12 year old girl is that it’s his second year in this age group. He was as outmatched as your granddaughter his first year too!
Anyway, it reminded me of that girls basketball team being banned from a boys comp in case (/because) they beat the boys. And of course the viciousness aimed at trans kids. I’m sure there’s a different psychology behind each case, but the underlying mechanism seems to be fear. And a sexism, often unconscious, that assumes the magic of XY can and should automatically beat anything XX.
Prasówki w takiej czy innej formie powrócą - może w wakacje, może po wakacjach, ale jak akurat wypatrzę coś ciekawego, to wrzucę tutaj. Wypatrzyłam. Przeczytajcie - mimo, że to tylko edziecko, to tekst dobrze obrazuje problem.
I still find it utterly absurd that #sport is a mandatory part of all news broadcasts. For someone with zero interest in sport, it has sounded like this to me for 50+ years: "Those were the main news headlines... Now, rodent news: Manchester Zoo has loaned Señor Fluffi, a Spanish gerbil, from Zoo Aquarium de Madrid for £20 million. They have also expressed interest in acquiring a squirrel..."
@Richard_Littler I feel the same about all news broadcasts, tbh.
I find it absolutely bizarre that I can be jiving about the kitchen on a Saturday evening, enjoying the funk & soul show on 6Music, to be brought down to earth with a thud with a news bulletin about how shit everything is.
I understand the need before we all had All The News in our pockets, but these days we need an escape.
@Richard_Littler a favourite political podcast of mine invariably ends with some random irrelevant football (or golf, or hockey(!)) guff. I find it hard to believe that even 10% of the audience appreciates it.
@destatis Danke für die Erklärung. Wie kam es dazu, diese doch sehr zeitaufwendige Aktivität nicht mit aufzunehmen? Es ist ja keine medizinische Tierpflege, sondern eher Hobby.
Ergebnis der ZVE 2022: Im Durchschnitt über alle Personen ab 10 Jahre entfallen 6 Minuten pro Tag auf das Spazierenführen des Hundes. Weitere Ergebnisse können gerne bei uns angefragt werden.
Se organizzate attività sportive in Veneto, sappiate che dalle 00.00 di oggi è possibile presentare una richiesta di finanziamento per l’80% delle spese sostenute o da sostenere nel 2024 per l’acquisto di piccola attrezzatura.
Il link al bando all'interno del post qui sopra.
Sporo zmian szykuje #Strava
W tym tryb ciemny, no i plan rodzinny - możliwość podpięcia pod jedną subskrypcję czterech osób, które nie muszą wspólnie mieszkać ;) Ceny za taką subskrypcje jeszcze nie podano i nie od razu będzie taka możliwość w każdym kraju. Aaa no i AI wchodzi w do treningowych raportów... Więcej pod linkiem: https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/05/strava-announces-new-summer-2024-features.html#sport
Przypominam, że za ok. godzinę Polacy po 49 latach (chyba) wracają do hokejowej elity i zaczynają swój bój o utrzymanie (bo trudno podejrzewać, aby coś więcej) w Mistrzostwach Świata. Na początek - Łotwa.
Macron le Marseillais. Le président se rend pour la 14è fois dans la cité phocéenne depuis son arrivée au pouvoir. Objectif, claquer la bise à Saadé et surtout montrer sa bobine avec la flamme olympique venue de Grèce. A part ça, le président ne veut pas "politiser" le sport... Peuchère!
Dieses Wochende war ich zusammen mit Anton Birkicht Nicole Kubiak, meiner Oma, meinem Onkel und meiner kleinen Cousine beim 2. Hasse-SUP-Cup in Braunsbedra/Sachsen Anhalt.
As tennis (WTA) agrees to be hosted in Saudi Arabia, and the Saudi's deride 'outdated' depictions of their treatment of women, a feminist activist is jailed for eleven (!!) years effectively for wearing dungarees.
Some tennis players are outraged, others are taking the money; if you're taken in by the idea that this will encourage Saudis to reduce its repression of women, it may be time to stop & reflect on reality!
