Comparing Men and Women's Football
“The cultures of sport in Britain have been distinctly male, rooted in
masculine values and patriarchal exclusiveness” (Whannel, 1991). This
statement links to the fact that football has always been perceived as
more of a masculine game rather than a female game. The F.A backed
this up by banning the sport in 1921. In this essay using some problem
solving skills I want to establish an explanation to why women’s
football hasn’t attracted much interest in terms of both participation
and spectatorship. In section one of this essay, I want to introduce
women’s football, using important dates to highlight and reinforce the
sports development during time. In the next section, I am going to
reflect on the media’s influence on the women’s game as a whole and
how it can create certain stereotypes. In section three I am going to
discuss the theory of the role model in relation to the interest in
women’s football. In the penultimate section of my essay I am going to
use evaluate various problem solving tools to suggest certain
amendments which the governing bodies can use to attract more people
to women’s football, both in terms of participation as well as the
levels of spectatorship before concluding the main points of the
essay.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter (1999) pronounced that ‘”the future of
football is feminine.” This statement followed the success of the 1999
women’s World Cup finals in America. Women’s football hasn’t always
sparked such high accolades although it has certainly been present for
many years. In fact there is some evidence which suggests that the
first instance of women’s participa...
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explore different ways in which they can introduce a professional
status, without the prospect of failure. Top football managers in
England and even some players have remarked that women have no place
in the game as players or even as spectators. But attitudes are
changing and with more exposure and sponsorship for the women’s game,
progress will be made. Major changes are being made both at elitist
level and grass root levels of the game. Ultimately, one of the major
advantages available to the F.A, is the tremendous marketability of
football at present, therefore all the governing body has to do for
the women’s game is to improve coverage and exposure to it, therefore
in the future the game may be able to compete, both in terms of
economic status and the interest generated, with the male’s football.
Today more than any other time period, equality has become a hot topic for discussion. One of the major topic is, should women be allowed to compete with men in sports on the same or opposing teams. Due to a lot of differences in physical characteristics, sporting interest, and economic considerations; it’s not a good idea to bring teams consisting of both genders together. To begin with, we have to question whether there’s even a want from the general public for girls being allowed to play on boys’ sports teams. Very few athletes in sports are barely even bothered about the fact women can’t play on male sport teams. If there’s no true desire to combine the teams, it only makes sense to not try a force unneeded change.
When we think of "professional athletes," the names that come to our minds are players such as Kurt Warner, Andre Agassi, Mark McGwire, Michael Jordan, Brett Hull, and Steve Austin to name a few. These male athletes are very popular in the professional sports world. But what about Dot Richardson, Rebecca Lobo, Sheryl Swoopes, Mia Hamm, and Cammi Granato to name a few more? These are female professional athletes that some might recognize, but their names are not as popular as the men's names. Their names may sound unfamiliar to most of us because women's professional sports are not recognized as much as men's. However, thanks to the passing of the 1972 Education Amendment to the Civil Rights Act, Title IX, women are participating more than ever in the sports world and funding has been increasing. Title IX states that "no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."
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The assistant coach, who is the left of picture, and Ted Parker, who is a head coach of the basketball team of Eugene and Springfield Special Olympics and standing next to assistant coach, are discussing practice menu the day, and the two groups of basketball players, the center and right, are playing basketball. During the meeting, the coaches checked how many people attended and scheduled training menu’s time. Also, the players were free time during the meeting, so the players enjoyed basketball individually.
In his essay, "Why Sports is a Drag," Dave Barry discusses the differences between men and women in relations to sports. Barry poses the idea that since the beginning of time, "Mankind" has had an obsession with sports (267). With the few exceptions that make the rule, women are not accepted as equal participants in the activity of sports, or in sharing sports knowledge.
Many countries and people around the world have different thoughts on If male and females should play on co-ed sport teams. Females and males should be able to play on the same sports team if they want to. Coming from playing multiple different sports over the years. Females and males can both benefit from playing on each others sports teams. All of the sports I have played over the years for example Soccer, Lacrosse, Swimming, Track, and Dance only 2 have been co-ed and the rest separated. The two sports that weren’t separated were Swimming and Track which were co-ed in middle school but in high school swimming is separated. When I was apart of those two teams I felt like everyone always had a good time and the meets were always a blast. The team's overall were both undefeated so both male and female worked hard and worked good together.
Gender in sports has been a controversial issue ever since sports were invented. In the early years, sports were played only by the men, and the women were to sit on the sidelines and watch. This was another area of life exemplifying the sexism of people in which women were not allowed to do something that men could. However, over the last century in particular, things have begun to change.
The representation of media in football articles are covered extensively, writers and journalists giving their opinions to certain perspectives. Nationalities and races are linked to their physical characteristics, qualities, personality types and beliefs. Stereotypes consisted a group of people who assumed the representations regarding other people’s personalities and characteristics (Holliday, Hyde, and Kullman 2006, 126). The stereotyping method that is being used in football articles in magazines are designated between the player’s genders and the male referees’ decisions about aggression in football. Male players usually played rougher matches compared to female players. For example, male players committed many fouls and tackles on their opponents. Referees are concerned with aggression because they are enforcing the rules of every match. Sometimes referees have their own ways...
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Yes there's one sport women shouldn't play. Women shouldn't play football. Women shouldn't play football because they could get a serious injury easily. They also shouldn't play football because they could get a concussion easily because they might not know how to tackle the safe way. Another reason why they shouldn't play football cause they could get hurt more easily cause they don't have enough weight to take the hit. This essay will explain several reasons why women shouldn't play football.
I have mainly participated in football and basketball through the school. They were great way to keep me physiaclly fit and, football and basketball have definiatly increased my cardiovascular endurance. I can easily workout longer than what I could be able to do at the beginning of the semester. Football put me into good shape, but basketball has skyrocketed my cardiovascular edurance to probably the best it has ever been in my life. Basketball helps me improve balance and coordination, build endurance, develop concentration and self-discipline, burn calories, and build up muscle and bone density. Football helps me maintain and develop a better work ethic, it is a great stress reliever, it is a good overall workout, it strengthens my mental
This research topic is important for the diversification of gender roles in society. Since the beginning of the feminist crusade, most parts of the world are moving towards diversity of gender roles to enable a gender-balanced growth of the community (Eitzen, 2016). This topic highlights to the reader the possibility of achieving gender balance in sports and its benefits to the individuals and the society at large. This topic is important to achieving gender equity in the society as the evolution of gender roles is moving towards gifting the females in the society with bigger roles other than the traditional gender roles.
Historically, men have dominated sport, and dominant ideologies have excluded women (Appleby and Foster 2013; Messner 1994: 65 Server 2005 Besnier and Brownell 2012). To scholars like Kozak and Kozak (2013:107), gender is a social and cultural construct that discriminates against women in many sectors, including leisure involvement. The ideology of the natural difference between men and women, influences women participation in sports (Messner 2011). For instance, female athleticism is defined to strengthen the perception of male superiority and emphasise female inferiority (Theberge 1991:387).