Coed sports have been argued for many years. There have been many examples in today's sports that support the idea of coed sports. Some have already even taken actions to do so. An example of these actions is, the girl who pitched in a Little League World Series game. Sports should be coed because they promote gender equality, build friendships, and increase self-confidence and pride. When boys and girls play together in sports it makes the competition more exciting to watch. One reason sports should be coed is it promotes gender equality. Gender equality is basically that his or her opportunity is not affected by their gender. Many people believe that males and females playing together in sports is one of the best ways to make sure each …show more content…
When athletes of opposite gender play sports together there is a greater opportunity for bonding to occur between the two genders (Cohen 228). This is turn, can strengthen a player’s social development, as stated in “Investigating Coed Sport’s Ability to Encourage Inclusion and Equality.” Too, this can benefit athletes later in their career when they become professional athletes and have to do interviews that are conducted by the opposite gender. Because of them previously bonding with the different sex in sports, they will be more comfortable and better prepared for it. It can also benefit them if they do not have a career in sports later in life. No matter where you work you are most likely going to have to work with someone of the opposite sex. If you play coed sports you will be better prepared with how to deal with the opposite gender and know their tendencies. From researching middle school students, Kelly Osborne figured out that what most young athletes enjoy most about coed sports is the chance to “interact with the opposite gender.” Athletes look forward to being able to play with other athletes of the other gender. Not to mention, it creates greater camaraderie between the team (Cohen 228). Coed sports create many companionships between males and …show more content…
As stated in “Investigating Coed Sports Ability to Encourage Inclusion and Equality”, “Females experienced increased self-confidence and pride.” Moreover, when athletes compete with the opposite sex, their skills are bettered. When players realize their skill set has increased as a result, their self-confidence is boosted. Self-confidence is one of the most important things needed to play sports. An athlete can be very talented but if he does not
Hubbard 3 believe in himself it does him no good. Self-confidence also helps athletes overcome fear. When playing coed sports and having increased confidence, athletes can play without having fear of competing with the opposite sex, particularly females. Also, when athletes are playing coed sports they get a sense of pride knowing they can compete with the other gender. Although females are labeled as less advantaged when playing with males, their increased sense of pride and self-confidence allows them to be “up to the challenge of competing against males” (“Should Sports Be Coed?” Junior Scholastic). When males and females are allowed to play sports together, they are benefited with greater self-confidence. On the other hand, many people argue coed sports would lead to male domination. As stated in "An Equal Playing Field: The Potential Conflict between Title IX & the
It goes without saying that a person's gender, racial and social origins influence their participation in sports. Particular races and genders often dominate certain sports. African Americans, for example, tend to dominate football and basketball, while Caucasians tend to dominate ice hockey. The same holds true for gender as well. Football is an entirely male dominated sport, while horseback riding, gymnastics and figure skating are much more female oriented. How and why did these divisions come about? Determining the origin of gender goes beyond the scope of this paper, however one can speculate about how gender classifications and stereotypes affect one's role in the sports arena.
Unintentionally, a lot of us have been boxed into institutions that promote gender inequality. Even though this was more prominent decades ago, we still see how prevalent it is in today’s world. According to the authors of the book, Gender: Ideas, Interactions, Institutions, Lisa Wade and Myra Marx Ferree define gendered institutions as “the one in which gender is used as an organizing principle” (Wade and Ferree, 167). A great example of such a gendered institution is the sports industry. Specifically in this industry, we see how men and women are separated and often differently valued into social spaces or activities and in return often unequal consequences. This paper will discuss the stigma of sports, how gender is used to separate athletes, and also what we can learn from sports at Iowa State.
Women in sports is relatively a new thing in the U.S. Until 1972, discrimination in sports on the basis of sex was very prevalent. Title IX established fairness in regards to sex discrimination for women in federally funded schools and programs. I had the ability to interview a woman who lived and went to school during this era.
The realm of sport is a very gender specific world. We associate specific sports with gender, for example only men play football and baseball, where women play softball and do gymnastics. Socially it is not accepted for people to break these set boundaries. When individuals attempt to fight the system, there are many social costs, for example being deemed "gay" in the most derogatory sense. However, benefits do arise in the long run, as colleges appreciate students who are willing to challenge societies' prejudices.
Giving women an equal opportunity to play against men will change the norm of women in sports and this can be seen as better because both genders will truly be viewed as equals. Women will also have more opportunities to play various sports that are exclusive to men, such as football and baseball. Brake also included numerous reasons why sports should be gender segregated.
First in foremost girls in coed sports should not play football with boys because girls are weaker than boys and they have body parts that could hurt and damage there bodys in many different ways. Most girls in the population play coed sports to be active and stay healthy.
Throughout history it is clear that not only women, but both genders have faced seemingly insurmountable barriers when attempting to break into a sport that is not "proper" or stereotypical for their gender to participate in. Though as a society we are making strides towards equality in sport, such as the advent of Title IX, it is clear that we still have a long way to go. Though breakthrough policies such as this are moving in the right direction, other evidence points towards the fact that as a society, we are still more comfortable with women in traditionally female sports such as field hockey as opposed to boxing, and men in traditionally male sports such as body building as opposed to synchronized swimming, since these activities fit with our preconceived notions of what is "normal" for a specific gender. Supporting this idea is the fact that though we seem to be moving towards equality in sport with many coeducational universities and colleges having sport opportunities for both sexes, funding is still extremely unequal, as states by the Women's Sports Foundation in 2001:
I think that putting guys and girls on the same teams for track, golf, and tennis. Some sports that I think are unfair to put guys and girls on the same team are football, baseball, and boxing. Some sports that could go either way are soccer, basketball, and martial arts. Since girls don’t have testosterone like guys they don’t have the strength that guys do so they are not as strong and more fragile. I think if girls play with guys there would be way more injuries for both genders.
When a woman or man joins a non-traditional sport for their gender or sex, it can have drastic social and cultural costs. These impact not just the individual but also the entire community. When a person challenges the gender roles of society, then they change the perceptions of what men or women are capable of doing, they further androgynize cultural norms, and they open up sports for others.
Since sports and athletics have been brought into our society it has always been gender specific. For example, it is seen that males should be playing the rough and tough sports or athletics such as rugby and football, whereas the women should be participating in less competitive sports and athletics such as swimming, or running. Can you imagine that the world population of women is around forty-nine percent and they still aren’t given the same opportunities or respect as men? Being a women in the twenty-first century playing one of those “non-traditional” sports is a tough task for these women. The women who choose to do so are usually questioned about their sexuality and
There are no conclusive evidence that girls on the team or the opposite team jeopardises group or cohesion or that it's a disadvantage statistically when it comes to certain sports with the opposite gender. In fact, research demonstrates that girls who participate with boys in sports are more resilient. A girls biological makeup should never stop them or discriminate them to doing something. Anybody should have the opportunity to play in any sport
...thletes but males and females should stay separated when it comes to sports. This controversial problem is dead and society is ignoring this issue by keeping sports separate between genders and this should stay this way.
I belive that female athletes should not be able to play with boys. Females are not as tough as boys, and they’ll end up getting hurt. Females don’t like to get as dirty as boys do. Females are not as strong as boys. In my opinion that just does not mix.I do not agree with females and males playing together.
Firstly, it is vital to note that anxiety, motivation, and concentration tremendously influence people's self-confidence and their performance at the long-run (Damon & Raedeke, P 188). Higher self-confidence reduces anxiety. The vice versa is also true. This is based on the fact that optimally confident sports people experience fewer doubts on self. Their worries reduce and give room for concentration in their activities. Additionally, motivated athletes are in a better position to strive towards achieving their goal. Motivation enables sports people to combat negativity and low self-esteem as they focus more on their goals other than obstacles. Therefore, it is fundamental to note that coaches and sports people must collaborate in finding any mechanisms that could stimulate and uphold self-esteem since it is, directly and indirectly, impactful to their
For many years gender inequality in sports was still present, even after the women's right movement, Title IX was passed in 1972 (Sandys, 2007). Title IX banned sex discrimination in any education program that is federally financed. This was supposed to correct the imbalance of treatment between the sexes of college students. Since the passing of the federal gender-equality law, universities started to offer a chance for many of women to participate, that was not previously offered before (Adams & Tuggle, 2004). Now that more women have jumped into the sports arena, many institutions are giving the appearance of offering more sports to females (Hardin & Shain, 2005). Equal opportunity for women in sports would provide better psychological and sociological development that would derive from the impact of sports participation.