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Female Football Player Rights
August 16, 2010
I believe that the National Football League (NFL) and Colleges in the United states should discuss creating a professional football league and college league for women. Yes, girls can play football in high school and some play recreationally, but they should allow us to play in college and professionally also! Being a tomboy, I play football often during my daily school break, and find a lot of fun in the activity. I'm sure I speak for some of the female race when I state that it is unfair for us women not being able to play football professionally/in college by law!
As I stated earlier, I play football recreationally with a lot of the guys in my middle school. I am the only female to play the sport there, but I am also one of the best! I can throw a perfect spiral a good thirty yards, I can run faster than 98% of the guys in my middle school, and am one of the best recievers our teams have. I played flag football when I was in elementary school, and am considering playing in high school. But here's where I'm at a loss: Why play in high school if I can't continue to play in college and in my adult life AFTER college like I can in the other sports I participate in? There isn't a point. Which is also why I'm stressing the fact that the NFL and colleges nation wide should hear me out. I think it would be worth while, and would NOT be a waste of our time and money. I can only assume this, but a lot of women out of the American population do play football, and some may want to play professionally, me being one of the main contenders. So, can someone PLEASE tell me, why CAN'T we play?
© Lara C., Norwalk, CT
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SadieIsNumber1 BRONZE said...
on Jun. 5 2023 at 2:27 pm
sorry i didnt mean to post that twice lol
SadieIsNumber1 BRONZE said...
on Jun. 5 2023 at 2:27 pm
At my school, our football team played another team that had a girl on it. honestly being on a team with a bunch of boys would be frustrating and can be bring down someones confidence due to people being old school and thinking that girls cant do it. But i do agree that everyone should be able to play any sport they want which includes boys. for example, i would love for my school to have a boys volleyball team. But i dont think that its a good idea for both girls and boys and everything inbetween to be on the same teams no matter how much you ar etrained to handle roughness of a boy OR girl. because both are brutal in their own ways.
SadieIsNumber1 BRONZE said...
on Jun. 5 2023 at 2:27 pm
At my school, our football team played another team that had a girl on it. honestly being on a team with a bunch of boys would be frustrating and can be bring down someones confidence due to people being old school and thinking that girls cant do it. But i do agree that everyone should be able to play any sport they want which includes boys. for example, i would love for my school to have a boys volleyball team. But i dont think that its a good idea for both girls and boys and everything inbetween to be on the same teams no matter how much you ar etrained to handle roughness of a boy OR girl. because both are brutal in their own ways.
steph_curry_fan_2 said...
on Jan. 28 2020 at 5:18 pm
being a football payer, i would be uncomfortable hitting a girl and by the way there is leagues for girls
JackCuncannan BRONZE said...
on Apr. 27 2018 at 1:21 pm
Men get hurt by other men as well so what's the gender matter?
Bookerland said...
on Nov. 14 2017 at 4:08 pm
Uh, no, we aren't as strong/stronger. We have the same rights as men now. in the eighteen hundreds maybe we didn't, but we do now. Just like the whole black racism thing, Women have he same rights now, but we didn't have then. There's no point in saying we don't, and demanding for 'justice'
thefreshman BRONZE said...
on Sep. 7 2017 at 2:29 pm
If you want a football league you should create it yourself there's is enough woman to do that so stop complaining for others to create a league build the league your self this is what the nfl did or you can get good enough and actually play in the nfl.
Brooke Conklin said...
on Oct. 20 2016 at 4:11 pm
You're so dumb. I play football. I can take a hit. I'm female. Actually, I took the hardest hit out of everyone on the whole team this year. I'm 5'7 and I got tackled by a guy who is 6'6. You know what I did? I jumped right back up and played the next play. Not all girls are "sensitive". Don't stereotype us.
Brooke Conklin said...
on Oct. 20 2016 at 4:07 pm
What the hell. You guys are sexist. I'm a girl and I play football. I played in middle school and I am going to in high school. I can grab the ball right. I'm not a perv in the locker room. I'm actually better then a lot of the players on our team. Females are just as capable as men in sports.
Punter013 said...
on Oct. 3 2016 at 3:43 pm
women should have their own separate league from the nfl, just because it would be more competitive when playing each other not saying that they cant compete with the players in the NFL but just it would be more logical to start a women's league first and to see how that goes
pleasestop said...
on Sep. 27 2016 at 10:25 am
than why hasnt that happened yet.... lol
Your wrong said...
on Aug. 12 2016 at 11:36 am
Your wrong I play football with boys everyday they be 15 and 16 year olds against a 13 year old do the math but it's the other way around yeah you probably think I have a advantage because I'm a girl but no I get treated equally just as much respect as a boy would get yeah their has been times I've got hurt and tackled by boys 5 times my size but that didn't stop me from doing what I love i got up and finished playing now here's were your wrong u said girls cant tackle anyone first of all I don't get tackled because they can't catch me and yeah I take a hit and I know how to give one in return
Your wrong said...
on Aug. 12 2016 at 11:36 am
Your wrong I play football with boys everyday they be 15 and 16 year olds against a 13 year old do the math but it's the other way around yeah you probably think I have a advantage because I'm a girl but no I get treated equally just as much respect as a boy would get yeah their has been times I've got hurt and tackled by boys 5 times my size but that didn't stop me from doing what I love i got up and finished playing now here's were your wrong u said girls cant tackle anyone first of all I don't get tackled because they can't catch me and yeah I take a hit and I know how to give one in return
Woman's right said...
on Aug. 12 2016 at 11:18 am
Who cares what gender/sex it shouldn't matter women is as strong as men. back in the day man was supposed to do all the sports and destructive stuff while women stayed in the house to cook, clean ,and do all the house work. I think if women/ girls wanna take that risk let them. I'm speaking from a girls point of view I play football every day and every day it's more boys bigger than me but that doesn't scared me. When I play football I don't get tackled its not the fact cause I'm a girl but is because im to fast for them to catch
Gagspussy said...
on Jun. 11 2016 at 2:47 pm
FUCK YOU GUYS RUN FASTER AND IF A GIRL PLAYED ON MY TEAM I WOULD JUST FUCK HER
Football said...
on Jun. 11 2016 at 2:44 pm
FOOTBALL IS FOR MEN I AGREE THERE IS a dam girl on my team i donot think she should play because of the locker room she will perv
GirlsCanPlayInTheNFL said...
on Jun. 7 2016 at 4:15 pm
@NFL League I don,t think its guys being scared of hurting the girls I think its fear of getting beat by them.
Football4life said...
on May. 10 2016 at 10:42 am
Girls have the same rights as men and people should stop being sexist.
brookelyn adams said...
on Apr. 19 2016 at 11:14 am
I strongly believe that if we have a fundraiser for girls to play football we could raise some money and we could talk to some people and see if we can start girl football for all ages!
NFL League said...
on Mar. 25 2016 at 10:46 am
I think that girls should have their own league of football.They would get hurt playing with men.
