Hurt Girls (NTTimes on another downside to Title IX)
Former Member
Anyone catch the NY Times Sunday Magazine Article "Hurt Girls" two weeks ago which posited the politically incorrect fact that female athletes propelled by Title IX are ending up as physical wrecks by the time they are young adults? Dealing mostly with girls in soccer, lacrosse, and basketball, there were some hard figures showing, for example, that female athletes in soccer get ACT tears at five times the rate of males. (As expected, swimming did not come up as a source of injury). Most of the letters published this week in response were the reflexive defense of Title IX by the Title IX athletic establishment.
(As expected, swimming did not come up as a source of injury)
Is this expected, though? I don't have any stats, but it seems to me more girls suffer injuries in swimming than boys, too, but this is purely based on anecdotal evidence. In college I saw lots more girls with ice packs strapped to their shoulders than boys.
The article seems to suggest that the problem is with the fact that now girls are being driven and coached as if they were boys
Or is it because girls are tougher than boys and tend to train harder?
(As expected, swimming did not come up as a source of injury)
Is this expected, though? I don't have any stats, but it seems to me more girls suffer injuries in swimming than boys, too, but this is purely based on anecdotal evidence. In college I saw lots more girls with ice packs strapped to their shoulders than boys.
The article seems to suggest that the problem is with the fact that now girls are being driven and coached as if they were boys
Or is it because girls are tougher than boys and tend to train harder?
