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.
Actually I have read articles pointing out that all kids are getting more lifelong injuries because they are starting sport sooner, are specializing earlier and playing their specialty sport year round. When we have tots at 3 playing soccer....well nuff said. What happened to running around the playground in an unorganized fashion enjoying life when you are in elementary school?
Living in the land-o-overachieving-parents&kids, I really see this effect in action! Kids of both genders are getting more serious sports injuries because by the time they're 12, the travel baseball kids (just picking a sport here) have baseball practice multiple times a week, private pitching classes, 2-3x/week plyometics drills, extra batting practice, etc etc etc.
Somehow I think Title IX has nothing to do with that...
Actually I have read articles pointing out that all kids are getting more lifelong injuries because they are starting sport sooner, are specializing earlier and playing their specialty sport year round. When we have tots at 3 playing soccer....well nuff said. What happened to running around the playground in an unorganized fashion enjoying life when you are in elementary school?
Living in the land-o-overachieving-parents&kids, I really see this effect in action! Kids of both genders are getting more serious sports injuries because by the time they're 12, the travel baseball kids (just picking a sport here) have baseball practice multiple times a week, private pitching classes, 2-3x/week plyometics drills, extra batting practice, etc etc etc.
Somehow I think Title IX has nothing to do with that...
