• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    i think sport, exspecially in schools, should always be mixed

    At the middle school age range, girls are typically bigger and stronger than their male peers. Boys don’t catch up until 14-16, at which point they rapidly put on height and mass to exceed their girl peers.

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      2 hours ago

      And what about it? It’s been demonstrated within equality movements that statistical biological strength corresponding to sex does not always correspond to actual performance.

      Mixed sports will allow a more inclusive learning style, which technically will allow a greater variety of skills to be develop and more opportunities for the future.

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        1 hour ago

        It’s been demonstrated within equality movements that statistical biological strength corresponding to sex does not always correspond to actual performance.

        Depends heavily on the sport and the quality of coaching. Direct contact sports - football in particular - present real risks to the players when there’s a big disparity in size and strength.

        But then there’s an argument that middle/high school contact sports shouldn’t be allowed to begin with, precisely because of the risk of injury.

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          1 hour ago

          big disparity in size and strength

          So what you’re essentially saying is we should make decisions based on the individuals weight class rather than gender?