Women In Men’s Sports Essay, Research Paper

Should women be allowed to play on male sports teams? Method of Development:

What physical and mental differences do males and females have which might

affect the game or moral? Tentative Thesis: As far as mental and physical

attributes are concerned, men and women are not created equally. Neither is

superior, however, the differences between a man and a woman could affect how

they participate in competitive sports. I. Introductory Paragraph: Use examples

of differences/stereotypes. Women’s soccer taking off shirt after winning game/

vs. men’s game. Women want to compete w/men to earn more respect and to be

treated equally. Insert thesis. Finish with a few points of support from below

for transition. II. Support Paragraphs: Mental and Physical differences A. Men

have more endurance. 1. It is scientifically proven that women often tire before

men in aerobic exercise. 2. So are the lengths of the quarters, periods, matches

etc. shortened to women’s games? B. Men are stronger and faster 1. Teams would

be competitively uneven when Men outnumber women. 2. Women might complain of

discrimination when chosen for the lesser positions. C. What will be done to

avoid injury to women’s chests? 1. List sports where special care will have to

be taken if women join in. 2. Fouls to women’s chests can be considered sexual

harassment. 3. Men will have to avoid women or relearn the sport they have come

to know. Transition Paragraph D. Men are taught to hit hard and break down the

offense. 1. Women are taught to be nice and polite. 2. Men have years of

experience over women in the hit em’ till they fall department. 3. Transition

sentence re: physical- mental aspects. E. Years of good manners have taught men

that ladies are first and to never harm a lady. 1. All of the time spent

teaching boys to be nice and respectful of girls is out the window. 2. Most men

will just back off rather than get competitively physical with a woman. 3. If a

new generation of boys grow up knocking down girls in pee-wee football will the

violence end on the field? F. Sexual Tension will affect the game and the team.

1. Getting a co-ed bunch of great athletes together in a competitive situation

is a prime place for sexual tension to fester. 2. There will be love triangles

and flings that will affect the game. 3. Men will tend to act macho and show off

more for females even when not in best interest of the team. G. Sexual

harassment will be a major issue that will not allow boys to be boys. 1. What is

to be done about the locker room(s)? 2. Coaches will have to completely change

their language and attitudes to avoid accusations. 3. In physical sports there

is often touching/hitting that would be considered sexual harassment when

occurring male vs. female. 4. Boys can’t be boys in the one last place they have

always been able to act like themselves. III. Concluding Paragraph: Start with

the fall of the man (sarcasm) as he looses his locker room spirit. Use some

shock headlines of future sports with mixed gender teams. Conclude with serious

points mentioned above about why it just won’t work.