Ladies Football Club Presentation Evening - Should Women Play Football?

@ellie333 (21016)
May 18, 2008 4:42am CST
I went to a presentation evening last night for ladies football team and thoroughly enjoyed my evening. My friends daughter picked up a Player of the Match award and Best New Player Award. The atmosphere was fantastic and they showed some of the highlights from different matches. There was a definate team spirit amongst them all and the guys who coach and train we amazing in their speaches of how dedicated they all are. I think it is fantastic to see girls participate in this sport but what do you think? Should they play or should they leave it to the men? Please share your thoughts. Ellie :D
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14 responses
18 May 08
I see no reason at all why women should not play football, sometimes they are better than the guys - LOL My late Father used to play football for a local team and he always said that sometimes the ladies were better players than the blokes, and he often refereed the local ladies team too.
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@ellie333 (21016)
19 May 08
Well done your dad, that is one job I wouldn't like to do the poor ref always gets the blame eh! I was so pleased for my friends daughter to receive such recognition and it was so obvious that each girl really enjoyed the football. Thanks for sharing. Ellie :D
• United States
19 May 08
Well, that'll be great for women to learn football. That will be a real funny show for me to watch. Of course, there will be different standards from mens football. There are risks involved. So ladies should never follow the same steps as men.
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@Gollywog (1092)
18 May 08
I watch the England womens team they are as good as the men! I think woman should play footie! I enjoy watching them as I do the mens teams.
@ellie333 (21016)
18 May 08
thats good to hear. Go girls eh! Ellie :D
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@Gollywog (1092)
18 May 08
Us girls rule!! We are as good as the boys.lol. If not better. he he.
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@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
18 May 08
I guess it is also wonderful for ladies to play football, we have a lot of women nowadays who can run and who have that love for the said sport! I always love to play before but I don't have that air for the game, LOL! During my physical education in College, I always end up catching my breath!LOL! need to exercise more!
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• United States
18 May 08
I agree,I rather cheers and watched rather than dying early!LOL!
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@ellie333 (21016)
18 May 08
LOL I would never make it from one of the pitch to the other but I think if girls want to play they should and enjoy it as much as the men do. I will be going to a few games at some stage, but only to watch LOL. Ellie :D
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@Cocoa33 (921)
• United States
18 May 08
personally i think a woman can do whatever she puts her mind. the way i see it since women go through a lot for nine months, and spend hrs in the delivery room to bring a baby in the world. that alone makes her tough. she can take care of her family, and make sure the family has what they need. she is able to take the pain that she will endure out on the field. i think it will be interesting to see ladies play the games. i like football. I say "Ladies U go Girl"
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@ellie333 (21016)
18 May 08
Hi Thanks Cocoa33, Yes I agree if they can go through the pain of childbirth they can endure pain on the pitch. I will leave it to the younger ladies though as these days I wouldn't even be able to run the length of the pitch! LOL. Ellie :D
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@littleowl (7157)
19 May 08
Hi Ellie-yuk sorry I hate footbsll to me its just 22 men kicking the ball around the pitch for undeserved amounts of money-dread to think what a womans team would be like-but am glad you had a really good evening-blessings littleowl
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
18 May 08
Why shouldn't women play "masculine" sports. We have a very thriving women's rugby team here who are always getting themselves in the paper. A friend of our daughters has played football since she was about nine and the team is very successful. More power to them I say. Just don't ask me to play though. Not a pretty sight. LOL.
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@ellie333 (21016)
18 May 08
Yes I agree women should be allowed. It was so good to see such team spirit too and my friends daughter receiving two trophies really made the night. Ellie :D
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
18 May 08
She did very well didn't she. I bet her mum was very proud of her. It's wonderful when you see your children succeeding. Makes all the heartache worthwhile.
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• Canada
19 May 08
Yes they should . They should take part almost in every games.I find no problem at all.
@ellie333 (21016)
19 May 08
Thats good to hear, thanks for sharing your views. Ellie :D
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
18 May 08
Sure. I think that women should be able to do anything that any man can do if she wants to do it. It is a free world and women can do some things just as good as men can, if not better than them sometimes. I think women should be given a chance at more things than they already are.
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@ellie333 (21016)
18 May 08
Hi Thanks Steph I do too. They are really good players and they do it so much for the sport as there is no money involved like with the guys games. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this. Ellie :D
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@raydene (9871)
• United States
18 May 08
Hi Doll Is this football or what here in the US we call soccer? If so our girls play soccer and it's popular xoxoxoxoxoxo
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@ellie333 (21016)
18 May 08
Hi Raydene, It is what you in the US call soccer and I am pleased to hear that it is already popular with the girls over there. Ellie :D
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@jillhill (37354)
• United States
18 May 08
To me that would depend on if they were playing other girls or guys. I think guys have a tendency to play a little rougher....but if a girl wants to play football on one should stop her from doing it or any other sport!
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@ellie333 (21016)
18 May 08
Hi Jill no I am talking all girl teams here as you say men play a bit rougher. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this one. Ellie :D
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@elmiko (6630)
• United States
19 May 08
Congradulations on your daughters friend. Thats cool for women to have their own league just like men. I remember this girl back in high school who wanted to play football with the guys as there was no womens league. I can't believe she wanted to do that and the coach actaully let her. She ended up getting her leg broken. Thats bad but what do you expect.
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@marketing07 (6266)
• South Korea
18 May 08
i think, the women can also play football now a days if men can, women also can do it..i love football..
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@ellie333 (21016)
18 May 08
I used to love football as I bought up with it as my father was a very good player but have only recently started taking an interest again because of my friends daughter playing and my son becoming interested in it. I think ladies can play just aswell as men too. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this. Ellie :D
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@gemini_rose (16264)
18 May 08
As I was growing up, there were no girls football teams at school. No girl was really interested in playing it, we were all netball, hockey and rounders. Football was something the boys played and us girls would go and drool over them when they played!! Nowadays it is becoming really common to see girls playing football, indeed my niece plays and by all accounts is very good. She plays in a local league so she must be good. I love that girls get the chance to play and I think that some of the girls could give men a run for their money. Maybe they should give girls a chance to play for England, who knows we might win for once!!
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@ellie333 (21016)
18 May 08
It was the same for me at school too but more and more girls like you say are playing themselves now and some certainly could give the guys a run for their money eh! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this one. Ellie :D
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• United States
19 May 08
I bet that this will be a real funny show to watch. I wonder if girls should ever lear to play football. I bet that this will be real fun. I bet that there will be different standards from mens football. Well, to me, I think that girls should leave all that to the men.