10 Year-old Banned from Youth Football Because She’s a Girl: My Take

Published: July 13, 2008, 8:30 am

Tags: lifestyle and social commentary, news, 10 year old, football, michael, mike, youth sports

MyFOX Cleveland’s picture of Alycia Figueroa of Ashtabula, Ohio. *All rights remain with MyFOX Channel 8 Cleveland and FOX News* Scenario: Your 10 year-old daughter comes home from school and tells you she wants to play football. What do you do? Well, according to a report out of Cleveland, Ohio, Alycia Figueroa is being told she can’t. Figueroa Mother is saying it’s ridiculous that a girl can’t play football in 2008. The league worries about her getting hurt but he mother rebuts saying, “If that’s what they’re worried about is her getting roughed up, she’ll be fine.” Some at the league suggested cheerleading, but Alycia says she’s a tomboy and she doesn’t cheer, she plays and has been playing all of her life with the boys. Folks, as much as I’d love to say “yes” to a little girl’s right to get roughed up, I do see the other side. In virtually any other team sport I could see

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