- Jul 29, 2004
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An issue has arisen at my my boys under 15 team that is causing the club an issue, and I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced anything similar.
A few months back "a girl" moved to the area(in calling her that for the purposes of this thread because biologically that is what she is). She came to the club on sign up day and said she classified herself an non binary and wanted to play in the boys team even though the club has a girls team for her age group u15. They are allowed to play mixed at that age so the club had no issue with it. Fast forward a few weeks and the parents have had a word with the coach that the boys are being too rough with their child in training. Fact is they are being no different to how they are with each other. The coach explained this and again mentioned the girls team to and the parents took offense to this, saying their child was being discriminated against. They are now asking why she hasn't yet featured in a competitive match(pre lock down) and would lodge a formal complaint if this persisted when they resume. Problem is this girl is very slight and weak in training and would fare even worse in the league.
Anyone experienced anything similar and how it was dealt with?
A few months back "a girl" moved to the area(in calling her that for the purposes of this thread because biologically that is what she is). She came to the club on sign up day and said she classified herself an non binary and wanted to play in the boys team even though the club has a girls team for her age group u15. They are allowed to play mixed at that age so the club had no issue with it. Fast forward a few weeks and the parents have had a word with the coach that the boys are being too rough with their child in training. Fact is they are being no different to how they are with each other. The coach explained this and again mentioned the girls team to and the parents took offense to this, saying their child was being discriminated against. They are now asking why she hasn't yet featured in a competitive match(pre lock down) and would lodge a formal complaint if this persisted when they resume. Problem is this girl is very slight and weak in training and would fare even worse in the league.
Anyone experienced anything similar and how it was dealt with?