The teammate of the Massachusetts high school field hockey player who lost several teeth when an opposing player hit him in the face Thursday called on authorities to create a new all-boys league, following their “significant” athletic performance. advantage.
Kelsey Bain, a captain at Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School, sent her letter to the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association on X Sunday, after her teammate was drilled in the face by a Swampscott High School player.
After the girl’s “screams and screams of fear and pain” filled the stadium, the MIAA released a statement saying it strives to create a “welcoming, safe and belonging environment for all participants,” in accordance with state law that prohibits gender discrimination in academics. . sports.
“I understand that the MIAA complies with the Massachusetts Equal Rights Amendment, but to continue to use the law as a scapegoat for criticism and issues on this topic is unacceptable,” Bain wrote.
“The athletic gap between the sexes becomes very pronounced around the age of 15. Higher testosterone levels provide an advantage in sports where aggression and risk-taking behavior are involved,” he continued, adding, “the rules of high school field hockey were created for women. compared to the women’s game.” .”
Bain also cites claims that male athletes are 30% stronger on average and can jump 25% higher, throw 25% farther, run 11% faster and sprint 20% faster than women.
“How long does the MIAA plan to use girls as statistical data points before they realize that boys don’t belong in girls’ sports? Twenty injuries? A hundred? Death?,” the letter asked.
It was reported that a male player (#2 for Swampscott) disfigured a female player’s teeth. Men are allowed to play on women’s teams in MA because of “equal treatment”
This is the city where the former NCAA president and governor, Charlie Baker, lived. Be careful to comment, @CharlieBakerMA ? pic.twitter.com/ahyGrzA2Ox
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) November 3, 2023
Bain called on regulators to create a new league for men, pointing out that “at least” 41 men play on the Bay State’s girls field hockey team, and said there is “potentially more interest” but “stigma … may be a barrier.”
“Student safety is not a successful defense for excluding students of one gender from joining teams of the opposite gender. The argument generally fails because of the lack of correlation between injuries and mixed-sex teams,” the MIAA said in its statement, which drew criticism from Riley Gaines, a former college swimmer turned activist against biological males in women’s sports.
The injury, which occurred during a playoff game, was caught on camera. The Swampscott boy was seen rolling behind his stick for a shot on goal, but instead the ball drilled into his opponent’s face at point blank range.
Those injured who were not named while playing “suffered significant facial and dental injuries,” Dighton Rehoboth Superintendent Bill Runey confirmed.
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