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Post by Tom on Feb 22, 2024 8:16:03 GMT -5
In a girls basketball game, Lowell Collegiate Charter school forfeited their game to Kipp Academy after 3 girls got injured in the first half. Basketball is a physical game. Kipp has a biological/genetic guy on the team who identifies as female. Under MIAA rules this person is allowed to compete on the girls team. See linked short video of one play
In a completely inappropriate response to the situation, the Kipp player has received threats after the Lowell game. Kipp is forfeiting their next game for what I assume are safety reasons
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Feb 22, 2024 8:20:08 GMT -5
Can't wait to see the direction in which this thread goes...
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Post by hcpride on Feb 22, 2024 10:59:31 GMT -5
I’m confident nobody on Crossports thought this was a good idea (before or after the unsurprising injuries).
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Post by longsuffering on Feb 22, 2024 20:45:13 GMT -5
The player who jerked the ball away looks older than high school age with possibly the beginning of a receding hairline. Why can't common sense be applied and prohibit these situations for safety reasons?
I feel for the transgender student, too. If the transgender trend continues at the high school level perhaps there can be can be regional co-op teams with m-to-f students playing against each other for safety reasons, such as a Central Mass team vs a Metro West team and a Merrimack Valley team, etc.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Feb 23, 2024 7:47:28 GMT -5
Interesting that you call it a “trend.”
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Post by timholycross on Feb 23, 2024 17:04:48 GMT -5
Unfortunately, they are going to qualify for the MIAA tournament. Based on their season to date, they have no chance of winning multiple games in the tournament; perhaps one game. Unfortunately, the games will be a circus, I'm sure.
I don't agree w/trans players, but reading the story, it appears that the two schools played earlier and there was no problem. These are not competitive programs, very low level of play. The kid (no pronoun needed) was going to play a whole season and fly under the radar screen.
Update: KIPP decided to not enter the tournament, most certainly disappointing the vultures on both sides of the issue.
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