what are your thoughts/opinions on girls in elementary school joining wrestling?

[XandertheWise]

Just wondering what other people's thoughts/opinions on girls in elementary school joining the wrestling team?

My hometown and the nearby neighboring town they now have girls from elementary school joining wrestling teams for sports. That's kind of cool but little girls in elementary school being in wrestling for sports I dunno about that.

that sport might be a bit rough for them. if its middle school and/or high school girls wrestling for school sports that's fine. and as long its girls team separate from the boys wrestling tatmes so its fair for them etc

[Mister Mets]

I would be fine with it as long as they stay strict on who is allowed to fight who.

[CaptainEurope]

I say whoa.

[Username taken]

I would be fine with it as long as they stay strict on who is allowed to fight who.

This basically.

[Catlady in training]

I admit I don't really get the fascination with competitive sports - it's good for kids to move, sure, but it should be fun and I think that too much competitiveness takes away from that and puts too much pressure on people, especially that young.
But that aside, if those kids want to participate in any specific sport (as in, they want to do it and are not pushed into it by their parents), why put up barriers, especially over something like gender? Girls and women are much more likely to be victims of physical attack, so any sport that helps them know basic self-defence is actually more beneficial for them than for boys.

[XandertheWise]

I would be fine with it as long as they stay strict on who is allowed to fight who.

Same here. Can't have a little girl to be in a wrestling match with a boy during a wrestling tournament. wrestling is a rough sport for middle and high schoolers.

Dunno if it's even a good idea to begin with for elementary kids even for the girls.

[Jack Dracula]

I worry that our darling little cowboys might have their fragile egos damaged if they’re absolutely crushed by a little girl in front of their friends and relatives. They may grow up with an attitude of respect and equality toward females instead of being misogynistic patriarchal assholes.
We can’t have that.

[Riv86672]

Just wondering what other people's thoughts/opinions on girls in elementary school joining the wrestling team?

My hometown and the nearby neighboring town they now have girls from elementary school joining wrestling teams for sports. That's kind of cool but little girls in elementary school being in wrestling for sports I dunno about that.

that sport might be a bit rough for them. if its middle school and/or high school girls wrestling for school sports that's fine. and as long its girls team separate from the boys wrestling tatmes so its fair for them etc

^^^I'm fine w. it.
And, if they start in elementary school, by the time they get to middle school, they’ll have a great understanding of the rules and fundamentals, and their bodies will have adapted to the rigors of the sport.

[The Darknight Detective]

I worry that our darling little cowboys might have their fragile egos damaged if they’re absolutely crushed by a little girl in front of their friends and relatives. They may grow up with an attitude of respect and equality toward females instead of being misogynistic patriarchal assholes.
We can’t have that.

FWIW, I can't think of one girl I ever went to school with that would have had the strength to best me in wrestling. It's not like I was huge, either.

[The Darknight Detective]

I would be fine with it as long as they stay strict on who is allowed to fight who.

Same here, MM.

[Riv86672]

Back when I was certifying in combatives, our classes were co-ed.

What the women lacked in physical strength they made up for in speed, flexibility, and yes, pure meanness.

[Catlady in training]

I worry that our darling little cowboys might have their fragile egos damaged if they’re absolutely crushed by a little girl in front of their friends and relatives. They may grow up with an attitude of respect and equality toward females instead of being misogynistic patriarchal assholes.
We can’t have that.

[Riv86672]

When I was a kid I thought misogynist was another word for masseur.

[Frobisher]

I think it’s ok as look as they’re taught kayfabe properly.