For two or three years, I have been my husband's personal cheerleading squad for his flag football team. Season after season I watch from the sidelines and they lose more than they win. A few teams have girls on their teams, one of which actually beat my husband's team. I asked my husband last weekend, why don't they add me to their team as a rusher to quickly get in and pull flags? His response was that he would have two deficits to overcome at that point instead of one--a female and young players that he has to deal with. He went on to say that it would be a death sentence for their team (already losers!!!). He added that he would have to talk to me differently (not as rough and direct), it wasn't as easy as it looked, emotion would cause the guys to be protective without their head in the game-in case I got touched or talked to inappropriately. Also, he referred to my sub-par athletic ability (o.k., I did excel in academics in school and never played sports before-so what, it can't be that hard to run towards a particular person right?).
I was not totally shocked that he assumed I would not be able to handle 'sports/guy sports' pressure. He immediately went into the 'protective' mode like I would necessarily need it. I was thinking about the cases we discussed and how they fit in here. There are girls flag football teams, guy flag football teams and co-ed teams. I do have options if I really choose to play. However, guys look for skill and ability first, rather than strategy. I, being of the more strategic mindset, made a great suggestion after seeing one of their major flaws-pulling flags quickly, and was shot down. I witnessed this technique from the co-ed team that beat them-they put their girls in on defense, to rush in quickly and pull the flags.
Ultimately, my husband did invite me to their practice if I was serious. So, be on the lookout for future posts to see if I've infiltrated the guy's flag football team!
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