Raising Girl Athletes in a Transgender World
Not long ago, I watched my daughter, a college freshman, play a dual match on her college tennis team. Every time I watched her serve an ace, I thought about how much effort, time, and commitment it took for her to earn a college tennis scholarship. I remembered the 5 a.m. trips to the tennis club before school because she decided she needed extra work on her to serve. Some competitive junior tennis players humorously wear T-shirts that read, “I Can’t, I Have Tennis” because that’s what they have to say so often to their friends. The men’s team at my daughter’s college was also competing in the same location on that day. From a glance down to the men’s courts, it was evident that the women’s tennis team would stand no chance competing against the men’s team. No one could honestly make a case to the contrary. The observation is rooted in visible biological reality. Simply put, males are (in general) taller, heavier, stronger, and faster than their female counterparts. These male athleti