Friday, March 13, 2009

Women's (Sporty) History Month

So ESPN jumped on the Women's History Month bandwagon. But I have to say I learned a few things.

Did you know that girls used to play six-on-six basketball, which had different rules than the game we know today? They played this version because a full court, five-on-five game was considered "too aggressive... inappropriate and too physically demanding" for girls. Unbelievable that some small towns played this unequal game until the 1990s!




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3 Comments:

At 11:37 AM, Blogger Melissa and Emmitt said...

hi ariel!
it is so nice to meet you. i found your website and blog through ladies who launch and i just wanted to tell you that i love your company and your vision.

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At 1:44 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

In jr high in the 70/s that's how we played and whatever your position was you could only play half the court - it wasn't until oh 77 or 78 that activism hit our town and I was there, how exciting it is. Young girls and women just don't know how much progress has been made!

 
At 5:41 PM, Anonymous sticker mom said...

Not only could you play on only half the court but you couldn't dribble the ball more than three bounces! A very boring game at my jr high school...

 

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