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!
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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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!
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...