Boys vs. Girls highschool wrestling

In many states, girls are now participating on highschool wrestling teams. Many girls defeat boys in their weight class, compete on the varsity team, and even qualify for their state tournament.

How do you feel about highschool (olympic style) co-ed wrestling?

It's a good thing, gives girls a chance to compete

It has it's drawbacks

It should be banned

Guys only: If you had to wrestle a girl at a meet, what would you do?

Forfeit to avoid any embarassment

Let the girl win

Fake an injury to get out of it

Try to win the match like normal

Girls only: If you have wrestled a boy(s), what was the most common result?

Won by forfeit

Won by decision

Won by tech. fall

Won by pin

Lost by decision

Lost by pin

Girls only: If you beat a boy, what did it accomplish, how did it make you feel, or what was the long-term result?

Guys only: If you lost to a girl, how did you feel and what was the result?

Embarassed

Weak

Sexually excited

Depressed

You were teased/harassed by friends/teammates

People laughed at you

You quit the team

You became well known for losing to a girl

Girls only: What has been the reaction to your wrestling career?

People look down on you

Boys are scared to wrestle you

Boys are affraid of getting beat by a girl

Most people are supportive

It has caused a lot of controversy

People are surprised at your ability

You got a lot of media attention

Guys want to wrestle you for body contact

Guys want to lose to you (to feel humiliated)

Do you think body contact is a major issue in co-ed wrestling? (in other words do girls or guys wrestle to feel up the opposite sex as some critics have stated).

Yes, it always happens

In most cases

Not very much

Never, kids only wrestle for competition

Hard to say for sure

Girls only: How many of your co-ed matches did you win?

Girls only: Who are usually the tougher opponents?

Girls

Boys

This poll was created on 2002-03-04 04:31:07 by Laws4life