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Regarding women coaching men's teams, I'm in general agreement with the feminist position here. I've seen women coach men at high schools where I've taught and they are successful as long as they posses three qualities:
1) they LIKE men
2) they rule with a strong hand
3) they know their stuff
The problems come when a woman coaches a team and she:
1) doesn't like men
2) doesn't rule with a strong hand
3) gets offended any time a boy athlete burps or doesn't act like a girl
4) acts like she's a victim of sex discrimination because she doesn't get respect when a weak male coach wouldn't get any more respect than she does.
I've seen boy athletes show fierce loyalty to female coaches who treat them well, just as they show loyalty to similar male coaches. The issue isn't the gender, its the coach' s attitude.
--Glenn Sacks, columnist
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I'm in total agreement with you, Glenn. There's no question about males coaching women's teams, especially at high school levels. I think if a woman is capable of coaching a men's team, and she's more qualified than the male candidate, then she should get the job.
I *do* think the outlandish awards in cases of sexual discrimination need to be changed, though. And too many women try to take advantage of sexual discrimination laws just to "get their way," whether they were actually discriminated against or not.
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