Q&A: Co-ed sports benefits female athletes

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'No boys allowed! Jimmy Cao, a 16-year-old senior, is not allowed to play on the Hillsborough High School girls field hockey team, even though there’s no team for boys. Letting boys play on girls teams could eliminate opportunities for female athletes, according to New Jersey’s governing body for high school athletics. Title IX, however, does permit girls to play on boys teams — including contact sports such as wrestling or hockey — if there’s no team for girls.

Laura Pappano, co-author of “Playing With the Boys: Why Separate Is Not Equal,” played field hockey in high school and at Yale. She spoke to editorial writer Julie O’Connor about why she believes it would be good for the girls on this team, and female athletes in general, to let Cao play.'