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Team 7- The Buckets

Minutes from week 4 Attendance: Hayley, Fiona, Haydn, Geoff, Sean Absent: Dave The reading by Hastie, focussed on participation of girls in sport, more specifically what percentage of girls play hockey. During the practice phase of the season, girls and boys had equal participation rates. But when the formal competition began, boys had more responses. And at the conclusion of the season, they had interviews and girls said they enjoyed playing in mixed teams and they felt they had increased responsibility, even though boys tended to dominate the decisions about power roles. As a team, we discussed the implications of mixed teams and whether they were positive or caused trouble. The main issues were: · Equal opportunities for both genders, no discrimination. We discussed that all people should have an equal opportunity, no matter what gender or ability. It can be hard for girls to feel comfortable playing sport with guys, but a lot can be encouraged by the, Hayley and Fiona (the two girls in the team) commented that that is true for them and get more motivated playing with guys, as they are always encouraging and motivating. · Boys taking over sports too much and girls becoming self-conscious It is very common for guys to get that white line fever attitude and go so over the top and intimidate girls and other team mates. They can be very physical and so girls are less likely to play the common physical sports. We all agreed that it the earlier years of primary and high school, it was very prevalent but as you go into university and adulthood, people are more accepting. · Physical nature of sport and whether suitable for girls. Games such as hockey, football and the like are all very physical tough games, but more and more girls are participating in them at competition level. As the girls become more comfortable playing against boys, the number of participating will increase.