Illegal hits in girls hockey turn legal
It has always been a controversial issue that girls should not be tough or strong, but many women today have moved past that judgement and shown that they can and will be stronger than many men. Hockey for example is a rough sport to play in, and many people believe that girls should be limited to how much body contact is allowed because girls ‘aren’t tough enough to take a hit.’ Girls should be able to check in women's hockey at all levels. Some say girls should not be able to check in hockey because they ‘wouldn’t be able to handle it’ but if they were taught at a young age how to protect themselves just like the guys were, girls would be more than capable of handling the body contact that is now illegal. Many hockey fans agree that if there was more body contact in women’s hockey there would be more of a turn out at the games. It’s proven that there is a larger head count at boys games than girls.
This has been a controversy since 1990 when they banned
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In high school hockey many times when a girl falls down there is a penalty called because the ref believes it was a result of an illegal hit, just like Angela Ruggiero proves when she says "Literally, I have players that will fall in front of me if I get near them, and I have to go to the box. It's frustrating after you work hard to get faster and stronger... If there was some consistency in reffing, I would be all for it." (1) Depending on the ref, sometimes girls can get away with being aggressive and often times that’s what the players want, but the coaches then argue with the refs about how they should be calling the game better to keep the girls ‘safe’. "The only thing I like about bodychecking is that it makes the game easier to referee," (1) said Canada captain Hayley Wickenheiser. Girls not being able to check causes massive inconsistency in the reffing