Rachel Became Football Captain
By: Rachel Stone | Age: 17 | On: 03-19-2009
This is one of many reader entries from the Share Your Story section, designed to encourage and inspire other women to rise to the challenge and follow their dreams.
Have you ever been told you can't
because you're a girl?
I was told I couldn’t play football in primary school when I was younger. I was encouraged to play Netball or something else. I was upset but put it down to my poor skill. That was until I moved up to High School and was not only able to play football but was able to captain. How bizarre?
I still get it now when I have a kick about with my male mates they are surprised that a women can play just as well as them, other comments were to do with my sexuality which is also false, how dare a heterosexual women play a sport to keep fit, would they rather I was a fat “lady like” person. I laugh about it now.
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gretchen | March 19th, 2009 11:45 am
It is always encouraging to hear stories like this. Way to turn the negative into a positive! b-)
samantha | March 23rd, 2009 10:51 am
/:) nice you showed them
Tricia Binion Gardner | March 24th, 2009 3:07 pm
Kudos, to you!