Kids Basketball Team Disqualified Because They Have Girl On Their Roster
A kids basketball team from Charlottesville, Virginia, has been disqualified from the finals of the National Travel Basketball Association (NTBA) tournament simply because they have a talented young girl, Kymora Johnson, on their team.
Johnson has played on the team for three years.and has competed in hundreds of tournaments for the team. She even competed in two Travel Basketball Association tournaments, according to her mother. But not this year, the NTBA says.
Since the tournament does have both girls and boys teams, Kymora will be allowed to participate as part of a female team, and her male teammates are showing their solidarity with her by wearing pink uniforms as they make their way through the NTBA tournament….READ MORE at LiberalAmerica.org
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By: Andrew Bradford
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23 responses to Kids Basketball Team Disqualified Because They Have Girl On Their Roster
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Kim Serrahn August 6th, 2015 at 16:05
now that’s bull crap. if little league lets girls play and play in nationals basketball should do the same.
Suzanne McFly August 6th, 2015 at 18:22
How many of the kids on the other teams complained? I am going to guess none.
whatthe46 August 6th, 2015 at 22:10
she must be really good. and someones scared of her kicking their butts. wouldn’t surpise me if someone paid them off to do this considering she’s played in two of them.
Suzanne McFly August 6th, 2015 at 23:23
I am sure some “macho” parent didn’t want his little boy to lose to a girl so a problem was caused. I can’t wait for the day when we can say “I remember when girls weren’t even allowed to play on the same team as boys”.
rg9rts August 7th, 2015 at 06:15
And the little piggy in training cried wee wee wee all the way home
Suzanne McFly August 7th, 2015 at 11:30
What kind of lessons will these youngsters learn from this? We are allowed to discriminate when gender is considered?
rg9rts August 7th, 2015 at 11:35
Google MLB scouts teenage french girl
Suzanne McFly August 7th, 2015 at 13:44
Bound to happen, females play sports now. We finally have teams we can play on in school other than cheerleading. Eventually at least one of us will stand out and won’t be explained away.
rg9rts August 7th, 2015 at 14:59
But in France
Suzanne McFly August 7th, 2015 at 15:34
It is happening here too. On my high school football team, my cousins cousin from the other side of the family is a kicker and she is a female. And here is a story of a woman coaching an NFL team….http://mmqb.si.com/Jen-Welter-Arizona-Cardinals-first-NFL-female-coach
rg9rts August 7th, 2015 at 17:28
Cardinals
illinoisboy1977 August 7th, 2015 at 11:54
That we have to sometimes follow rules, even when we don’t agree with them.
rg9rts August 7th, 2015 at 06:14
Meanwhile MLB is seriously scouting a girl
whatthe46 August 7th, 2015 at 09:12
you’re joking right.
rg9rts August 7th, 2015 at 11:21
No…and a French one at that…16 years old….think it was last week in the news
whatthe46 August 7th, 2015 at 13:33
wow
fahvel August 8th, 2015 at 03:27
and you thought all we had was cheese, wine, bread, fashion, weird history and a social system that keeps folks healthy.
rg9rts August 7th, 2015 at 11:25
Google it female short stop
whatthe46 August 7th, 2015 at 13:33
i’ll take your word for it. splat.
rg9rts August 7th, 2015 at 06:13
Thats the way america…teach them misogyny early
illinoisboy1977 August 7th, 2015 at 11:52
If it’s a privately funded conference, they have every right to prohibit co-ed teams. I’m sure it seems unfair to the kids, but the players don’t get to write the rules. They just have to deal with a little disappointment.
fahvel August 8th, 2015 at 03:26
once again amonst your blather you prove your narrowness!!
illinoisboy1977 August 10th, 2015 at 11:44
What’s narrow about it? It’s THEIR league and THEY get to set the rules. If the parents don’t like it, they can spend their own money on facilities, personnel and insurance, and start their own league.