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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Girls can do dance, ice skating, art, gynmastic &  girl soccers. I think there are many girls do tennis as well. Why every one say there's less opportunities for girls on sports? [/quote]

None of those are school sponsored. [/quote]

What are the alleged boys-only middle school sports?

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Facts don't matter.[/quote]

Interestingly, nowhere in this thread does anyone claim that there are boys-only middle school sports.

Someone said that *historically* there have been fewer opportunities for girls in sports, in general.

The whole thread was started by someone complaining that there was no equivalent of Girls on the Run for boys, and it was pointed out that such programs do exist and are started by parent volunteers, and parents who would like a program such as "Let Me Run" for boys can start one.

If you are interested in further reading, there is data showing that girls' participation in organized sports drops off dramatically after 3rd grade.  This is one of the reasons why GOTR was created. It's less about the running and more about getting girls to develop healthy habits/self esteem at a time when body image issues start to become a concern.

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