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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Other countries don’t encourage and support young girls to play sports the way people in the US do. NPR did a story last week about how few girls in France play soccer- they are encouraged to dance but not to do sports that are seen as aggressive.

If you are in a country that has fewer girls playing sports, it is more difficult to have enough women playing at a high enough level to be competitive in the World Cup. 
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This is interesting in comparison to our men's team which is not nearly as good as it should be, given the size of our country and the popularity of soccer here. [/quote]

Very different situation since boys in just about every culture  are encouraged to be athletic and to be aggressive, whereas there are many cultures that actively discourage girls from doing anything athletic, let alone aggressive. 
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My parents discouraged me from dance/cheerleading and I was pushed into soccer at 5 like my older siblings back in 1976.  I played for the next 17 years and loved it.  It’s definitely why I survived a male-dominated STEM field and don’t put up with shit. It’s a great fitness base and after competitive play things later in life- marathon running, soul cycle, CrossFit are a piece of cake:).[/quote]

Was this in the US? It is much more typical for US parents to encourage their daughters to participate in sports than it is for parents in other countries. Your experience was similar to mine and a lot of my friends in the US. 
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