In the ever competitive game of Women's soccer, it's really not whether you win or lose but if you can survive. In the past week, two separate instances have led to national publicity for the relatively tame sport. First, there was New Mexico State's Elizabeth Lambert kicking, punching and even pulling ponytails (above in red) on her way to internet fame. Lambert was later suspended indefinitely. Today, news broke of a high school girls state championship erupting into fisticuffs. Personally, both incidents don't bother me too much and I'll tell you why.
For starters, they involve student-athletes under the age of 25. Without sounding sexist, I think that most young adults from 16-22 have a lot to deal with. All the girls involved here undoubtedly have other things on their plate besides playing soccer. Having said that, I think it's understandable that things may get out of hand every once and awhile. Until this weekend, when was the last time we heard a story of violence associated with Women's sports? More than likely you can count the number of incidents on one hand. It's unfair that this had to happen, shining an ugly light on the sport. Now, think of how many melee's occur in college high school and college male sports. Almost, weekly there are players getting arrested, cheating to pass or more recently gouging eyes out. People will claim their outrage at these young ladies actions, but isn't that a bit hypocritical when young men are doing the same at a much more alarming rate?
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