Females playing "rough" sports

In class last week we discussed whether females should play in rougher, contact sports that are usually only played by boys. Some of these sports include football and wrestling. I'm going to be honest, before class I thought that girls should not be allowed to compete against boys in most of these sports. The two girls discussed were: Holley Mangold who plays lineman for Keetering Alter High School in Ohio and a girl wrestler (not sure of her name) who made it to states in her weight class. Both of these girls were very good at their respective sports and could compete. They didn't want to be treated any differently than their teammates because they were girls.

The wrestler was a dominant force in her weight class. Holley Mangold, sister of New York Jets and former Ohio State Buckeye, Nick Mangold, loved hitting and could hold her own on the field.
Although these girls may be different than most female athletes, I think that if a girl wants to play a "rougher" sport, she should be able to. One thing is that they should not be treated differently than the rest of the boys. If they are aware of the consequences in the sport (being tackled and pushed around in football) and the pain that comes with contact sports, they shouldn't be able to receive special attention because of their gender.

These two females are just a couple examples of many girls who can compete and want to play contact sports with boys. Both opened my eyes to girls that can compete with boys in sports. Again, I think if the girls can compete, really want to try to play, are aware of the risks in the sport and won't receive special attention, they should be able to do whatever they want to do.