Before I start, I haven't read every post so excuse me if I repeat somene elses post.
The thing with Gillie getting annoyed about the special treatment: She's damn right to!
I've also seen refs say "he's only a kid" and put someone back in when he walked after a bounce. That's wrong too, if he's a kid he's at least twice as hard to hit!!
On the all girls team thing: I think nowadays it could give the impression that the girls are not good enough to get into a mixed team so they play with other girls. (THIS IS NOT MY OPINION!!) I've played against Sad FA and some mixed teams and had rachael from the ?chameleons? guest for us (sorry Rachael if I've forgotten which team you normally play for) and there is no discernable difference in playing ability. This game doesn't rely heavily on the aspects that make the genders different.
The thing with Gillie getting annoyed about the special treatment: She's damn right to!
I've also seen refs say "he's only a kid" and put someone back in when he walked after a bounce. That's wrong too, if he's a kid he's at least twice as hard to hit!!
On the all girls team thing: I think nowadays it could give the impression that the girls are not good enough to get into a mixed team so they play with other girls. (THIS IS NOT MY OPINION!!) I've played against Sad FA and some mixed teams and had rachael from the ?chameleons? guest for us (sorry Rachael if I've forgotten which team you normally play for) and there is no discernable difference in playing ability. This game doesn't rely heavily on the aspects that make the genders different.