Yeah, I did mention Karie Strug, as an example of pure guts, which as I mentioned, knows NO gender.

By the way, I'll preface the rest of this with the fact that I'm full-blown anti-Title IX, because of the methods of implementation. I'm glad for the girls, but a few foam-at-the-mouth groups (who will remain nameless) have screwed over boys sports in the name of "equality".

I would agree with you that there IS a cut-off point for co-ed competition in virtually any sport, as adult women can't simply compete with adult men, assuming equal talent and game savvy.

This, however is simply a question of muscle mass, body fat percentage, cardiovascular capacity, etc.

Heck, even in the "pure skill" sports such as archery (men can pull a higher weight bow, resulting in a flatter trajectory), bowling (men can throw a heavier ball, with more momentum into the pocket), etc. men have an advantage.

On the other hand, I would like to see the US Women's Soccer Team play the best H.S. boy's team in the US. The women would kill..LOL They're some (pardon my French) tough broads.

But...until well into adolescence, this point is moot. And does ANYBODY think Marissa would have gotten as good as she is by competing against the same 2 or 3 girls several times a year? There's currently just not enough female competition to go around.

Let the kid (6 year old) wrestle co-ed until it becomes an issue....hopefully by then girl's wrestling will have caught on better. She'll know when to stop wrestling boys better than any of US.

I'll shut up now...just the rantings of a reformed sports sexist...and you know the reformed are the most rabid...LOL