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"As a kid I played soccer. I loved it, but couldn't understand why, around second grade, suddenly the boys were getting good and we girls were still shitty.

"Then, 8th grade, witnessed a boys practice. They did drills. They did practice shots, passes, steals, etc

"They would like up, with 3 or 4 balls each, and kick and kick and kick, practicing specific motions.

"They would practice calling shots. Calling passes. Outside pass, inside pass, that thing where you scoop it using one foot onto the other, hop with a twist, and kick it backwards

"Do you know what 100% of all our practices were?

"Running laps to lose weight, and scrimmaging.

"We would spent 1/2 hr just running laps, not allowed water bc 'water makes you weak'.

"Then we were given a snack, and spent the next 20-30 mins 'scrimmaging' aka having a fake match

"In professional sports, the number one difference in male vs female performance is their access to training.

"Rich people have kids better at sports bc they hire pros, start early, and invest in gaining skill.

"It's not about strength. Not even weight lifting."

-- Babe of Swolls Solidarity (Babe_of_Swolls), 2022-07-18 [Note that the thread she quote-tweets, that this is a response to, is also very interesting (awkwardlefty_cj rebutting Helen Joyce on sex differences in ballet and other dance) and I'll probably quote from that thread at some point too.]