How should I feel about women wrestling in high school???

[True Dough]

18. Just now introduced as a sport?

I remember girls high school wrestling about 25 years ago in a few areas near where I lived at the time. I don't know for sure all these years later, but I don't believe any of those girls turned out to be serial killers. They are probably well-adjusted despite all that time on the mats.

What always concerns me, however, is men coaching high school girls teams. I'm sure 90% of those men are honest, upstanding citizens with no ill-intent. But we've heard so many stories of volleyball coaches, and gymnastics coaches, and basketball coaches and so on sexually exploiting their young female players. Wrestling, with its physicality, strikes me as a very vulnerable space for the young ladies with "handsy" male coach.

So should men not be allowed to coach high school girls sports? Of course they should! But I think at least one woman should be present during all practices and games to ensure there's no funny stuff taking place, or at least limit the opportunity.