As one can see from my blog theme, I like football. Its not just football, though, its all sports. Football, basketball, hockey, baseball, you name it! But, as the title suggests, if you were to ask a male this question, what would the overwhelming response be? Most likely “no.” But, why? Are girls not equipt enough to understand sports? Are we too obsessed with our make-up, clothes, and shoes to put time into understanding them? Not to say that I don’t love clothes and shoes like every other girl does in this world, but my love and interest for sports seems to be much bigger. I began my journey with sports at the age of 5 and my energy and excitement for them just sky-rocketed from there. So, that’s about 15 years of built up experience and knowledge in various sports. Do I not know anything?

I guess what I am just looking for is the same respect that every male (even ones who are not even remotely interested in sports) gets. Sure, I may not know the exact batting average of a certain baseball player, but I know more than you think. I remember reading something a friend of mine wrote saying that “girls only like sports because they find a player attractive.” I agree, some of my friends definitely only watch because they find a player attractive or because of the reputation. While that may be an added bonus, there are some girls out there who love the sport for the competition, excitement, and facts. I am slowly, but surely, proving to my guy friends that I can keep up a good conversation about sports so much so that they even come to me now asking for certain stats about the game that day and what not.

I even found a blog specifically aimed at woman who don’t understand football. I think every woman at least has enough common sense to understand its between two teams, right? Here it is: http://blogcritics.org/sports/article/football-for-the-girls/