Stereotypes Of Female Athletes

People are always seen one way, but when getting to know them it completely changes. Stereotypes are a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing, based on truth but exaggerated. A misconception is a view or opinion that is incorrect because it is based on faulty thinking or understanding, formed from having stereotypes. These are formed when people think a person is just like the rest of the group they surround themselves with. This is where the old saying, “don’t judge a book by it’s cover” comes in. It’s important to understand the real way a person is rather than just assuming. Automatically assuming that a person’s characteristics are just like the rest of the the people they are surrounded
Their athleticism shows how much these female athletes put in. Whether it’s in a gym, field, or track, girls know how to strive towards hard work. People see these girls dress in sweats, sweatshirts, running shoes, yogas, and caps on a daily basis. This is why female athletes get categorized everyday by peers. Just because they are apart of the “jock” clique, people automatically assume certain things towards these athletes. Female athletes often get taken as “tomboys” simply because of the laziness when deciding what to wear to school on a daily basis. For example, basketball players wear long shorts for both practice and games. When wearing the shorts during a game, no one seems to say anything. On the other hand, if a girl was to wear them during school on her lazy day, she’d get judged by other people and get called a “tomboy” or “boyish”. To add to that, another stereotype female athletes in high school deal with is getting told “girl sports aren’t as important than guy sports, just because it's girls”. This is taken stereotypically because female athletes put in a tremendous amount of time, work, and money when it comes to sports. Athletes have to pay for tournaments, jerseys, equipment, and so on. If sports were not that important to the girls, why would all that money be put in? With that, why would all that work be put in as
I dress bummy because i’m too tired from practice to wake up early in the morning and get all dressed up. I’d rather wear sweatpants than jeans on a cold day. My team knows game days mean lazy days. Why try and dress up when you can be comfortable? My best friends are all high school athletes, so we often get seen as “tomboys” because of how we present ourselves. There are many girls who dress in sports attire almost everyday, that also have a girly side to them. I can also relate to the stereotype of people saying female sports aren’t as competitive as male sports. When playing a sport, athletes do whatever they can to put in as much effort possible. Diving for loose balls, fighting for the ball, and sprinting to get back on defense isn’t easy for many people. It takes desire, heart, and hustle. This is why female sports are very competitive in high school. It’s not just a game for these girls, it’s a