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I was thinking about joining my high school football team... but first there is my mom how would freak and then the coach is sexist and i can't really tell him that i am a FTM but i really want to play football and i would be good at it to and i was wondering how to over come that issue with me still looking like a girl and the coaches and school for that matter being sexist but it would actually work out because i am a guy just not in the right body so i dont know if i should try out or not

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Hey buddy,

I'd say to probably go for it. Unless they have a girls' team, they have to let you try out. (I know you don't identify as a 'girl'... but for legal purposes, etc, etc) We had 2 girls on the football team at our high school and both of them were straight, normal, good-looking female athletes who just happened to want to play football (one played wide receiver and the other was a kicker)

You'll probably have to use a different locker room than the rest of the guys on the team and the coach might give you a hard time so you'll probably have to 'prove yourself' a bit more than the rest of the guys. If the coach really is super sexist, it would really be helpful if you could get a parent or another teacher to vouch for you to the coach that you're really "more like one of the guys than a girl" and are "tough enough to take it".

Another thing to think about is your potential teammates. Do they see and accept you as another guy or as "that weird girl who pretends to be a guy"? It could be helpful to think a little bit about what the climate on the team itself might be like and then ask yourself if it's worth it to you. Remember that you can always play football in your twenties after you transition... that's what I'm going to do next fall :-)

The important thing is to get through your teens as comfortably and well-adjustedly as possible so that you can be a great candidate for T and SRS and all that good stuff. If playing is the better thing for you to be you and be happy, go for it.

MK

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Yeah, I think it should also depend on how big your school is and how good the team is. At my high school, it wasn't super competitive to get on the JV team because it was a small school. There was a girl on our JV team when I was a sophomore. She was as good as any of the guys...of course, for my high school team that wasn't saying much.

Still, I can imagine the coaches giving you a pretty hard time if you decided to do it. Be ready to be tough!

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i played for a club team because my school doesn't have football (grrr) they tend to be less judgemental and it's easier to get playing time because there are no tryouts. just something to think about.

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