90kg (198 pound) TiM, 53, almost 6 foot tall, accepted by female football team. He says, "They were concerned about my hurting women given my size and strength difference. But I fit within their criteria and am within their testosterone levels"

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[–]TheOnyxGoddess 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

It's not just about height, it's also body mass, most likely that guy is going to squash me and I'm slightly less than the height of a caucasian female and I'm approaching fat (beginning to exceed my BMI).

[–]BEB[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

A male will usually be stronger than a female of the same height and weight, even if they're older. IIRC it's 30% greater upper body strength.

[–]TheOnyxGoddess 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I'm quite well aware males are usually stronger than females even if they're both the same height. I'm just sharing my personal view, because in football, the larger size you are the more easily you can tackle your opponent.

[–]MarkTwainiac 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I think a lot of people outside Australia don't understand what "football" means & entails there.

[–]TheOnyxGoddess 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I'm going to put this down:

This is not "soccer", this is the sport where people tackle each other for the ball.

[–]MarkTwainiac 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yeah, that's my point. In Australia "football" is much more like rugby than soccer.

[–]TheOnyxGoddess 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I was putting that down in the comments specifically for other people to read, the reply is to show that I read what you said and took that into consideration.