The girls were an elite team (not part of the rec dept) who were required to play in the rec dept tourney to guarantee their rights to use the gyms.
[link:https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2023/03/hoover-coach-defends-not-giving-girls-basketball-team-a-trophy-our-team-knew-the-rules.html
The girls, who according to Mashayekh’s post have been teammates for three years representing Spain Park in a competitive girls’ basketball league, were required to enter the Hoover fifth-grade boys’ rec league if they wanted to keep utilizing Hoover City Schools gyms for their practices.
Russell said the girls understood the requirements, which included not being eligible for the championship trophy if they won the league.
“The City of Hoover has allowed our team to utilize and practice in municipal gyms, just as they have done in my 12+ years of coaching in both the Hoover girls and boys leagues. Our team knew the rules of the Hoover Rec league prior to the tournament, and we still chose to have our team compete in this boys tournament,” he said.
“I have coached boys and girls flag football, and boys and girls basketball all under the umbrella of the City of Hoover leagues. In my 12+ years of coaching, boys and girls have always been given equal treatment.”
In a nutshell, an over-sensitive mom caused a needless kerfuffle because we are all being brainwashed to perceive everything as an attack and then react without due diligence.
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