A high school tennis coach resigned citing the Biden administration’s new Title IX rules that allow boys to play as girls in school sports.
Dave Brown, the coach, expressed concerns about the impact on girls’ opportunities and safety, stating that he could not support policies that put women at risk.
He emphasized the importance of standing for truth and supporting women.
THIS is leadership. THIS is the kind of strong man we've been missing. This made me emotional to watch.
Thank you for setting the example & the standard. https://t.co/zjaa8VsHrC
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) January 26, 2024
“This week, I resigned from my position as the head girls varsity tennis coach at Canby High School,” Brown wrote.
Brown’s decision was in response to the expanded definition of sexual discrimination to include gender identity, which allows transgender athletes to participate in girls’ sports.
“It was not an easy decision to make. I love coaching and have enjoyed every moment of working with these girls,” Brown said.
“But I can no longer stand by and watch as their dreams are shattered and their opportunities are taken from them. I can no longer stand by silently, while all the work that was put into title 9 is disregarded. I cannot support policies that put the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health of women at risk,” he wrote.
“I stand with my wife. I stand with women. I stand for truth. Will you stand with me?” Brown said.
“We have boys in the locker room watching girls,” he said, “get ready for practice or a match or a game. How wrong is that for a girl to have to endure something like that?” he asked.
“What we would have called five or six years ago somebody going to jail is now acceptable in high schools and middle schools. This is absolutely wrong when a girl has to fear this, but she can’t say anything.”
“We’re not protecting girls now – K-12 and women’s sports,” he said. “We’re allowing men or boys to play in these sports.”
“I love coaching and have enjoyed every moment of working with these girls,” Brown added. “But I can no longer stand by and watch as their dreams are shattered and their opportunities are taken from them,” he said.
“I can no longer stand by silently while all the work that was put into Title 9 [sic] is disregarded. I cannot support policies that put the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health of women at risk.”
His stance received support from women’s sports activist Riley Gaines, who praised him for his leadership.
“THIS is leadership. THIS is the kind of strong man we’ve been missing. This made me emotional to watch,” Gaines wrote. “Thank you for setting the example & the standard.”
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