<p>concerneddad -- there's always the exception to prove the rule, although I really just threw it out there; I have no idea if it holds water.</p>
<p>My experience has been that in general, if you're looking at hs teams across the country, you aren't going to find that the majority of football players fits thhe profile of your son. I could argue that his years at the piano were what helped him reach that 99th percentile.</p>
<p>But I'm not inclined to argue about it. You're welcome to disagree with me.</p>
<p>By the way, one of the points the authors of the study on the hard-wiring were trying to make was that men should be excused for girl-watching because neurologically, they can't help it; they are "hard-wired" to watch objects move through space... :-)</p>
<p>There seems to be a misconception here that Title iX has something to do with money or scholarships.(Unfortunately in my experience) It is only concerned with proportions of participation. That is why many schools are adding crew for women. It gets lots of women involved (who have wanted to try it at high schools that don't offer it) and is an inexpensive sport. Just because a school has a sport doesn't mean it offers the maximum number of schoarships that it is able to.</p>
<p>"Coaches do have influence over the selection for the given number of recruited athletes. For example, the UB Women's Rowing coach appears to have 6 scholarships to give out every year. Those athletes are vetted for academic capability, but the coach has primary responsibility for those 6 admissions."</p>
<p>True. Coaches have tremendous influence in getting an applicant in the door as each year a coach is given a certain number to submit to the admissions office, though not always tied to money (scholarship money)</p>
<p>Bush has just changed a key Title 9 standard to allow the use of intererst demonstrated by student surveys as a way to show compliance without equal numbers. If women show less interest in playing a sport it could justify fewer athletes and still be in compliance.</p>