Are there boys field hockey teams for them to play on? In May 2021, the MIAA voted to create a 7-on-7 all-boy league as compared to the 11-on-11 girls teams. As of the 2023 season, no teams had ...

In 2011, there were 31 boys playing field hockey across some 20 teams alongside girls in the state of Massachusetts. In the 2017-18 school year, that number increased to 36.

Are there boys field hockey teams for them to play on? In May 2021, the MIAA voted to create a 7-on-7 all-boy league as compared to the 11-on-11 girls teams. As of the 2023 season, no teams had ...

Why do boys play high school field hockey? Because they can, I guess! With no Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) rule prohibiting a male from playing a sport which has long… ...

Vu, a boy, doesn’t qualify. “Girls can play guys’ sports, like wrestling and football, but I can’t play field hockey,” the soft-spoken 17-year-old said after watching his team defeat ...

According to the most recent participation rates on the MIAA website, this year there are 36 boys playing and 7,914 girls playing field hockey. Since 2000, the participation rate for boys has ...

The boys are in limbo, practicing as part of Rye’s varsity team but still awaiting approval to play in games. Applications must be filed yearly for boys and girls to play an opposite-gender sport.

In 2020, frustrated that their concerns had not been addressed by administrators and the MIAA, opponents of boys playing against girls in field hockey took their cause to the State House.

Bain cited an article from the New Boston Post that said there were 41 boys who played on girls field hockey teams during the 2019-20 school year. Bain suggested the MIAA create a new league ...