Girls and Sports

                                                                                   

Since internet is fuzzing about the Superbowl these days I thought I should write something related to it. However, to make it a bit more interesting than the Broncos terrible game and the Coca-Cola “racist” commercial, I am going to talk about the relationship between girls and sports. Girls have the least idea there is as far as sports concerned. Of course there are exceptions, like passionate women about sports who also play and consider it a worthwhile activity. Then, there is the other  95%...Oh they do watch sports! Don’t get me wrong…The motif however is not personally related to enjoying the sport itself.  I came up with my own categories of girls who watch sports and even dare to call themselves “fans”. I present you:

1.The “OMG he is so hot!” group. This is the kind that knows everything about the player’s  personal life, wife, wife’s wardrobe, anniversaries, kids, mansions etc. Do not get confused, how the players  got this career and what do they exactly do profession wise is none of this groups interests. To make it easier for you, this is the David Beckham/Cristiano Ronaldo group. How to recognize this group? Easy, what you will probably hear most of the time in their group conversations (I wish you will never have to experience that) is “Ugh, his girlfriend/fiancé/wife is even ugly! He could do so much better!”

2.The “daddy’s princess”. See, I don’t know how your family used to spend the weekends, but as a europian family of four, half of which was made of male football fans (note: this is the real football, not the one you dear American friends consider such, hint: FOOT ! ) our weekend was all about it. We used to fight who would get the main TV. It was a harsh battle between the Weekend  Shows and Football! Was a long weekend of games, that according to my father and brother every  single game “Could not be missed!”. So when mom gave up trying we started watching football. Now every girl’s first fan experience in sports is her Daddy’s favorite team. She knows nothing, barely can tie her shows or tell the time, let alone know strategies or what is going on but she is a FAN!

3.The “boyfriend supporter” . Isn’t that cute? This is a milestone for a girl. She has just passed the “daddy’s princess” times (or maybe not, we all know way too many “princesses” around), and has gotten into a supportive phase. Since her significant one is passionate about a team the girl tries hard to understand his interests. Another factor is her wanting to spend more time with him. One thing leads to another and the girlfriends become huge fans of their boyfriends’ team. This is a great way to be with your boyfriend, however not so great for your boyfriends’ friends to have you watch all the games with them. Men need their space, especially during games to shout and curse without having to restrict themselves because of the lady’s presence…  So chicas go watch “Big brother” or that soap-opera every now and then… Who knows? Might be the episode where Maria Lucia tells her lover Fernando Antonio that he is the kid she gave up years ago…

4.The “I watch sports because I want to be cool” group . The extreme sports fans that might know a lot about a team or two but mostly watch sports to show that sports are not only for men. Women too can be passionate about the manly sports there are. It’s the equality thing that will never stop chasing us. But really, who are you kidding? We all know you have watched Titanic quite too many times and cried a lot when Jack died and probably wondered “Why the hell didn’t they take turns?!?!”

Last but not least, the “Why not?” group. These are the girls who accept going to a game with friends just to hang out and enjoy the crowd’s enthusiasm.  The worst part of this group is that they are on their phones scrolling down the Facebook feeds. Now that is ok the boys  because they don’t expect getting feedback from their lady friends on how beautiful that last action was…

The worst part of this all is that I can’t categorize myself… I do like sports! Watching friends get into that is a time spent well. I also like that dress Victoria Beckham wore at the Fashion Awards, I used to be an A.C. Milan fan since the age of 5… I did experience changing the team after a break up; joined friends and crushes to watch games while chatting with my best friend and BOY have I cried watching Titanic…

What about you? Do you have any idea where do you fit? If guy, can you find your girlfriend or friend/girl (you got to hate labeling!) anywhere here?