I started coaching at a California Community college in 1972 and title 9 heped the teams that I coached get fair treatment in regards to gym time,uniforms, equipment,facilities and salary.

Billie Jean king beating Bobbie Riggs was huge,but I agree with Dot it is too bad that we need a law to treat girls and women fairly.

There are still many obstacles to overcome, we need more women coaching women,more women administrators, and women supporting each other.

Title 9 has meant the elimination of many programs, especially baseball. The reasoning behind Title 9 is great, but what it has done to many sports is terrible.

Title IX means that my daughters got to compete in athletics both in high school and college, an opportunity that I never had.

Re: Elimination of programs -- look to the colleges/universities that have done the "eliminating", don't blame it on IX, Title IX requires equity, colleges use this as an excuse and way to place blame incorrectly.

I was always in favor of girls sports programs in High School and lower, but it did not exist in most school districts in Texas in the pre 1975's.
I started coaching girls sports for Kids Incorpoarted in 1971 for Basketball, Softball and Track for The girls in JH in Amarillo Texas for the teams of girs were combined for graded 7 to 9 into one team, because you did not have enough in each grade to support a team and the knowledge of sports for them. I coached the junior grades for Bowie Junior High from 1971 to 1973, unitl I was called back to active duty in the US Navy.
I enjoyed it very much and remember all the players and I never cut one player from my teams. No matter how many players I had, they all got to play and at least enjoy the opportunity in JH to participate. My Basketball teasm was usually 22 to 40 girls, but all played every game. I really enjoyed the competition and the participating for that organization that created both boys and girls sports participation in elementary for boys and in both elementary and JH for girls in Amarillo, Texas.