Girl in hockey: agreed gender and sport roles
Introduction - this article analyzes the problems that arise in athletes involved in conditionally male sports. The issues of preserving the reproductive health of female athletes, the impact of sports on femininity, excessive masculinity and aggressiveness are very important. This fully applies to women's ice hockey. At present, the process of formation of gender identity among female hockey players has not been sufficiently studied, and there is little data on the problem of the correlation between gender and sports roles among female hockey players. The purpose of the study: to study the features of gender and sports roles among female hockey players at the initial stages of sports training. The methods of literature analysis, observation, conversation, situational analysis (case study) were used. The study revealed the features of the initial sports training of girls hockey players, which determine the specifics of the formation of their gender identity. The relatively safe stay of girls-hockey players in boys' teams at the initial stages of sports training is associated with the advantages of their passport and biological age. With the transition to the next stages of sports training, these advantages are lost, and discrepancy between gender identification and the sports role of a girl hockey player begins. On the specific example, manifestations of the mismatch between gender and sports roles in the girl hockey player were established. Conclusions - the sports role of a hockey player is in conflict with the gender role of a girl. An athlete is required to have aggressive, assertive behavior in training and competitions, the use of power techniques, which does not correspond to feminine patterns of behavior. The intrapersonal conflict arises, from which a teenage girl cannot get out on her own, which leads either to interpersonal conflicts, or to various kinds of behavioral deviations, or to leaving the sport. The importance of psycho-correctional work to harmonize gender identification with the sports role of a hockey player is shown.