You didn’t suggest keeping gay player of a team but another poster did so that was directed at them.No one suggested discrimination or keeping gay kids off a team. I’m mostly wondering about policies and rules, and if that’s something coaches ought to consider. I've always considered team sports a place where kids could get away from romance and romantic expectations/pressure. Kids today have different views on sexuality and gender ID, and it makes the dynamics of things like sports teams different than it used to be.
And I think it’s wrong to think that a romantic breakup is no worse than a BFF one or an argument over a boy. Teenage romances, no matter the gender, can be devastating, and force a team into choosing sides.
losing a best friend as a teenager can also be devastating. I’ve seen both happen to close friends of my DD and neither one is pretty. And they only force a team to chose sides if the people involved make them chose sides.
As I’ve said before having gay/bi players in a team is only a problem if someone else makes it one. DD has played with numerous gay/bi players on club/HS/and now her college team.
If the coach has a problem with the PDA let the coach handle it. Something as simple as “the field/practice is not the appropriate place for PDA”.