The coach of a Vermont basketball team, which forfeited a game against a transgender player, has broken his silence following the state’s decision to prohibit the team from participating in future tournaments.
Chris Goodwin, who coaches at Mid-Vermont Christian School, disclosed that while the team had been informed about the transgender player on the opposing team, it was not until the playoffs last year that they found themselves facing them on the court.
Goodwin, accompanied by his attorney Ryan Tucker, appeared on “Fox & Friends” Monday to discuss why they pursued legal action against the state’s ruling. He underscored the concern of having a biological male competing against high school girls.
“I’ve got four daughters. I’ve coached them all at one point in their careers playing high school basketball. I’ve also filled in for the boys’ coach when he can’t make a practice, and I run those practices, and boys just play at a different speed, a different force… than the girls play,” Goodwin conveyed during the exclusive interview with Lawrence Jones.
“It’s a different game,” he added, asserting that allowing such a match-up would be “irresponsible” and “inviting an injury” to a smaller female player.
In February 2023, the girls’ basketball team opted to forfeit the game against the team with the transgender player, prompting the Vermont Principals’ Association (VPA) to impose a ban on the team from participating in future tournaments.
