{"id":14600,"date":"2019-07-02T13:21:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T20:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=14600"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:45:29","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:45:29","slug":"female-full-contact-sports-in-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/female-full-contact-sports-in-new-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Female Full-Contact Sports in New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u85VnFd0GLY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>July 5, 2019 \u2013 It was not so long ago that female athletes were limited by what sports they could compete in. Non-contact sports like tennis, volleyball and track and field were really the only options for competitors. But even when women started to compete in more contact sports like football, it was often seen only as spectacle \u2013 think lingerie football. But that\u2019s changing, at least here in New Mexico. NMiF Correspondent Khalil Ekulona sits down with local athletes to talk about why full-contract sports involve serious competition for women, and what drives athletes to put their bodies on the line.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guests:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/riograndeheat2018.wixsite.com\/riograndeheat\">Merlinda Chavez<\/a>, Co-Founder, Rio Grande Heat Football Team<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RioGrandeHeat\/\">Danni Nava<\/a>, Team Assistant, Rio Grande Heat Football Team<br \/>\nKimberlee \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dukecityrollerderby.com\/\">Kap\u2019n Krush<\/a>\u201d Haines, Participant, Duke City Roller Derby<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/riograndeheat2018.wixsite.com\/riograndeheat\">Rio Grande Heat Football Team<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RioGrandeHeat\/\">Rio Grande Heat Facebook Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dukecityrollerderby.com\/\">Duke City Roller Derby<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DukeCityRollerDerby\/\">Duke City Roller Derby Facebook Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenssportsfoundation.org\/advocate\/title-ix-and-issues\/title-ix-positions\/contact-sports-girls-contact-sports-foundation-position\/\">Women\u2019s Sports Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 5, 2019 \u2013 It was not so long ago that female athletes were limited by what sports they could compete in. 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