Anonymous wrote:Seriously every other thread is about this sport. Is it that popular?

With the new sports forums, the volleyball threads just stand out more. And as others have said- ‘tis the season.

Volleyball is an incredibly challenging sport to play at a high level. And it’s hugely popular so many great players having tough time making their HS teams bc on average only 12-14 girls make a team when sometimes 60-100 show up at a tryout. It requires a high level of athleticism and coordination between timing, jumping/vertical training, strength and agility. Not to mention team play, strategy, and diving for the ball. Lots of injuries. As for the shorts, you’ll probably see more girls moving to full length leggings because it’s easier to dive and slide on the floor in them. Beach volleyball is an entirely separate game.

Volleyball is a tough sport. I always found it painful and scary. Hated to play! It’s certainly up there with (girls) basketball in terms of physicality, IMO.

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Anonymous wrote:Seriously every other thread is about this sport. Is it that popular?

I wondered the same thing. I didn’t realize this was a serious sport now. The girls volleyball team at my school lived on a diet of Fresca, wine coolers, and Marlboro Lights. During the season, they cut back on the Fresca. One of them went on to play D1.

I only knew one volleyball player in high school. She dropped out of college and got a boob job.

They might want to stop wearing those hideous 70s bikinis in beach volleyball if they want to be taken seriously. They are not flattering. Serious female athletes like basketball, hockey and softball players wear appropriate uniforms for their sport.

I’m pretty sure the beach volleyball players don’t care what you think about what they wear.

And unless I’m missing something, this thread was primarily about indoor volleyball, which is the girls sport with the most HS participants. More than basketball, hockey, softball, or soccer. I’m guessing someone who is more concerned with what they wear to play a sport hasn’t actually watched any high level volleyball be played. They are 100% as impressive as any of the “serious” sports you mentioned. Just because you played in high school PE doesn’t make you an expert.

It’s hard for people to take it seriously with the girls dressed that way. The indoor ones have what looks like underwear on. They make the cheerleaders look like nuns.

I don’t doubt that so many girls want to play. Hockey is one of the toughest sports to play and I admire the girls who play. Basketball is tough too. It’s a high skill level. Softball is impressive. I don’t see volleyball at that level.

We’ve all played volleyball for fun or in gym and playing for fun is not even close to being as skilled as a college team that trained for years to be that good. But I think a lot of girls see it as a cute girly thing to do and then find out there’s no room for them on the court.

That's because you never played at a level higher than PE and you don't have a kid playing volleyball at a level higher than PE. Volleyball players are incredible athletes. You realize that when you finally decide to take your own kid for a volleyball tryout. At a younger age, you may get court time with mediocre or no skills, but you get squeezed out of court pretty fast by players who really want to be there. They wear shorts because they are constantly running, squatting, jumping, and throwing themselves on the floor. Looser / longer pants interfere with their movement. I agree that some shorts are too short, but even those that are longer tend to crawl up during games.

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Anonymous wrote:Seriously every other thread is about this sport. Is it that popular?

I wondered the same thing. I didn’t realize this was a serious sport now. The girls volleyball team at my school lived on a diet of Fresca, wine coolers, and Marlboro Lights. During the season, they cut back on the Fresca. One of them went on to play D1.

I only knew one volleyball player in high school. She dropped out of college and got a boob job.

They might want to stop wearing those hideous 70s bikinis in beach volleyball if they want to be taken seriously. They are not flattering. Serious female athletes like basketball, hockey and softball players wear appropriate uniforms for their sport.

I’m pretty sure the beach volleyball players don’t care what you think about what they wear.

And unless I’m missing something, this thread was primarily about indoor volleyball, which is the girls sport with the most HS participants. More than basketball, hockey, softball, or soccer. I’m guessing someone who is more concerned with what they wear to play a sport hasn’t actually watched any high level volleyball be played. They are 100% as impressive as any of the “serious” sports you mentioned. Just because you played in high school PE doesn’t make you an expert.

It’s hard for people to take it seriously with the girls dressed that way. The indoor ones have what looks like underwear on. They make the cheerleaders look like nuns.

I don’t doubt that so many girls want to play. Hockey is one of the toughest sports to play and I admire the girls who play. Basketball is tough too. It’s a high skill level. Softball is impressive. I don’t see volleyball at that level.

We’ve all played volleyball for fun or in gym and playing for fun is not even close to being as skilled as a college team that trained for years to be that good. But I think a lot of girls see it as a cute girly thing to do and then find out there’s no room for them on the court.