Marsha sounds like someone that might be required by law to tell his neighbors when he comes within a certain distance from schools.
OT: Volleyball and Big Ben
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No, I have a Pitt sign in my yard. It lets children know they are in a safe area.
How many ten hour round trips have you made to watch Pitt Women's Volleyball games?
I believe i have watched every game this year except the opener against Oregon (11pm start was too late on a work night) and the smu game as it was on the same time pitt football was playing at home and I was there. But you are deflecting from your original point which was men only watch volleyball because of the uniforms. Admit that was a dumbass take marsha and move on. Or keep rambling incoherently about yard signs (no one has brought up your paterno cutout in this thread) or the WNBA.
Someone brought up the WNBA.
And you are referring to the Paterno cult with your attack on me. I, of course, replied by restating your stupid post in the wake of the Sandusky arrest.
And you are referring to the Paterno cult with your attack on me. I, of course, replied by restating your stupid post in the wake of the Sandusky arrest.
Girls Sport Girls’ participation, 2022-23 Girls’ participation, 2013-14 Change Outdoor track and field 486,355 478,885 1.6% Volleyball 470,488 429,634 9.5% Soccer 377,838 374,564 0.9% Basketball 373,366 433,344 -13.8% Fast-pitch softball 344,952 364,297 -5.3% Cross-country 197,630 218,121 -9.4% Tennis 191,036 184,080 3.8% Competitive spirit 149,694 120,593 24.1% Swimming and diving 140,711 165,779 -15.1% Lacrosse 98,014 81,969 19.6%
this is HIGH SCHOOL participation numbers
More Students Are Playing High School Sports | LendingTree
The number of high schoolers who participated in school sports climbed in the 2022-23 school year, but still remained below pre-pandemic highs.www.lendingtree.com
I would be interested in seeing those numbers for Women's / Girls golf. It seems there is a lot more interested today or maybe I am biased.
I also didn't think/realize that was high school focused and most teams are co-ed. Our local high school won the state in 2023 with 3 or 4 ladies starting.
I don’t even know what the F point he is trying to make anymore. Guy is all over the place.
I have an UConn fan friend and we had the conversation at their peak , what level could their women’s team beat a team of men’s -
And the answer was maybe a bad hs team or a good jv team - due to strength and power difference
I would guess it’s true for volleyball same way . Tennis isn’t contact but the difference still matters
That being said - this whole hysteria about trans in sports is an entirely manufactured outrage.
I went to school with someone who played in the WNBA for 14 years. I'm 100% confident she wouldn't have scored on most of the guys who played on the high school team, and I'm not sure if she would have even been able to get a shot off against some of them.
What a strange thread. Volleyball is entertaining so why wouldn’t he, or anyone, enjoy watching? I can’t speak for every high school but the one I work in volleyball is number 2 behind football.
Yeah, I don't think anybody is watching volleyball to emasculate themselves by staring at some 6'3" tail. That's silly. The reason people around here watch volleyball is because they win. I would think that's obvious considering they've been around since 1974 and I don't recall anyone muttering a peep about them until a few years ago.
A cousin of mine was the starting PG on PSU's Final 4 team that got smashed by UConn in around 96'. They practiced against the men's intramural champs. She said it was competitive but in a straight up game the men would win almost every time.
a wpial boys all star team would most certainly beat most division one college volleyball teams. An average team of guys from California could blow out Pitt or Nebraska. It’s not debatable
I don’t think any of you realize how short a woman’s volleyball net is
I don’t think any of you realize how short a woman’s volleyball net is
That match was a lot of fun today. Great crowd and a nice sweep. Louisville up next.
Right. How many more people (both men and women) would be able to dunk if the basketball hoop was 7 and a half inches shorter
That's something that always gets me with the size of the basketball, too. People don't realize how much easier it is for a women's basketball to fit inside a hoop.
I'm confident I could walk into the gym at the library in Homestead on a random day this week and pick out at least five guys who would be the best women's basketball player in the world right now if you let them play in the WNBA. And if I could find that there, I can't imagine what I could find in a pickup game in NYC this summer. I don't think people appreciate how drastic the differences are. It's not just strength, but also quick twitch muscles.
She absolutely could play at the men's height.
She just wouldn't be nearly as good doing it.
It's not a strange thread.....it's an effing stupid thread.
Pitt Volleyball makes the Final 4 and somehow the board clowns manage to twist it into something else.
I'm tall and played volleyball. I din't even like the net off by an inch or two. Felt like a big difference.
she also wouldn’t be as dominant with her power and her blocking would be a helluva lot less effective
When I played volleyball regularly I was still growing but still shorter than my present 6’4” self . I mean like dunking a volleyball at 5,11” type of bounce .
The women’s volleyball coach would sometime play with us in our intramural games since she helped organize it .
She would be pretty much the libero or full time setter cause she had no chance playing at the net or getting anything over past a block except a dink.
A really good woman can certainly be better than an average at best male .
Ans mixed coed teams are fun , since a good serve and placement of hits is more important than just power .
i know im going to regret asking this but here goes.
why are men all of a sudden watching womens' volleyball in your opinion?
Because they are winning and Pitt fans are desperate for any type of championship.
i dont think i've ever seen a mens volleyball game on tv, ever. mens olympics is the only time i can think of it. yet womens volleyball games are all over tv.. that's odd. i honestly without looking it up, couldnt even tell you if pitt had a mens volleyball program...
Well - I’m watching pitt because they win and I actually like volleyball
I’ll watch both men’s and women’s indoor and beach during the Olympics for the same reason
Back is. HS the ATP tour was on every weekend and I watched since I liked seeing the athleticism and strategy . Kiraly and Steffes, smith and stoklos
They don’t just s club team
The ATP beach volleyball used to be on tv regularly - can’t say I’ve looked for it in a long time .
good call, i actually liked the beach volleyball format. 2 on 2, mens and womens. that's entertaining.. and of course the maverick/goose vs iceman and Slider match was epic.
She and Pitt could still beat a boys' HS team at the men's height, assuming they played at that height all the time.
No doubt. But I'm not sure what your point is. Players get used to whatever conditions they always play with. As an old tennis and pickleball player, I can tell you when a net height is off. But that is irrelevant to this discussion.
No kidding. Everyone becomes more dominant with a lower net than they would with a higher net. Brilliant point ya got there.
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