OT: Volleyball and Big Ben

[ratking17]

Marsha sounds like someone that might be required by law to tell his neighbors when he comes within a certain distance from schools.

 

[jtownknowitall]

Marsha sounds like someone that might be required by law to tell his neighbors when he comes within a certain distance from schools.

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?

 

[ratking17]

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.

 

[jtownknowitall]

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.

 

[johnsbe3]

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.

 

[johnsbe3]

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.

 

[Zeldas Open Roof]

Net height needs to be established, given the difference between the two sports.

But most of our players are taller than most HS boys teams.

I don’t even know what the F point he is trying to make anymore. Guy is all over the place.

 

[PittPharm2002]

Would like him to go to Louisville , just to keep the mojo going

 

[DruidTM]

Clean sweep vs Kentucky

On to the Final 4!!!!!

H2P!!’

 

[PittPharm2002]

I just never took you as a serious person.

I wouldn’t know about the WNBA because I don’t watch girls and women’s basketball. But I do follow volleyball and soccer.

I do think our women’s volleyball could probably beat a typical WPIAL boys team because height is an issue and our WPIAL boys teams on average probably isn’t as tall as our women’s team. Plus volleyball isn’t a contact sport, whereas soccer is. So a high end WPIAL boys soccer team would beat our women’s soccer team.

Another thing to consider with volleyball is in western PA most boys players are doing it as an extra activity or secondary sport. In most cases I don’t think it’s the best athletes at the school.

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.

 

[TheSpecialSauce]

Great Job by these Ladies - H2P!