What are volleyball socks for?

Question

What are volleyball socks for?

Answer 1

We wear them so we don't get floor burns on our shins.

Answer 2

dude two words "court burns" your knee pads don't protect your shins. if you do some digs you will hear that lovely screech of your leg... and it will most likely be followed by a court burn.  

Answer 3

volleyball socks are for helping you move around the floor ..for example if the ball comes over the net short and forces you to fall for the ball the socks give you that extra push or side when your on the floor and protect you skin because the knee pads are for grip

Answer 4

When you dive, so your calves and ankles don't get burned and hurt.  

Answer 5

keep the feet dry. Help with preventing floor burns. and because they look cool.

Answer 6

There are some interesting answers on here, but this is why my team wears them..

1. They wick out sweat and grossness from your feet so as to keep tem cool and dry..

2. They aren't made of cotton, mostly nylon and spandex, so they don't absorb sweat and smell, which means this keeps your runners from getting stinky..

3. They have strategic cushioning on the bottom, much like runners who wear special socks to help absorb the shock against the floor..

4. Although you don't hit your shins and calves when you dive, you can still skin them when you do a side stride and roll, so it helps cushion the side of the leg when you do those and helps prevent floor burn, and more smooth (meaning faster) recovery to the ready position..

That's my opinion..

ps.. it also means the girls don't have to shave their legs before every game and tournament =P

Answer 7

same purpose of any other kind of sock. keep feet from sweating, smelling, and such like that.

another benefit would be like mentioned above, they can protect from floor burns and scratches.

however, not everyone wears those long socks.

Answer 8

It's for looks. Girl's volleyball teams wear them as a team so they look the same. If they had a real purpose, boys would wear them too.

Your lower legs never hit the floor because of your feet and your knees.

If anything, they are convenient to rub off the dust from the bottom of your shoes in between points.

Answer 9

because everyone else wears them, of course

but really, cause if you wear active ankles, they dont rub, you can wipe the dust off your shoes so you dont slip, and because they make really cool ones that look awesome