Why dont boys wear spandex in volleyball?

Question

ok so me and my team thought it would be funny to play a game of volleyball in spnadex shorts, not lil bootie spandex, they came up a little more than half up our thighs. Boy, we were wrong about the girls, its not just for looks it actually does help, our coach who was a woman and encouraged us to do this , she said we never have dived better, it didnt peel the skin of your thighs, now after that game we played our oponets and they were in spandex, they saw how much it helped us for diving and, girls were saying we looked sexxy. So now basically 4 boys teams in our leage are doing this and i dont think theres anything wrong with it, is there? what do you guys think?

Answer 1

It's about the game!!!

Personally, I can't stand playing with tight spandex!!!

But they help prevent pulled muscles and stuff.

And if you didn't like how they looked, you could just wear regular shorts over them!!

But if you looked hot.....well enough said!!!

Answer 2

I don't want another guys junk popping out...grosss!!!

Answer 3

(I'm reposting this from a previous question)

It does not make that much of a difference on performance. Sorry, spandex lovers, but that is the truth. If the international mens teams compete in shorts, then they are good enough for the rest of us as well.

What is going to make you good or not is skill and fitness, not whether you wear shorts or spandex. NBA wears long shorts, and baseball wears pants.

Basically, the amount that it would help, if it would help at all, is not very significant. However, I can point to some VERY good reasons why guys should not wear only spandex.

Right now, we are trying desperately to build up the popularity of mens volleyball, and mandating spandex would further the stereotype about volleyball guys being "g*y". I AM NOT SAYING THIS STEREOTYPE IS RIGHT! But it is a fact that it exists to some extent.

Many people see volleyball as a sport for girls and women, and making guys wear spandex would not help the popularity for guys. We want it to be taken seriously along with football, soccer, baseball, and basketball.

Maybe this should be reversed? Maybe girls should have to wear shorts like everyone else? We'd at least get a less perverted fan base for the women.