Gendered uniforms lead to high dropout rates of teenage girls in sport: research

If you don't want to discuss nothing else than what you think it's the point of a discussion, it's fine by me, but I also believe it means you never had anything to add to the discussion in the first place.

I am not a judge, I am simply a former mediocre sportsman, with some knowledge about the movement.

Acosta left the federation in 2008, 15 years ago, the bikini in beach volley stayed though, even though it was never mandatory for anybody.

Maybe we could ask Alix Klineman (look up who she is) why

"Beach volleyball was a sport that was developed in Hawaii and Southern California and on the beaches of Rio. And you play, and it's hot, and then you go and jump in the water. One-piece bathing suits won't work, because the sand gets inside and chafes; in fact, the players say, the less material that can trap sand, the better." Ross and her partner Alix Klineman, who helped design their own uniforms, also said it's important that the straps don't restrict her movement or breathing.

"For us, this is what feels most comfortable. You're not wearing more clothing in really hot weather; getting sand stuck in places is not fun. But I totally respect other people wanting to be more covered if that's what makes them more comfortable"

I confess I believe her more than I believe some anonymous rando on the internet.

I also believe she knows what she's talking about and has no hidden agenda to defend Acosta.

Which neither have I anyway, I don't care if he is thrown in jail tomorrow, but it's undeniable he was the man that took volleyball from handball level of attention to a global prime time show,

Athletes, every athlete, cares about the results of all the sacrifices made to arrive where they can prove themselves to the World.

If playing naked gave them an advantage and they were allowed to, they would play naked.

Their body is their ultimate weapon in that context, there's nothing to hide or be ashamed of in the minds of champions, when they are competing with other potential champions for victory.

I am sure that if tennis player could, they would totally play shirtless.

can you name some of them? out of many?

I don't remember protests in the 90s, where uniforms were like this (this is Brasil 1996, aka the aforementioned baggy uniforms)

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/9e/3b/4c/9e3b4c8f0d56fe0c10c34ce02...

https://worldofvolley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/unnamed...

> I lost interest in the early 2000s when the rules changes

That in reality happened in 1998, with the rally point system, the single biggest change in regulation in the history of volleyball.

As a player I did not agree with it at first, but as a spectator it surely improved the appeal of the game.

I was a referee in female volleyball in the 90s and I can't express the pain of the endless games where sometimes none of the two teams was able to make a spike attack or only a few players could. Now in junior leagues everyone jump serves. The level has never been so high.

> If volleyball were truly popular

If volleyball wasn't a very popular sport my fellow citizen Paola Egonu would not make a million euro/year at the age of 24 in female volleyball, in Italy.

> She is now launching Inclusive Sportswear CIC, a community-interest company specializing in the development of rigorously inclusive sportswear policies and guidance for schools, clubs, sport organizations and brands.