Why Do Women Indoor Volleyball Players Wear Bun Huggers But Men Don't?

Because Sex Sells.

Always has, always will.

Dat azz!! That’s why!!

Because they are comfortable and designed to prevent chafing, at least, that's what it says here:

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Why Do Female Runners Wear Briefs? (Bun Huggers) - Downstairs Apparel

Louise Wilson

Female runners wear briefs to prevent chafing and to provide support during their runs. Briefs are designed to fit snugly against the body, reducing the risk of irritation and allowing for a greater range of motion. They also...

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Men do not wear "bun huggers" because they have external genitalia which would be highly visible if they did.

I don't think the Op 2 years ago knew what bun huggers (affectionately know merely as "buns") were/are. Never seen volleyball payers in buns indoors, ever, and he even says "Would shorts a bit longerlike half-tights not be much more functional..." Compression shorts, no matter how short are not called bun huggers. Another useless creepster thread from the past.

Aren't half tights revealing?

Sex sells? What abt the wnba? They look like guys

They can be, depending on what you are wearing under them. I could be wrong, but most women likely do wear underwear underneath bun-huggers. If men wore them, there would be a serious risk of something inappropriate sliding out at the worst possible time.

Then why do women gymnasts wear leotards and men don’t?

and why do women tennis players show dat azz and the men don't?

but does the wnba sell?

I am not sure if this thread is interested in the actual answer, but as an old volleyball coach I will throw this out there in case anyone is interested. 50 years or so ago when women started playing on formal teams in large numbers, coaches taught women to roll instead of diving like the men (the reason should be obvious). If you roll in lose clothing, the clothes get bunched under you and over time it can become painful - like falling with something in your pocket. So women started wearing buns pretty much right away to alleviate this problem. Women have worn some version of buns or tight shorts ever since. They are still taught to roll, so what they wear is unlikely to change. Over the years, I have seen many religious schools have the girls play in board shorts or basketball shorts, but that typically doesn't last long since it does inhibit your ability to play defense. Since guys dive, it is a not an issue....although, I saw some international men's teams play in tight bicycle shorts in the 90s.

College and varsity women wore buns until maybe the early 1990s. Today, they wear mostly spandex shorts.

I don't understand why buns went out of fashion for volleyball. Especially since they remain popular for XC and track and field.

My mom was a volleyballer and a runner back in the late 1980s. She says she never once wore shorts, and the idea of doing so would have seemed strange and even offensive to her and her teammates. Today, I'm a runner (I'm too short to be a competitive volleyballer). Buns are mandatory at meets for my team and most of those we compete against. And yet I don't think there's a single indoor VB team in the US that plays in them. Why did they go out of favor in one sport but not another?

Can't speak for all female athletes, but nobody on my college and now varsity teams have worn anything under our buns. IMO it'd be unhygienic and would lead to VPL and wedgies.

That's not true. You just made that up. There isn't one high school or college in the United States that requires all their female runners to wear bun huggers.

I didn't say high school but lots of college and university teams are 100% buns. Unless you're including the guys, obvs.