Girls rolling down their shorts...

The ONLY reason why they do it is because it is the current style -- NO OTHER REASON, so don't fool yourselves there. It is to mimic low rider jeans. They are used to having the top of their pants much lower, so they roll them down -- if it weren't for that current fashion trend, they would NOT do it.

As a girls coach...and having asked, they roll them down because they ride up. I can tell you that we tend to watch the girls run, and know that by the second turn on the track, they will all yank their shorts down because they ride up...it is pretty funny. So they roll the shorts down so that they don't ride up. Girls have different 'equipment' and it is uncomfortable when the shorts ride up.

I think that clothing styles are different, and I also think that at many schools,the uniforms are a piece of crap and not well made, so that is why the shorts are rolled down.

During practice they may roll to get a tan or look good,but in meets it is a comfort issue.

woodyhayes wrote:

Girls have different 'equipment' and it is uncomfortable when the shorts ride up.

Can we assume that guys that roll their shorts have equipment that is more like the girls? This is a theory that I have often believed. Guys that roll their shorts are f******.

I like when girls roll their shorts, often making for a tighter fit. Its quite sexy.

not sure wrote:

why are they buying shorts that they need to roll down?

They are not buying them. They are being issued these shorts by their school's equipment managers.

Short track fan wrote:

They are not buying them. They are being issued these shorts by their school's equipment managers.

I'm talking about shorts they wear in practice, road races, etc.

flagpole has it almost (but not quite) right. current style for pants/skirts/shorts is for the waistband to ride well below the waistline (note that the bellybutton is appreciably below the waistline), so girls/women have become accustomed to that feel in all their attire. then, when running shorts are designed to sit at (or nearly at) the waistline (i.e., ABOVE the bellybutton), they are uncomfortable in one of two different ways: if the woman wears the shorts pulled up to the waist, they don't ride up, but they do feel very awkward since there's been nothing else in her wardrobe that has fit that way in years; if the woman wears the shorts at her hips where she wears everything else, indeed the liner sags, the shorts ride up, and there's chafing, etc. rolling down the waistband solves the comfort problem -- a problem that didn't exist when women wore other clothing at waist level.

This is correct, and it is what I meant. You just said it better than I did, so congrats. It is because that's the style and the women (or girls) aren't used to clothes fitting that way, AND they are self-conscious about a waistband up that high because they think it makes them look like their mother or even their grandmother. Back to my original point, if it weren't for the current style being as it is, these girls wouldn't be rolling the waist bands down. I've seen lots of girl and women runners in high school and college (they were on the girls/women's team while I was on the boys/men's team of course -- before anyone makes some snide remark) who NEVER rolled the waistband down. Why not? Did they have magic shorts that didn't "ride up"? NO! It wasn't the style and they were used to clothes fitting that way!

They do........just show'em a good time and get them drunk.

bingo.

why are they buying shorts that they need to roll down?

why do they roll down briefs too?

quoting for above answer.......

Short track fan wrote:

They are not buying them. They are being issued these shorts by their school's equipment managers.

not sure wrote:

I'm talking about shorts they wear in practice, road races, etc.

Well, the OP was talking about high school races. Those shorts are usually school issue.

There's no problem with rolling the shorts worn in practice or road races.

Well the uniforms at Footlocker were terrible. It was like basketball shorts that were too loose, so I'm assuming the girls had to roll them just so they would fit. Besides, I can't quite see girls like Hasay, Brasovan, Kroeger, etc. rolling them for "style."

Pretty spot-off. My college teammates and I were rolling our shorts 20 years ago when the fashions were still clinging to the true waist. It is very uncomfortable to run with an elastic band around the true waist, all the while the shorts ride up your ass. Men don't understand this because, well, you have men's bodies not women's. And, most men I see never wear the band around their true waist. I'm guessing it's because it's not comfortable for you either.

They should all just wear what Isinbayeva wears and the attendance would quadruple at every high school and college meet.

For females only - I'm okay with the style (and that's all it is), as long as they start rolling-down from the waistband and the shorts end up around their ankles.

It has little to do with style or showing skin. Low-rider jeans went out of style a couple of years ago anyway. Chimpo is correct. Women are shaped differently than men (wider hips). So the shorts often ride up when the waistband isn't rolled down. The fabric is also more comfortable against the skin than an elastic waistband.

think so huh wrote:

Can we assume that guys that roll their shorts have equipment that is more like the girls? This is a theory that I have often believed. Guys that roll their shorts are f******.

Case in point:

I went through this whole forum and the only pic posted was a picture of Deak, come on guys we need visual evidence.

Poor Deak that pic is just embarrassing. I feel sorry for you

I read through two pages of posts looking for a pic and all I get is Ryan Deak. Weak.