So, we had that massive thread about a defending state champ being DQ'd in Utah for rolling down her shorts, then someone posted a pic of a FL finalist with her shorts rolled down, claiming she too should have been DQ'd. My question is why are girls rolling down their shorts in the first place?
Er... wrote:
why are girls rolling down their shorts in the first place?
to attract more boys.
Nobody got DQ'd from Foot Locker for rolling their shorts. Neither did anybody from NXN. It is a NFHS rule - not a Footlocker or Nike rule.
There are many reasons for girls to roll shorts (either up or down) - 1) To show more skin. Apparently it is getting to be the cool thing to do... 2) Because the shorts are too big/baggy/whatever and they need them to be readjusted to fit them "properly" (in their own minds)... 3) Some other excuse to give in order to roll their shorts and show more skin.
It is a pointless argument because one side says one thing and the other says something else and nobody will agree on anything. The rule is the rule for NFHS sanctioned meets whether you like it, think it is appropriate, or hate it, and can be enforced if felt appropriate. Most people feel it isn't applied consistently and therefore is unfair to be caught off guard (such as the Utah girl at state). But the problem is, THE RULES ARE THE RULES. Nobody can argue that and apparently nobody can get the archaic rule changed or amended either. But, since neither Footlocker nor Nike are sanctioned by NFHS they don't have to follow those rules.
Didn't say anyone was DQ'd from those meets and I should have pointed out that the guy who posted the pic saying a girl should have was likely being facetious, since it's a stupid rule.
Alternatively, the liner in their shorts could ACTUALLY be too baggy for comfortable running. Some guys on my college team had to do this for a while with one years batch of issue shorts.
But hey, in retrospect, maybe they just wanted to show some more skin.
They don't just roll them down. They roll them down and pull them up, thus making the shorts shorter and easier to run in.
I've rolled my shorts down before becuase they kept riding up and making me feel uncomfortable, rolling them down made them tighter, thus not riding up.
Either of these reasons is why the roll there shorts down.
if they aren't cut right, the crotch is too low, which causes really uncomfortable chafing.
For some of my shorts, they ride up if I don't roll the waistband down, but when I do roll it down they don't ride up and are more comfortable.
I roll my shorts down unless they fit just how I like them. I flip the band over once, just because i like the shorts to sit just around my hips, not on top of them. Mostly, rolling them down is what I'm used to so now I do it mindlessly. I don't do it to show more skin... if I wanted to do that, I would just ditch my shirt.
I have two pairs of Nike shorts that cause terrible chafing around my waist. Maybe I should try rolling them down.
I know the womens team at UNC does a track workout weekly topless. Closed stadium for that.
Girl who rolls down shorts wrote:
For some of my shorts, they ride up if I don't roll the waistband down, but when I do roll it down they don't ride up and are more comfortable.
Slightly off topic, but many women runners/racers dress for fashion/sexiness, than practicality.
Case in point, NCAA X-C champs were quite cold, but many girls were wearing bikini bottoms and half tops...Arizona State & other "West Coast" teams performance was affected by their choice of "fashion over functionality".
How say u?
Notice Sara Bei's racing uniform in all-but-extreme weather.
I flip my shorts down sometimes. I am a male.
r u nn e r wrote:
I flip my shorts down sometimes. I am a male.
a gay male
It's their body and nobody forces them to dress the way they do. It's a free country and if they want to show what they got I'm willing to oogle, savlivate, and lust for them.
It's a dumb rule. But, if the shorts really don't fit right and you had to comply such a rule, why not take the shorts to a seamstress? It wouldn't cost much to bring the waistband down or whatever it needs to make them comfortable. I know, no one wants to be practical...
silly old fossil wrote:
Slightly off topic, but many women runners/racers dress for fashion/sexiness, than practicality.
Case in point, NCAA X-C champs were quite cold, but many girls were wearing bikini bottoms and half tops...Arizona State & other "West Coast" teams performance was affected by their choice of "fashion over functionality".
How say u?
I think it's ridiculous. When racing you need to be comfortable and thinking about the race with no distractions, and most importantly wearing something that gives you the best chance of performing as best you can.
My question is what did they do to change the shorts making them suddenly uncomfortable in the last 5-7 years? No one was rolling shorts before that. It sure seems more like a fad than practicality, but people can wear shorts or uniforms anyway they please as far as I'm concerned.
chubb wrote:
My question is what did they do to change the shorts making them suddenly uncomfortable in the last 5-7 years? No one was rolling shorts before that. It sure seems more like a fad than practicality, but people can wear shorts or uniforms anyway they please as far as I'm concerned.
bingo.
why are they buying shorts that they need to roll down?
why do they roll down briefs too?
When FIVB and NCAA volleyball chicks were made by old hag puritans to go from bunhuggers to shorts many girls who wanted to show more rebelled and started wearing the tightest sized shorts possible, rolled the waistband out and down showing the label, then pulled up on the shorts showing more thigh, cheek, and crotch, to the joy and delight of many dirty old guys like me.