Are there any sports that are more entertaining to watch when females compete?

i agree with all three of those. also gymnastics. not just cuz its a normally "feminine" sport, but they are generally more flexible and its so fun to watch

Beach volleyball

I like watching NCAA softball tourney on ESPN. The game is slower, the ball is easier to see, more finesse than power......much more DRAMA.....and most important of all.......BIG BOTTOMS "talk about mudflaps, my girl's got 'em".

Gymnastics

Tennis

Gymnastics

Beach volleyball/regular volleyball

Diving

Athletics (especially the jumps and pole vault, it's like soft porn)

MMA/cage fighting, whatever you want to call it

ABL basketball before they folded.

- The women (players and coaches) were high-caliber (44 All-Americans as opposed to 4 All-Americans is in the WNBA).

- They had the skill, speed, and tactical awareness to make watching basketball fun - really fun! Because they could not dunk and they did not have overwhelming physical dominance between players, breaking presses and avoiding getting bogged down into a half-court trap could not be solved with a lob and alley-hoop.

- I watched every game I could. You could actually see plays develop, plays break-down, see different coaching philosophies, and different playing styles. It was mind-blowing (family would tease me for watching "girls" play). The kicker is this - I was recruited to play football AND basketball by a competitive SEC school ranked in both sports.

A great "product" that nobody could appreciate at the time. Sort of like the Reebok Graphlites and the Reebok Electrolyte Series of shoes.

thejeff wrote:

I am NOT referring to the physical attractiveness of the athletes or the skimpiness of their uniforms. I am referring to the quality and entertainment value of the competition itself.

I have three:

Tennis and Volleyball: for the same reason: the rallies last longer. I assume because the serves aren't as fast and there are fewer "winners", the longer rallies get pretty intense.

Soccer: mainly because women seem less likely to flop than men. Also, because the players are smaller, it seems like the game is more spread out and "flows" better. I could be imagining that second part, tho...

And yes, the Dutch Women's Field Hockey Team is still unbelievably beautiful. Still not the point of this thread :-)

Dude, I thought you were gay. WTF?

Agree on soccer. Less flopping and whining and the women act more manly compared to the men.

I can't even watch men's soccer.

I think just about anything with an artistic element is better to watch with women. So, diving, gymnastics, ice skating for sure.

Track and field? At the highest levels (say NCAA champs or higher) I think men and women are equally as entertaining to watch.

WTF Mate? wrote:

thejeff wrote:

I am NOT referring to the physical attractiveness of the athletes or the skimpiness of their uniforms. I am referring to the quality and entertainment value of the competition itself.

I have three:

Tennis and Volleyball: for the same reason: the rallies last longer. I assume because the serves aren't as fast and there are fewer "winners", the longer rallies get pretty intense.

Soccer: mainly because women seem less likely to flop than men. Also, because the players are smaller, it seems like the game is more spread out and "flows" better. I could be imagining that second part, tho...

And yes, the Dutch Women's Field Hockey Team is still unbelievably beautiful. Still not the point of this thread :-)

Dude, I thought you were gay. WTF?

Dude, I am as surprised as you are.

Beach volleyball

messi wrote:

I like watching NCAA softball tourney on ESPN. The game is slower, the ball is easier to see, more finesse than power......much more DRAMA.....and most important of all.......BIG BOTTOMS "talk about mudflaps, my girl's got 'em".

I like watching the NCAA Softball tourney as wel;, but the game is not slower. Bases are shorter, infield is smaller, and pitching rubber is closer. Everything about fastpitch softball is around speed. It is a much faster game than baseball can ever be.

agreeee wrote:

i agree with all three of those. also gymnastics. not just cuz its a normally "feminine" sport, but they are generally more flexible and its so fun to watch

You do need to keep mind that many of the world class gymnasts are quite young. Fun to watch is a fair statement, but flexible is a not so fair connotation.

Tennis and beach volleyball. Some skiing stuff.

High jumpers.

Good calls on gymnastics (and other "artistic" competitions) and softball. #smallball

thejeff wrote:

Soccer: mainly because women seem less likely to flop than men. Also, because the players are smaller, it seems like the game is more spread out and "flows" better. I could be imagining that second part, tho...

I think you're imagining all of it. Except for the players being smaller, to be fair.

Mojo Jerkin wrote:

I think just about anything with an artistic element is better to watch with women. So, diving, gymnastics, ice skating for sure.

Track and field? At the highest levels (say NCAA champs or higher) I think men and women are equally as entertaining to watch.

I agree with that for all running events, except the jumps.

LJ, HJ and TJ are all less entertaining, just because they don't go as far.

Gymnastics:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cfaNA2_vZY