Sports bras post-race

Devil's Advocate wrote:

I have no opinion for this thread, but taking it a step further: Do coaches have the right to tell sprinters, field events, whoever, that they must wear sweats/warm-ups on a cold day during their warm-up and cool down? Extend your opinion to this situation.

As a high school coach I require athletes to wear school related t-shirts for warm-up and cool-down. They do not have to be the same or school issued but cannot be some random shirt. This may be the issue more than showing skin or some other unknown.

No matter the team rule or thoughts concerning the situation in this thread, expectations should be clearly defined, shared with parents, and open for discussion long before a meet situation.

One summer I got 3rd place at a road race hosted by a rival highschool in our conference. Top 3 finishers got a free team xc shirt. I wore at the conference meet in track for my warm up and the coach from that school just looked at me and said "nice".

I can’t provide any suggestions without pics and PRs.

Well just pics.

I might be out of sync, but I don't see the difference between running in a sports bra and the gear a lot of female athletes are already competing in. New Balance anyone?

And I have a sneaky feeling lots of female elite runners (as men) are very proud of their body and are more than happy to show it off, if not, many more would go the Sifan Hasan route.

In fact you can see on a lot of girls that they train in tights, but come race day when potentially millions are watching they choose to run gear that cover even less..

Surprised we haven't seen a g-string yet.. (Although some are aiming for that look already)

I've seen some pretty risque triathlon sqimsuits.

In real sports at the collegiate level, most coaches institute a dress code before and after events. Football and basketball players have to dress a certain way when they arrive at and leave games. Real athletes don't take off their jerseys while on the field at halftime.

Women running around in sports bras and men running around shirtless at cross country meets is just another reason why cross country isn't considered a real sport. As noted by others, wear the team-issued uniform while warming up, cooling down, socializing, and eating if you want to keep your program in existence. The only reason your school has a funded cross-country team is due to Title IX and the profits generated by football and basketball.

Dont even think about it wrote:

justafan2 wrote:

Does it seem appropriate for a coach to ask women to put shirts on?

100% no

So then it should be ok for guys to take their shirts off.

Devil's Advocate wrote:

I have no opinion for this thread, but taking it a step further: Do coaches have the right to tell sprinters, field events, whoever, that they must wear sweats/warm-ups on a cold day during their warm-up and cool down? Extend your opinion to this situation.

As a high school coach I require athletes to wear school related t-shirts for warm-up and cool-down. They do not have to be the same or school issued but cannot be some random shirt. This may be the issue more than showing skin or some other unknown.

No matter the team rule or thoughts concerning the situation in this thread, expectations should be clearly defined, shared with parents, and open for discussion long before a meet situation.

My school (high school) had a rule- shirts for boys and girls. When they were off campus (running roads) they would take their shirts off and put them on as they entered the campus.

We had a lady complain when some elementary school kids were there.

I asked her if she had ever been to a public pool or beach.

It's just stupid.

profpj;sldlf wrote:

Lars Sqweebles wrote:

It absolutely is appropriate for the coach to do so. And coaches should do so.. It should be part of the team rules, so there are no misinterpretations.

Thanks for chiming in, Ayatollah.

Go repress people elsewhere.

Having modesty and class is not repression. .

MohammedAA wrote:

profpj;sldlf wrote:

Thanks for chiming in, Ayatollah.

Go repress people elsewhere.

Having modesty and class is not repression. .

Forcing people to have modesty and class is.

Let's all get nekkid!

There’s a fair bit of difference, and it’s not just the sports bra. Some of those bun huggers are barely there. Reference any Jenny Simpson or Emma coburn racing kit.

For visual reference, look at the recent Japanese women’s marathon trials. Most of the women raced in split shorts ala Desi Linden, but at least 2 were in bun huggers. There was a visual difference. I didn’t see any sport bras; seemed like they preferred the full singlet.

I don’t think I care much about this issue. Women do what they want to do. Girls will do what they see the women doing. Parents will defend their teenage girls’ rights. Teenage boys with raging hormones will be watching, cell phone camera in hand.

I a told ya wrote:

MohammedAA wrote:

Having modesty and class is not repression. .

Forcing people to have modesty and class is.

Ok fine, then be repressed.

If good with that.

Prefer women with big melons.

Noticing stuff wrote:

Prefer women with big melons.

You won't find this with college NCAA women. But you can admire their B-cups and sleek bodies for their athleticism

I a told ya wrote:

MohammedAA wrote:

Having modesty and class is not repression. .

Forcing people to have modesty and class is.

Then don’t be on the team, work for the company, etc. You evidently do not like rules that are not your own. Many people are like that. When you have a job, you’ll learn there are rules. When you start your own company, you’ll make rules copacetic with regulations, etc. Others may not like your rules, and you won’t employ them.