Official Tokyo 2021 Olympics thread

[PortCityProphet]

Also mens volleyball is a club sport at most colleges (Only 23 D1 schools offer volleyball scholarships and they are limited to 4.5 scholarships per year). So there isnt much payoff in terms of scholarships either so little motivation to push your son into it.

And its another discrimatory sport.
I'd love to play some volleyball but it got height requirements and shyt.

I outta include them in my lawsuit against the nba now that I think bout it

 

[Chrishaune]

She mixed her dad played for the cavs

I was about to say she looks like she has some black in her. There's plenty of mixed chicks walking around looking like her.

 

[Nero Christ]

And its another discrimatory sport.
I'd love to play some volleyball but it got height requirements and shyt.

I outta include them in my lawsuit against the nba now that I think bout it

just gotta work on them hops breh

 

[JerseyBoy23]

Handball might be my favorite sport that I won't watch again until 2024.

 

[nyknick]

Duda is only 22 props to her because these high level beach volleyball players all seem to be in their 30s.

 

[JerseyBoy23]

This is the issue and why I asked why it wasn’t a male sport at the HS Level. And it’s only a few colleges with male teams as well

The reason why volleyball isn't bigger among males here in the US (outside of the "girl sport" perception) is:

*Volleyball isn't as "flashy" as football or basketball.
*Professional volleyball players aren't making millions like NFL/NBA/MLB players.

Also mens volleyball is a club sport at most colleges (Only 23 D1 schools offer volleyball scholarships and they are limited to 4.5 scholarships per year). So there isnt much payoff in terms of scholarships either so little motivation to push your son into it.

If you want to go deeper, it's really because of Title IX. Schools that receive federal money, which is basically every school including private, have to have the same amount of male athletes as female athletes or they may lose funding.

Because there's no real female equivalent for football with its huge rosters, that makes fringe sports get less full-ride scholarships or get cut on the men's side like volleyball, tennis, gymnastics, and even wrestling. It's actually why we dominate a lot of women's sports around the world since other countries don't fund women's sports as much.

So yeah it's about popularity but even dudes who are interested in volleyball have to deal with the lack of support.

 

[Vεnεficα]

I'm in good shape not in Olympic shape but I think I'd do alright in water polo...

Spoiler

 

[Piff Huxtable]

I'm in good shape not in Olympic shape but I think I'd do alright in water polo...

Spoiler

water polo hard as fukk

 

[PortCityProphet]

just gotta work on them hops breh

I can grab the net and sometimes touch the back board

 

[Vεnεficα]

water polo hard as fukk

That's what the Mj smilie was for.

It looks fun tho

 

[PortCityProphet]

I'm in good shape not in Olympic shape but I think I'd do alright in water polo...

Spoiler

You'd cramp, drown and die before opening tip off

 

[Leao2005]

This is the issue and why I asked why it wasn’t a male sport at the HS Level. And it’s only a few colleges with male teams as well

It’s male as well over here

 

[Leao2005]

If you want to go deeper, it's really because of Title IX. Schools that receive federal money, which is basically every school including private, have to have the same amount of male athletes as female athletes or they may lose funding.

Because there's no real female equivalent for football with its huge rosters, that makes fringe sports get less full-ride scholarships or get cut on the men's side like volleyball, tennis, gymnastics, and even wrestling. It's actually why we dominate a lot of women's sports around the world since other countries don't fund women's sports as much.

So yeah it's about popularity but even dudes who are interested in volleyball have to deal with the lack of support.

Why I don’t watch women’s national soccer

 

[MikelArteta]

Yo this bmx bike race is amazing

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

She was being best friends with them during the team final and today she was cheering for them while Suni was out there trying to bring home gold.

I have to wait for a stream replay to show you but it was when they were competing on the balance beam and Uneven bars

@J Money


Edit: Turns out it was the entire American squad


Here it is

Lol, it’s called sportsmanship. And these girls compete against each other each year in world championships, some even train together as a few of them come here for training or college, I’m sure plenty of them are friends or at least respect each other.