This happened last night. It's not the fault of either team or the school it happened in, so i am going to leave names out of it, but it's something that every volleyball parent needs to be aware of. Please bear with me as I try to explain.

 

Volleyball matches run Freshman, then JV, then Varsity. Freshman and JV players then usually stay and cheer for Varsity match. They typically group together in stands, and due to warm gym or still warm from just finishing playing, are still wearing uniform, including short volleyball shorts. They are grouped in the visitors section.

 

Man enters gym and sits about 4 rows behind grouped Frosh and JV teams. He pulls out video camera. Home team parents see him and assume he is with visiting team, since he's in visiting section. Visiting team parents see him and don't know him, so assume he is there videotaping for home team.

 

What he is actually doing is videotaping the rear-ends of the young players in their short-shorts 4 rows in front of him as they jump around cheering for Varsity team. Visiting team coach catches it first, notices camera is never pointed at play on court, immediately tells frosh and JV teams to sit down and confronts scumbag. Scumbag knows he's busted, throws camera in bag, runs out of gym, jumps in car, and speeds away.

 

Unfortunately, legally there is nothing to be done - public place, no consent needed, yada yada. It's a lot like someone taking a picture of someone else in a bikini at a beach - if it's a public beach, and you wear a bikini, you are fair game for anyone to take your photo.

 

So be on the lookout for cameras that aren't following the action on the court. And have your teams wear sweatpants before and after they are done playing.

Disgusting.

Gross for sure. Why do girls that play volleyball have to wear those tight shorts anyway? Just wondering as I have no idea as to the answer.

Gross for sure. Why do girls that play volleyball have to wear those tight shorts anyway? Just wondering as I have no idea as to the answer.

 

The answer I always here is . . because that's the uniform. Which is really not an answer. If there's a competitive advantage, then why don't boys/mens teams wear short speedo spandex type short shorts? (Google any Men's NCAA Volleyball team picture - they all have long shorts) Don't women's basketball teams cut, move, and dive around the court in long shorts? Soccer shorts aren't that short or tight either . . .

One more reason I am glad I have a boy and not a girl. That man must be very sick.

I know we ask a lot of school administrators but this is something they need to watch for and if they have evidence and determine something improper is happening they should call the local police to approach the person in question so that he/she can be identified.

Just let me say "Great Job Coach!!! Job Well Done!!!"

BK Pm me with description please

Definitely that guy is sick.

 

On the flip side, (now that this is out) I hope people don't hastily jump to a conclusion in the future (and take things into their own hands) if little Susie's dad is there by himself legitimately videotaping her match, but happens to be behind the girls in the stands.

Why do girls that play volleyball have to wear those tight shorts anyway?

 

There was a thread about this a few years back: HERE

There was a thread about this a few years back: HERE

 

Thanks! Still doesn't make much sense to me why they wear these.

I went to the Holy Cross/Beechwood games last night with my fiancee to watch her cousins play. It was the first volleyball game I'd been to in years, and it certainly had me questioning the volleyball shorts again myself. I'd bet between the freshman, jv,and varsity teams from both schools, there must have been an easy 45 or 50 girls walking around in those shorts, and to be absolutely honest, as a male, it made me somewhat uncomfortable. I understand that "it's the uniform", but if that was my little girl walking and jumping around in those things, I SURE wouldn't like it - and I can pretty undoubtedly say, if I had proof that there was a dirtbag videotaping my daughter wearing those shorts at a volleyball game for his own jollies, I'd find him, and I'd seriously pound that sack of crap.

Thanks! Still doesn't make much sense to me why they wear these.

 

I agree completely.

We cant film girls basketball games anymore, even as a coach, because of a similar incident like this. Makes it hard to teach the girls how to correct what they are doing wrong in the games when we don't have the film but, thank you some one else for screwing that up.

After watching my daughter play grade school ,high school and college volleyball and after watching her coach countless JO and High school games , I must say that I for one don't look at or obsess on what the girls are wearing as History and CWB are seeming to do,I watch the plays and how they develop .