08-26-2023, 04:50 PM
(08-26-2023, 04:19 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: Exactly.
Even if you ignore the unfair advantages in most (all?) other sports that males have over females, see my post above this one and ask the people defending this why it was ok to not only rob this girl of something she loved, but to also cause permanent damage.
Here's the spike:
(My computer doesn't show YouTube videos when they're posted on this site for some crippled reason, but there's a big white gap, so let me know if it doesn't show up. Here's a link with the video in it.)
video came in fine....
So, I am NOT an expert on volleyball but i do play competitively and that honestly looks like something that happens regularly....to me this example is a reflection of skill, not strength....the hit doesn't seem as hard as i thought it would be and the defender was way too slow to get in a defensive position....though these are just kids so who knows.
there's probably 100s of videos like this on the internet that's just girl on girl action (go ahead, make your jokes)
Volleyball concussions aren't uncommon though. I know quite a few people that had their bell rung by a ball.
Here's an article i found that provides more insight
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10234904/#:~:text=In%20female%20players%2C%20the%20concussion,swimming%2Fdiving%2C%20and%20baseball.
Quote: In female players, the concussion rate in the NCAA has been reported as 4.93 per 10,000 AEs, with 6.05 during competition and 4.43 during practices [21]. This is the highest amongst limited-contact sports including softball, swimming/diving, and baseball.
So it's not really new territory...and this analysis wasn't really done with transgender in mind.
However, i do think the person in question does have an athletic advantage...though I honestly don't see it in the video...I just see a better skilled player swinging on a slow blocker and defender....and honestly....i wouldn't even have known it was a girl if i just watched the video alone. :)
