The Worst Looking Items of Sports Attire
My daughter is finishing her high school volleyball season now, and there is one aspect of that sport to which I say, "Good riddance," at least for another year.
I can endure the volleying of the ball over the net and the occasional serve that sails out of bounds. I can calmly overlook the slow process of substituting, as the referee studies jersey numbers as if he were an accountant at tax time.
The only aspect of volleyball to which I cannot become inured involves the bottom half of the uniform. The spandex shorts appear to be very uncomfortable for the players and, frankly, make most of them unappealing. If the spandex aids in performance, then it should be worn under gym shorts.
When I first saw a high school team wearing those spandex bottoms ten years ago, I assumed that it was merely a clothing fad like bellbottoms or gauchos. However, the spandex shorts have somehow managed to remain ubiquitous at volleyball games.
Unfortunately, they are not alone when it comes to unappealing sporting apparel. Here are other clothing items from the world of athletics that have somehow managed to endure despite their odd appearance.
wrestling singlets
No matter if the wrestler is 100 pounds or a heavyweight, these legless and armless nylon long johns are the most unattractive clothing items in the world of sports.
bowling shoes
Not only do they probably host small caves of fungi, these shoes always come with the worst combinations of colors.
NASCAR jump suits
I have never understood how dressing like a colorful spaceman somehow makes you a better driver.
baseball socks
Some players wear them low, and some wear them high with the stirrup showing. Either way, the baseball hose has always been a blemish on our national pastime.
fishing hats
Often these scalp-covering hair hiders are decorated with lures as though they were military medallions. The droopy head piece serves no purpose, other than to make the fish tale see less ridiculous than the hat.
polo helmet
These round beanies make the game look even more like what it literally is, horseplay.
I can endure the volleying of the ball over the net and the occasional serve that sails out of bounds. I can calmly overlook the slow process of substituting, as the referee studies jersey numbers as if he were an accountant at tax time.
The only aspect of volleyball to which I cannot become inured involves the bottom half of the uniform. The spandex shorts appear to be very uncomfortable for the players and, frankly, make most of them unappealing. If the spandex aids in performance, then it should be worn under gym shorts.
When I first saw a high school team wearing those spandex bottoms ten years ago, I assumed that it was merely a clothing fad like bellbottoms or gauchos. However, the spandex shorts have somehow managed to remain ubiquitous at volleyball games.
Unfortunately, they are not alone when it comes to unappealing sporting apparel. Here are other clothing items from the world of athletics that have somehow managed to endure despite their odd appearance.
wrestling singlets
No matter if the wrestler is 100 pounds or a heavyweight, these legless and armless nylon long johns are the most unattractive clothing items in the world of sports.
bowling shoes
Not only do they probably host small caves of fungi, these shoes always come with the worst combinations of colors.
NASCAR jump suits
I have never understood how dressing like a colorful spaceman somehow makes you a better driver.
baseball socks
Some players wear them low, and some wear them high with the stirrup showing. Either way, the baseball hose has always been a blemish on our national pastime.
fishing hats
Often these scalp-covering hair hiders are decorated with lures as though they were military medallions. The droopy head piece serves no purpose, other than to make the fish tale see less ridiculous than the hat.
polo helmet
These round beanies make the game look even more like what it literally is, horseplay.
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