Womens Basketball Essay
Bryce Evans
Glen Starkey
English 145 Section 28
November 4, 2012
Height Adjustments The high flying dunks, the ballooned final scores, the ankle-breaking crossovers: men’s basketball has it all, making it one of the most highly watched and most entertaining sports in the world. Women’s basketball on the other hand, is not quite as entertaining or highly watched. This is most likely due to the difference in athleticism and size between the two. The average man is slightly taller than five feet nine inches while the average woman is about five feet four inches. The average man also tends to be faster and stronger than the average woman according to Livestrong.com. Women, nonetheless, are very athletic and skilled in their own right and deserve the same recognition as athletes as men receive. The reason their games are not as widely viewed publicly is simply because they are not as fun to watch. For example the average attendance for a Los Angeles Lakers game in 2011 was 18,997 people (ESPN.com). While the average attendance for a Los Angeles Sparks game, who plays in the same arena, was 10,176 people which is higher than all other WNBA teams for that season according to sportsbusinessdaily.com. This can be changed with just a simple tweak of the playing equipment. Handicapping in female sports is quite common; it gives the women the chance to have the same kind of success as the men in their respective sports, which is why lowering the rims in women’s basketball would provide more support for the game by making it more entertaining to watch which would mean higher attended games and more television viewers. If the rims were lowered, women’s basketball would be much more entertaining to watch. Women would be able to finish shots closer to the rim better which would result in higher scoring and much more exciting games. The reason men have such a large following worldwide is because people love watching some of the best athletes in the world do things on a court
Glen Starkey
English 145 Section 28
November 4, 2012
Height Adjustments The high flying dunks, the ballooned final scores, the ankle-breaking crossovers: men’s basketball has it all, making it one of the most highly watched and most entertaining sports in the world. Women’s basketball on the other hand, is not quite as entertaining or highly watched. This is most likely due to the difference in athleticism and size between the two. The average man is slightly taller than five feet nine inches while the average woman is about five feet four inches. The average man also tends to be faster and stronger than the average woman according to Livestrong.com. Women, nonetheless, are very athletic and skilled in their own right and deserve the same recognition as athletes as men receive. The reason their games are not as widely viewed publicly is simply because they are not as fun to watch. For example the average attendance for a Los Angeles Lakers game in 2011 was 18,997 people (ESPN.com). While the average attendance for a Los Angeles Sparks game, who plays in the same arena, was 10,176 people which is higher than all other WNBA teams for that season according to sportsbusinessdaily.com. This can be changed with just a simple tweak of the playing equipment. Handicapping in female sports is quite common; it gives the women the chance to have the same kind of success as the men in their respective sports, which is why lowering the rims in women’s basketball would provide more support for the game by making it more entertaining to watch which would mean higher attended games and more television viewers. If the rims were lowered, women’s basketball would be much more entertaining to watch. Women would be able to finish shots closer to the rim better which would result in higher scoring and much more exciting games. The reason men have such a large following worldwide is because people love watching some of the best athletes in the world do things on a court
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