mbBear said:

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ClayK said:

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As a girls' basketball coach, absolutely the last thing I ever want to do is mention a girl's weight.

Shea Ralph, who played at UConn and is now a coach, had big problems with anorexia. The trigger? One day she was getting on the bus and another player said to her "You're looking a little thick."

That was enough to send her on a downward spiral that pretty much doomed her playing career.

So sure, talk about weight, just like you would about guys. Is it worth it if it pushes one (or more) women into anorexia?

Anyone who works with teenage girls stays away from the word "big," even in basketball. I'll call a girl "tall," but never "big."

Anorexia is a deadly, sometimes fatal disease. Pretending it doesn't exist so you can list weights on a roster is appalling.

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That's fair, thoughtful, and considerate. In the purest sense, I feel like fans think about an increase in weight as it relates to strength. If listing weight adds a trigger, directly or indirectly, then your point is is really important.

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CalFanatic said:

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Does anyone know the name of the Australian center?

I'm looking at the U-18 roster and one of the centers is committed to Stanford.

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RedlessWardrobe said:

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mbBear said:

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ClayK said:

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As a girls' basketball coach, absolutely the last thing I ever want to do is mention a girl's weight.

Shea Ralph, who played at UConn and is now a coach, had big problems with anorexia. The trigger? One day she was getting on the bus and another player said to her "You're looking a little thick."

That was enough to send her on a downward spiral that pretty much doomed her playing career.

So sure, talk about weight, just like you would about guys. Is it worth it if it pushes one (or more) women into anorexia?

Anyone who works with teenage girls stays away from the word "big," even in basketball. I'll call a girl "tall," but never "big."

Anorexia is a deadly, sometimes fatal disease. Pretending it doesn't exist so you can list weights on a roster is appalling.

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That's fair, thoughtful, and considerate. In the purest sense, I feel like fans think about an increase in weight as it relates to strength. If listing weight adds a trigger, directly or indirectly, then your point is is really important.

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Okay let's try this again.
Clay's points are important.
When Clay assumes that posters, who want women's weights listed on a roster sheet, are pretending Anorexia doesn't exist, he is making an assumption that he has no right to make. Make sense?

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ClayK said:

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RedlessWardrobe said:

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mbBear said:

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ClayK said:

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As a girls' basketball coach, absolutely the last thing I ever want to do is mention a girl's weight.

Shea Ralph, who played at UConn and is now a coach, had big problems with anorexia. The trigger? One day she was getting on the bus and another player said to her "You're looking a little thick."

That was enough to send her on a downward spiral that pretty much doomed her playing career.

So sure, talk about weight, just like you would about guys. Is it worth it if it pushes one (or more) women into anorexia?

Anyone who works with teenage girls stays away from the word "big," even in basketball. I'll call a girl "tall," but never "big."

Anorexia is a deadly, sometimes fatal disease. Pretending it doesn't exist so you can list weights on a roster is appalling.

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That's fair, thoughtful, and considerate. In the purest sense, I feel like fans think about an increase in weight as it relates to strength. If listing weight adds a trigger, directly or indirectly, then your point is is really important.

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Okay let's try this again.
Clay's points are important.
When Clay assumes that posters, who want women's weights listed on a roster sheet, are pretending Anorexia doesn't exist, he is making an assumption that he has no right to make. Make sense?

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That is an excellent point. I got carried away.

But any discussion of weight and young women must, I think, include an acknowledgement that anorexia must be a part of the conversation.

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RedlessWardrobe said:

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ClayK said:

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That is an excellent point. I got carried away.

But any discussion of weight and young women must, I think, include an acknowledgement that anorexia must be a part of the conversation.

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Fair enough Clay. Now I think we can agree to put this entire subject to rest for the time being!

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