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[QUOTE="Zinethar, post: 4192543, member: 8436"]
If you watch a lot of the women they tend to jump from 2 feet instead of one. Tall girls are often taught to grab the ball and hold it above their heads so the shorter girls can't get it so they get in the habit of reaching for it instead of jumping. I've coached a lot of girls and women high jumpers and in my experience I have to start out very basic to get them to understand why one foot jumping is better and how to drive the off leg to produce the upward momentum. Trust me it is not genetic, it is environmental for leaping ability. Height is a different animal :D. A 6'2" girl with good quickness and bounce can be trained to dunk. They need to have hands big enough to palm the ball though. Gabby could dunk a volleyball but couldn't hold the basketball out to dunk it. Stewie at 6'4 could easily. If dunking was a more desired thing a lot more young women would work to do it. (I have to admit I hope it doesn't become a coveted thing!)
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