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Message: [QUOTE="Plebe, post: 4393772, member: 6927"] Of all the reasons put forward for the decline in participation, I find this one the most concerning: [INDENT]In the age of Instagram and TikTok, basketball also suffers in comparison with sports perceived to be “girlier,” Gliebe said.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“I think the biggest reason for girls not participating in basketball, and I know this is silly: It’s not a ‘cute’ sport,” said Gliebe, mentioning the skirts worn in tennis and the spandex shorts worn in volleyball and running. She said she hopes the practice of WNBA players wearing [URL='https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch0O8tVuYXq/?hl=en']glamorous outfits into arenas[/URL] helps the game appeal more to teenagers. [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]