Call for Height Equality in More Sporting Events

Okay, so I am short. At only 5'1" I find myself thinking about the advantages tall people have over me. Literally, OVER me. Oh, what I wouldn't give to be just 4 inches taller. Anyways, did you know that you have to be 5'11" to play women's volleyball? Isn't that discrimination? Okay, how can I articulate exactly what I am thinking? How can I communicate how stupid and ignorant this is? Maybe it would help if I stated the basics of the sport…

1. You have a ball, you have a net, and you have two teams
2. The net divides the court in half.
3. One team on each side of the net.
4. The net is ?? many feet above the ground.
5. The ball cannot touch the ground.
6. The teams hit the ball back and forth over the net in hopes the other team will miss and the ball will hit the ground on the opponent's side of the court.

Now, of course it is a little more complicated and officials have rules and guidelines, but you get the idea. But there is ONE thing that rules cannot put a cap on… someone's height. You could be a foot taller than the net, or in most cases, the same height. So, if that is okay, then would it be okay for me to come along and stand on a 1 foot platform? Of course not! But yet I would be the same height as all the other team members. Are you starting to get my point?

Now let's talk about men's pro basketball. The basketball goal is like 10 feet from the ground. Now, whoever made the game up was probably short and thought the game would be more fun and challenging if the net was a lot higher off the ground. But isn't it kind of like cheating when you get someone who is 8 feet tall?! Well, I can't say that's cheating, but it is definitely an unfair advantage and no matter how hard I practice, I won't be that tall.

Now in wrestling there are divisions. Lightweight, middleweight, heavyweight, etc. Now THAT is what I am talking about. There is something for everybody and no one really has a HUGE advantage over anyone else. So wouldn't it make sense to carry that out in all sports? For example, women 5'3 and under would be in the low-height division with a net only 6 feet above the ground. And women 5'4" – 5'9" in the middle-height division with a net 6 and a half feet above the ground. And so forth. And it would be almost the same thing in basketball.
I have always been a very athletic person and I think it stinks that I was pretty much eliminated from ever playing volleyball or basketball when I like the sports and I'm not bad… for a short person. So, I stuck to only Gymnastics, soccer, and softball, but a tall person could have their pick from all the choices. It's not fair! And I am tired of people saying "well, life isn't fair". That's true, but is no excuse! If we can do something to help make this life just a little more fair and enjoyable for everyone, then shouldn't we?

- My numbers and calculations may be off. But you get my point.