I was out with a group of guys today and they were reminiscing about sadistic PE masters making them do rugby in their pants if they forgot their PE kit. Well boo hoo, when I was at school PE knickers were standard issue for the girls. Knickers were what we were forced to do PE in every day. If we had to do something particularly strenuous then we were allowed to wear a useless, flappy, split-to-the-waist, micro-mini over our PE knickers, which did nothing to detract from the knickeriness of our knickers. Twice, both times in blizzard conditions, we were permitted to wear the tracksuit the school had falsely conned us into purchasing.
Has it ever occurred to anyone that girls might become a bit more sporty if they weren't in danger of revealing their inner labia to the Upper Sixth 2nd XI every time they reached for a ball? I know that, sadly, at a higher level there are all sorts of sexist sponsorship issues that lead to skimpy outfits for sportswomen, but why don't schoolgirls get to wear shorts and comfy t-shirts? Why does feminine appearance always come before utility?