50 sats \ 2 replies \ @carlosfandango 9 Aug 2023 \ on: Stacker Sports- Meta Takeover- Day 36 meta
Hey @grayruby - I think tennis and golf suffer from the the move towards professional level junior sports participation. The best in the world started very young (ie Tiger, Alcaraz, Williams sisters etc) and were coached / groomed for success.
Sports on the decline; NFL and rugby (in Europe) The concussion risk is so well highlighted and the governing bodies, by not acknowledging it sooner, have lost a lot of parents support regardless of the recent rule changes.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby OP 9 Aug 2023
I agree with the tennis and golf comment.
It will be interesting to see what happens with football. Definitely youth participation is down but interest is still high so it's a question of will a lack a participation eventually lead to an erosion in interest.
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 10 Aug 2023
I don’t follow football these days but my sense is we will see youth participation amongst a poorer, more deprived demographic as a way to access college education. We can celebrate sporting achievements in that cohort all we want but it had the potential to come at great cost and will the wider interest be maintained?
Not sure how attendance at college games is holding up post-lockdowns etc but that may be a good indicator.
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