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Posted by PBnJ Know how I know you've never played a sport past the age of 10? Because even a high school varsity athlete understands home field advantage.

This is a dick useless response.

Specifically, is it crowd noise? That should matter most only in football, and then only in venues that are loud and packed.

Is it the traveling? Most high schools and even colleges aren't really that far from each other, but that's a legit reason.

Is it familiarity? Except for some baseball fields, fields/courts are all the exact same dimensions.

Is it the refs? With 2006 Auburn it was but otherwise I dunno.

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Posted by Abadeebadaba

LSU fan @ FSU

Member since Sep 2010

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Posted on 4/12/14 at 9:37 am to biglego

I think Under Armour said it best "We Must Protect This House!"

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Posted by RandySavage

Member since May 2012

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Posted on 4/12/14 at 2:21 pm to biglego

I don't totally understand it either, particularly in certain sports. Football is the one that makes the most sense to me though.

However, did you guys have basketball goals in your driveway growing up? I was a decent basketball player anywhere but on my goal I could damn near never miss. Others in my hood were the same. All the rims may be ten feet high but there is something about playing at home that made a huge difference.

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Posted by siliconvalleytiger

Bay Area, CA

Member since Apr 2004

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Posted on 4/12/14 at 4:35 pm to biglego

It's the snowball effect at away games. One thing goes wrong, crowd starts building pressure, volume goes up, leads to more mistakes and throws you off your game.

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