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re: Do fewer people go to high school basketball and football games than in years past?
Posted on 12/24/23 at 10:19 am to GreatLakesTiger24
Posted on 12/24/23 at 10:19 am to GreatLakesTiger24
They’re still pretty packed and most schools still have a student section with rowdy teenagers. Your also probably not remembering just how little attendance some of your games had
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Posted on 12/24/23 at 10:26 am to GreatLakesTiger24
I'm a high school football official here in Georgia and I haven't noticed a drop-off at all.
This post was edited on 12/24/23 at 10:28 am
Posted on 12/24/23 at 11:05 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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Do fewer people go to high school basketball and football games than in years past?
Cable tv and the internet killed high school sports
From the 1930’s to the 1970’s they used to get 10,000+ people at Catholic League high school football games in New Orleans.
Posted on 12/24/23 at 11:08 am to BatonrougeCajun
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Charging students to go to games is absurd.
15$ person including students at semi final 3A playoff game couple weeks ago.
Posted on 12/24/23 at 11:22 am to SportsGuyNOLA
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Cable tv and the internet killed high school sports
The death of community didnt help.
Folks used to spend their lives in one neighborhood, people today constantly cash out and move.
There just isnt local ties like there used to be.
Posted on 12/24/23 at 11:26 am to GreatLakesTiger24
I can deal with the high school games; parking is not crazy and the ticket prices are affordable.
For college, parking is insane and unless you have nose-bleed seating, the ticket prices are out of sight and the best seat is in my living room
For college, parking is insane and unless you have nose-bleed seating, the ticket prices are out of sight and the best seat is in my living room
Posted on 12/24/23 at 11:32 am to F1y0n7h3W4LL
Well when posters on the MSB are saying it’s creepy to go to high school games if you don’t have a kid playing… clearly it wasn’t so in the old days
The elite talented players you’re watching aren’t at your average community high schools
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see clips of LSU commits/recruits (and others) on social media occasionally and the gym or stadium usually looks pretty empty. Our gym and bleachers were rarely, if ever, fully packed, but they were never as empty as I am seeing on social media.
The elite talented players you’re watching aren’t at your average community high schools
This post was edited on 12/24/23 at 11:45 am
Posted on 12/24/23 at 11:45 am to TIGRLEE
quote:that is insane
15$ person including students at semi final 3A playoff game couple weeks ago.
Posted on 12/24/23 at 11:56 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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Do fewer people go to high school basketball and football games than in years past?
Where I teach, absolutely. I coached high school football for twelve years in the late 90’s-early 00’s. We always had pretty substantial crowds if the weather wasn’t horrible, and a few cases of overflowing crowds for big playoff games.
Same school now rarely has attendance over 20% capacity, and the stands weren’t even half full for the second round playoff game this year. There are multiple factors at play here, and I won’t even speculate on the most significant ones. I do find it pretty ridiculous that high schools were charging $12-15 admission to postseason games this year.
Posted on 12/24/23 at 12:22 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
I have a picture of my dad at a Jesuit versus Holy Cross game in 1941 at Tad Gormley. The stadium is overflowing, and there are people standing five deep lining the sidelines. And it is rainy and muddy! There has to be 35,000 people there.
BTW, the same picture hangs in multiple places at Jesuit.
BTW, the same picture hangs in multiple places at Jesuit.
This post was edited on 12/24/23 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 12/24/23 at 12:24 pm to chalmetteowl
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Well when posters on the MSB are saying it’s creepy to go to high school games if you don’t have a kid playing
frick those incels. Community pride used to be a thing.
Posted on 12/24/23 at 12:25 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
If you have a winning team the stands will be packed.
Posted on 12/24/23 at 12:39 pm to The Torch
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Girls Volleyball outdraws Boys Basketball in our communit
2 pages in and no pedophile jokes? OT is slacking in their morbid comments these days
Posted on 12/24/23 at 1:54 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Yes
Posted on 12/24/23 at 2:19 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Ruston High outdrew Louisiana Tech in football this season. Put a good team on the field and folks show up.
Posted on 12/24/23 at 2:25 pm to The Torch
quote:girls volleyball prob has a demographic that includes two parents or even four including supportive step parents. Most basketball players are in their own.
Girls Volleyball outdraws Boys Basketball in our community.
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