What other sports should be more appreciated?
Have you ever heard of pickleball? It’s a sport that was invented more than 50 years ago and that has become a favorite with retirees and some celebrities in the past decade.
In American life, three sports play an outsize role: football, basketball and baseball. Around the world, soccer dominates. Are there other fun or thrilling sports — like pickleball — that either should be played and appreciated more often or should be more widely watched on TV? What other sport do you think should be more popular? Why do you think it is underrated or overlooked? What qualities make the game fun and compelling? If you had to design an advertisement to promote your sport to the public, what would be your tagline or slogan?
What sports and recreational games have you been playing during the pandemic? Have you started any new ones? Has it been difficult to be physically active the past two years?
Have you ever played pickleball? If so, was it enjoyable? Challenging? If not, does reading the article make the sport sound fun or intriguing? Do you think you might want to play it in the future? Why or why not? The article says that pickleball was previously confined to retirement communities and the fringes of American sporting life. Do you think it will continue to catch on and become mainstream? Will it ever rival basketball, tennis or golf in popularity? The article describes pickleball as “a cross between tennis, badminton and Ping-Pong.” Now it’s your turn: Propose a new sport or a mash-up of old ones. What would be the goal of the game, the equipment needed to play and the number of players required? Make an elevator pitch to sports aficionados or sports companies on why they should play or invest in your new game. What sport do you think will be infinitely more popular 20 years from now? Why? What underrated sport do you watch and would recommend to others? Are you a fan of just basketball or all sports?
I love basketball. Best sport to watch, and play in my opinion. I love the fast paced, constant action. Games can change in a matter of seconds and who doesn't love a game winning shot?
What are lesser known sports, that should go mainstream?
Football I can watch from time to time, but I don't really care for it that much because it's constant 'stop-and-go' action. But every once in awhile there are some pretty great games to watch (like both of the playoff games coming up soon). Baseball I think is the most boring sport in the world and I don't see how anyone likes it, because it is so slow paced, and typically low scoring and I just don't like how a baseball game can end with a final score of 1-0.
So pretty much my order goes basketball > football > baseball. Does anyone else agree?
In American life, three sports play an outsize role: football, basketball and baseball. Around the world, soccer dominates. Are there other fun or thrilling sports — like pickleball — that either should be played and appreciated more often or should be more widely watched on TV? What other sport do you think should be more popular? Why do you think it is underrated or overlooked? What qualities make the game fun and compelling? If you had to design an advertisement to promote your sport to the public, what would be your tagline or slogan?
What sports and recreational games have you been playing during the pandemic? Have you started any new ones? Has it been difficult to be physically active the past two years?
Have you ever played pickleball? If so, was it enjoyable? Challenging? If not, does reading the article make the sport sound fun or intriguing? Do you think you might want to play it in the future? Why or why not? The article says that pickleball was previously confined to retirement communities and the fringes of American sporting life. Do you think it will continue to catch on and become mainstream? Will it ever rival basketball, tennis or golf in popularity? The article describes pickleball as “a cross between tennis, badminton and Ping-Pong.” Now it’s your turn: Propose a new sport or a mash-up of old ones. What would be the goal of the game, the equipment needed to play and the number of players required? Make an elevator pitch to sports aficionados or sports companies on why they should play or invest in your new game. What sport do you think will be infinitely more popular 20 years from now? Why? What underrated sport do you watch and would recommend to others? Are you a fan of just basketball or all sports?
I love basketball. Best sport to watch, and play in my opinion. I love the fast paced, constant action. Games can change in a matter of seconds and who doesn't love a game winning shot?
What are lesser known sports, that should go mainstream?
Football I can watch from time to time, but I don't really care for it that much because it's constant 'stop-and-go' action. But every once in awhile there are some pretty great games to watch (like both of the playoff games coming up soon). Baseball I think is the most boring sport in the world and I don't see how anyone likes it, because it is so slow paced, and typically low scoring and I just don't like how a baseball game can end with a final score of 1-0.
So pretty much my order goes basketball > football > baseball. Does anyone else agree?
