Saturday, December 12, 2009
Fans of men and women's sports
Fans are a very important aspect to sports today. Teams need fans and the money they spend at their events to keep going. But men and women's sports are treated differently. Fans always seem to go to men's sports like basketball and baseball over a women's basketball game. Granted there is not that many women's leagues to go to, but what is so much more interesting about guy's sports over women's sports? It could be the intensity and the speed of the game or also the fans can make a big difference. I have been to WNBA games and the fans get into the game but no where close to the insane behavior and the intensity of the fans at a men's game. Women's sports seem to be much more about the skill and teamwork of the players and the team as a whole. Today in society it is all about the slam dunks and the action. The one on one playing and the athleticism of each player individually and guys play up to that level. Don't get me wrong I get into the action of men's games and even join in on the craziness of each of the fans. I just always wondered why people don't seem to get into women's sports, even girls.
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Interesting post, while men's sports heavily dominate women's sports in terms of fans, I've really never heard anyone actually analyze why this is. One obvious aspect that comes to mind is athleticism - it's hard to deny that men have more speed, quickness, agility, etc. This could lead fans into the direction of watching a men's game over a women's game. One aspect that is rarely touched upon is history. Women's sports (except college) have no history, as they are all relatively new. These sports have to compete for air time with all other men's sports. Fans gravitate towards teams because there is generations of history with their parents watching the same team. There has been quite a few men's leagues that have failed, or aren't doing very well (i.e. XFL). It may be because there is a lack of history.
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