# Sport trends? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 30, 2015, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sport-trends/729381 "2015-08-30T10:14:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2015, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sport-trends/729381/41 "2015-09-01T23:20:22Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Rising or falling in terms of… what? Participation or spectator interest or both? > > Lacrosse is definitely booming as a high school sport, but I don’t see any indication at all of growing demand for a professional lacrosse league, or even major increases in attendance at college lacrosse games. Oh, but Major League Lacrosse is a thing! Average attendance in 2014 was over 10k in Denver. But it was only 1200 in Florida. Total average for MLL was about 6500 per game, which is better than I’d have expected. [http://media.majorleaguelacrosse.com/files/2014-Stats.pdf](http://media.majorleaguelacrosse.com/files/2014-Stats.pdf) ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2015, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sport-trends/729381/42 "2015-09-01T23:48:50Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > Curious. Do the high schools have ice hockey rinks? I know some in Minnesota do. > > Or do they just play at the public rinks? Hockey in Canada in generally not a high school activity. Some schools have teams but the development system does not, for the most part, incorporate school teams. Hockey in Canada is extraordinarily organized, and Hockey Canada’s developmental program dictates almost everything about how it works. By the time a kid with serious hockey cred is in his third year of high school he would be playing in one of the branches of the Canadian Junior Hockey League, which are organized leagues that represent towns and neighborhoods, not schools. Players who are not destined for competitive play veer off into regional/municipal house leagues, which are still based on HC’s developmental guidelines. Hockey in Canada is arguably the most advanced athletic developmental system in the entire world. It is almost impossible to overstate how focused they are on developing elite hockey players. If a 9-year-old shows promise, HC knows about her/him. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sport-trends/729381/43 "2015-09-02T04:29:08Z")
> [@sitchensis](#): > > A lot of people have said golf, but I think it’s at it’s low point. When Tiger was popular it brought a lot of young people into the spot and people thought they would be golfers for life. The reality is that golf is not a sport for 20 and 30 year olds with families. It takes too long and it costs too much. Those people are still fans, they know the rules, and they probably have a set of clubs in the garage. In the coming years, when their kids are older and they are better off financially they will start to golf again. I wonder what the effect of places like Top Golf will have on traditional golf? ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sport-trends/729381/44 "2015-09-02T04:31:35Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > One thing about high school sports is that almost every sport except football is played at a higher level in the club circuit. The coaching is better and you can build a team of the best players from 3 or 4 or more high schools. > . I think high school football is barely holding on and club football is raring to go. In our area club football goes up to 8th grade. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sport-trends/729381/45 "2015-09-02T13:44:18Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > If a 9-year-old shows promise, HC knows about her/him. This is becoming more and more true in baseball and basketball, too. Not sure about football. But college basketball coaches are scouting \*and recruiting \*junior high school players. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sport-trends/729381/46 "2015-09-02T14:24:55Z")
Ultimate Frisbee is on a huge upswing. Last month, the I.O.C recognized the sport’s governing body. Expect to hear a lot more about the sport in the next few years (and give it a try if there’s a newbie league in your area - the game is an absolute blast). [Relevant article.](http://www.newyorker.com/news/sporting-scene/ultimate-frisbees-surprising-arrival-as-a-likely-olympic-sport) ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2015, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sport-trends/729381/47 "2015-09-03T04:42:03Z")
Along the thought of ultimate firsbee, I’d like to see roller hockey become an olympic sport. My son has played in the [State Wars](http://statewarsrollerhockey.pointstreaksites.com/view/statewars) tournament so I see the sport on an upswing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sport-trends/729381.md?page=2)