For example, there are individuals who dedicate their lives as fans to more than one sport. It must also be noted that this ranking system is not official and is subject to change at regular intervals. Unsurprisingly, the first sports ranking higher than the popularity of lacrosse in the USA and worldwide include football and basketball. According to studies, the popularity of lacrosse in the USA has a growth rate faster than other popular sports such as; swimming, bowling, soccer, ice hockey, and more.
As it stands now, lacrosse is most popular around the East Coast of the US. However, trends of this fantastically incorporative game are spreading among the West Coast and Middle States. The popularity of lacrosse in the USA and worldwide has seen such a considerable increase that high-school level lacrosse players have skyrocketed.
In , around schools across the US has lacrosse registered as an organized team sport. Yet, by , this number had risen to 2, as lacrosse would gain a strong foothold among the younger generations with some aspiring athletes beginning their career as young as 3-years-old.
This ability to include very young children into the game is a testament to just how open lacrosse is for different players. Since becoming such a popular sporting outlet for the young crowd, it makes sense to see many US college institutions making way for new lacrosse teams. Doing so, colleges are able to market their curriculum to a wider group of individuals who grew up with other sports such as lacrosse. Today, there are around 32 US schools and colleges who are active participants in national lacrosse tournaments.
Showing the popularity of lacrosse in the USA and worldwide to be considerable. It can be hard for the team here at The Hobby Kraze to provide definitive growth statistics for the popularity of lacrosse. This is because sport popularity is far from stable and can be recorded in far too unreliable many ways such as the media coverage ranking mentioned above.
Some statistics have shown that school children will often choose lacrosse instead of other sports like football and basketball. Most sports websites and commentators will talk about the popularity of lacrosse in the USA and worldwide as though there are two professional leagues with each housing 20 teams in participation.
These two teams most commonly referred to throughout the sporting and lacrosse realms are; The Major League Lacrosse and National Lacrosse League. However, there are actually five. The MLL is a semi-professional lacrosse league with the average game attendance of approximately 4, fans. And, with the season for the MLL running from April to August across a total of 14 games, it shows how significant the popularity of lacrosse in the USA and worldwide is.
Yet, despite this popularity and success in the season, the average salary is quite low. The steriotype surrounding lacrosse is that It is a sport for wealthy kids.
The numbers, not surprisingly back up this presumption. Provided below are two figures showing the percent of spending on sports gear by income for lacrosse on the left and basketball on the right. Each graph is an average of the percent of spending from Spending on basketballs is much more evenly distributed throughout income levels. Going back to the issues associated with lopsided growth, according to this data, lacrosse is living up too its reputation as a sport for the wealthy.
Having a heavy concentration of wealthy families has potential upsides, but also carries threats for the lacrosse industry. The main benefit is the lack of price sensitivity, especially when the lacrosse gear serves as a status symbol among the players. Cutomizing string color, head color, shaft material, and even the type of tapejob.
All of these products are expensive, but are viewed as a neccesity by players. The downside of having a non-diverse market are endless, but the main downside is in untapped potential or opportunity cost.
With basketball, for example, every income level spends money purchasing basketballs. This spending unifies fans through a common thread. Once invested in the sport, no matter the vested level, consumers are more likely to become fans of the sport. These fans, by extension, are more likely to support college, pro, and even amatuer teams. This is where lacrosse falls short, because without a unified fan base, the growth of the sport could be severely hindered.
After examination of both the lopsided nature of the age of participants and the income of participants, it is important to take a step back and reflect. Without a doubt, there is lopsided growth in age, and in income for the sport of lacrosse. But, who is to blame for this, and how can this be fixed? David Lange. Profit from additional features with an Employee Account. Please create an employee account to be able to mark statistics as favorites.
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But really the answer is both, everything in between, and everywhere beyond! People in the States are surprised when they hear of teams in the Dakotas popping up, let alone Hawaii or Alaska.
I found 78 nations around the world that are playing lacrosse in some fashion or another. Some programs have roots as recent as , while on the other end of the spectrum, lacrosse predates the recorded history of the Haudenosaunee.
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