From the perspective of an outsider, there seems to be a lot of hype surrounding the topic of sports. Massive games and expensive tickets draw in the masses to watch something extraordinary. Sports seems to draw a lot of different emotions out of people; anger, happiness, sadness, etc. Why is this? Is it due to some kind of emotional connection to the sport, or because of the realization that you may have just lost a bet? These chaotic tendencies aren’t only something that we see in adults. Children have even been shown to have a deep emotional connection to some sports too.
Sports were first invented around 70000 B.C.E. Even back then the idea of watching people compete in some sort of a competition was compelling to the masses, and was often
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Here in Atlanta Falcons territory, it really makes my day when I see someone else wearing a Green Bay Packers shirt or hat, and we smile at each other and say the magic words … Go Pack Go!” Supporting a particular team or athlete can become a core part of someone's identity, giving them a sense of purpose and a connection to a larger community of like-minded people. Fans often wear team colors, chant team slogans, and attend games in droves, creating a sense of camaraderie and shared experience that is hard to replicate in other areas of …show more content…
As you can imagine, there are children who follow in their parents' footsteps and enjoy the same sports teams that both their parents enjoy simply to have a sense of belonging with their mom and dad. Ben Marx writes in the article Your Kids Don’t Care About The Game. They Care About You, “So, what’s going with kids decked out in jerseys before then? Well, for the most part, they’re mimicking others. Sports fandom can be a deeply social experience, and children pick up on that early on.” Children look up to their parents, and mimic their behavior which develops into those children becoming die-hard fans. You then also have the adults who are overly attached to a sports team and are willing to do anything in order to win for them who then raise these children and create these die-hard