How many sporting events do you attend annually?
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Pro - Zero to 2 (Orioles)
College - 2 - 10 (PSU, MD hoops/baseball, some other D3 hoops/baseball)
HS - 100's (Coaching and scouting account for over half, watching friends kids play, etc)
Generally 10
- 1 college football game
- 1 Minor League baseball game
- 1 NHL hockey game
- The remainder are High School football & basketball games (3)
Additionally several travel soccer and ice hockey games in which my grandchildren are playing (4)
Roughly 1 pro game a year. Traditionally 3-5 various PSU games. I coach spring and fall soccer, also winter basketball, for my son. My daughter plays basketball, softball and does dance, so everything is a blur with sports.
Pro: 1-2 (including Final X, World Team Trials, etc.)
Semipro: 1-2 (e.g. minor league baseball and hockey)
College: 12-15 (all PSU: season tickets for football, several wrestling matches / tournaments, and a basketball, hockey and/or volleyball game here and there)
High School and Middle School: countless. Have kids in sports. Wife coaches.
Semipro: 1-2 (e.g. minor league baseball and hockey)
College: 12-15 (all PSU: season tickets for football, several wrestling matches / tournaments, and a basketball, hockey and/or volleyball game here and there)
High School and Middle School: countless. Have kids in sports. Wife coaches.
Pro- Phillies 2/ Flyers 8-10/ 76ers + Eagles 0
College- PSU Football 1-2/ other 1- 2 Army and/or Tennessee football. Occasional Palestra game
High School- for 15 years the answer would've been 60+ as I kept score for the high school soccer, basketball, field hockey and lax teams plus carried sticks for football. Now my wife and I go to maybe 1 dozen games as spectators- which is much more fun than working. But getting paid to watch sports is great!
As someone who worked in Advertising/Sports Marketing I've been to hundreds if not 1,000+ professional events.
In my career change I've found that the personal connections to the players is more exciting to me than the higher level talent and "show" of pros.
Any game involving PSU can be more interesting to me- for example I watched the Lady Lions lose to St. John's the other night over many pro basketball and hockey options.
College- PSU Football 1-2/ other 1- 2 Army and/or Tennessee football. Occasional Palestra game
High School- for 15 years the answer would've been 60+ as I kept score for the high school soccer, basketball, field hockey and lax teams plus carried sticks for football. Now my wife and I go to maybe 1 dozen games as spectators- which is much more fun than working. But getting paid to watch sports is great!
As someone who worked in Advertising/Sports Marketing I've been to hundreds if not 1,000+ professional events.
In my career change I've found that the personal connections to the players is more exciting to me than the higher level talent and "show" of pros.
Any game involving PSU can be more interesting to me- for example I watched the Lady Lions lose to St. John's the other night over many pro basketball and hockey options.
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Lots. I’ve had Pirates and Orioles season tickets (not at the same time). Penguins season tickets. Penn State season tickets from freshman year until they stabbed Joe in the back. The Ravens are the only season tickets we still have ever since their first year. I was also on my local school board and attended many of our games in all sports for those nine years. Then my first daughter was born and now all I attend other than the Ravens are club and school volleyball matches.
