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Post by ETitans4TheBoys on Aug 7, 2019 9:34:06 GMT -2
Just curious with the recent 3 million dollar first place fortnite World Cup that just happen. Are we starting to see less and less kids actually wanting to play football/high school sports but of how much these kids are making playing video games?
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Post by karz19 on Aug 7, 2019 16:07:20 GMT -2
Just curious with the recent 3 million dollar first place fortnite World Cup that just happen. Are we starting to see less and less kids actually wanting to play football/high school sports but of how much these kids are making playing video games? The rise of competitive video games is a very real thing. Old timers will scoff at the notion that those darn vidya games take any sort of physical endurance, but anyone who has played them at a somewhat serious/competitive level knows that it's mentally and physically taxing, albeit in different ways compared to traditional sports. There's also fewer physical barriers to enter into video games. You don't have to be tall, strong, or fast, allowing kids who would be water boys on the football team to have success online. Millions of people play and watch a multitude of video games, the biggest right now being Fortnite, Counter Strike, League of Legends, and Dota 2. In fact, Dota 2's biggest yearly tournament, The International, will be starting in a week, boasting a prize pool of over $32 million. For anyone interested, here's a documentary of last year's finals: . These games are often team-based and allow kids to learn many of the aspects of team-play, sacrificing personal success for team success, etc. It's not hard to see why many kids would be drawn to the idea of playing video games professionally. You can choose to ignore it or scoff at it, but that doesn't change the fact that it's happening. |
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Post by Nomad on Aug 7, 2019 16:13:18 GMT -2
I used to play Madden competitively back in the early 2000's. I also have friends who currently play Street Fighter (and other fighting games) competitively.
They have there place and I dont think it detracts from traditional sports.
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Post by bwrite on Aug 7, 2019 16:38:37 GMT -2
Tbh I'm not sure how much the video games and other outlets affect the number kids who still play REAL sport, and their willingness to. I think the side effect is more that these type of hobbies simply are getting more time and effort from the kids today.
I can't think of a time I picked video games over a pick up game, 2nd round of weights or some bass fishing as a kid.
The tech sports simply have more kids inside from what I see.
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Post by revenge of the fallen on Aug 7, 2019 18:46:16 GMT -2
This is kinda the last gasp of football greatness because when the current 5/6 grade hits MOCO football, every school is doomed
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Post by mwhippersnapper on Aug 7, 2019 19:42:45 GMT -2
I used to play Madden competitively back in the early 2000's. I also have friends who currently play Street Fighter (and other fighting games) competitively. They have there place and I dont think it detracts from traditional sports. ill play you for any sum of money. |
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Post by Nomad on Aug 7, 2019 20:05:43 GMT -2
I used to play Madden competitively back in the early 2000's. I also have friends who currently play Street Fighter (and other fighting games) competitively. They have there place and I dont think it detracts from traditional sports. ill play you for any sum of money. Im retired. Besides taking money from kids is immoral. |
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Post by Nomad on Aug 7, 2019 20:11:09 GMT -2
This is kinda the last gasp of football greatness because when the current 5/6 grade hits MOCO football, every school is doomed People said the same thing in 1980, 1987 & 2000. They sky still has not fallen (no pun intended) |
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