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<blockquote data-quote="Old South Stands" data-source="post: 555851" data-attributes="member: 1036"><p>I think one of the reasons I got into hockey as much as I did was because a friend's dad owned the ice rink near our home. It was out on Roswell Road in Sandy Springs. From that point on I sort of took ownership of the sport. This same friend was largely responsible for me becoming a Tech fan as well. His dad was a wealthy alum and took us to a night game against UVA during Eddie Lee Ivery's sophomore year. We got to sit in the press box. I was hooked.</p><p></p><p>Here in Charleston there's actually a high school rugby club, though, what's<em> really </em>popular here is lacrosse -- and across all age groups up to college age. Youngsters, too. There's even a store here that sells just lacrosse equipment, to give you an idea of the sport's popularity in the Charleston area, especially in the more affluent places like Daniel Island, Mt. P., and downtown. There seems to be literally hundreds of players in the area. ****'s Sporting Goods also has a section dedicated just to lacrosse gear. If you've never seen it before (you probably have), box lacrosse is really entertaining. I'd never heard of it before but watched in on YouTube, and it blends elements of both lacrosse and hockey. The goalies actually wear heavier protective gear than in ice hockey. </p><p></p><p>I don't mind soccer over in Europe. In many ways it's like college football in the south, the way people take it so seriously and make it into an event. If I lived over there, I'd probably be into it. I'm probably a minority now, but there's a part of me (chalk it up to age or whatever) that's sad to see how it's displaced many of our native sports, and I hope newer generations of kids re-discover baseball and football. I find baseball pretty boring to watch, but as a participatory sport, it really prepares kids to deal with stress and pressure. I think kids need more of that these days. When you're up at the plate, your success or failure is individual and very public. The situational awareness required when on base is good for developing the mind as well. I don't think I'd ever want my son to play football at the college level, or perhaps even prep football. But the lessons learned in Pop Warner were invaluable to me. I have a son coming up who really wants to play football. I've been monitoring the CTE thing in the news, but am not sold yet on the dangers of it in Pop Warner. I've experienced firsthand the differences between being hit in those leagues vs. being hit at the high school level, and there's a huge difference. </p><p></p><p>Some of you from up north may be familiar with the soap box derby. It's not as common in the south and may even be dying out across the country. But it was still a big deal in the rust-belt states back in the '70s. My dad got me involved after I'd read about it in a school reading assignment (an article on Mt. Trashmore in Virginia). I eventually won 1st in the Atlanta area in '78 and got to race at the world championships in Akron. It was a blast.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old South Stands, post: 555851, member: 1036"] I think one of the reasons I got into hockey as much as I did was because a friend's dad owned the ice rink near our home. It was out on Roswell Road in Sandy Springs. From that point on I sort of took ownership of the sport. This same friend was largely responsible for me becoming a Tech fan as well. His dad was a wealthy alum and took us to a night game against UVA during Eddie Lee Ivery's sophomore year. We got to sit in the press box. I was hooked. Here in Charleston there's actually a high school rugby club, though, what's[I] really [/I]popular here is lacrosse -- and across all age groups up to college age. Youngsters, too. There's even a store here that sells just lacrosse equipment, to give you an idea of the sport's popularity in the Charleston area, especially in the more affluent places like Daniel Island, Mt. P., and downtown. There seems to be literally hundreds of players in the area. ****'s Sporting Goods also has a section dedicated just to lacrosse gear. If you've never seen it before (you probably have), box lacrosse is really entertaining. I'd never heard of it before but watched in on YouTube, and it blends elements of both lacrosse and hockey. The goalies actually wear heavier protective gear than in ice hockey. I don't mind soccer over in Europe. In many ways it's like college football in the south, the way people take it so seriously and make it into an event. If I lived over there, I'd probably be into it. I'm probably a minority now, but there's a part of me (chalk it up to age or whatever) that's sad to see how it's displaced many of our native sports, and I hope newer generations of kids re-discover baseball and football. I find baseball pretty boring to watch, but as a participatory sport, it really prepares kids to deal with stress and pressure. I think kids need more of that these days. When you're up at the plate, your success or failure is individual and very public. The situational awareness required when on base is good for developing the mind as well. I don't think I'd ever want my son to play football at the college level, or perhaps even prep football. But the lessons learned in Pop Warner were invaluable to me. I have a son coming up who really wants to play football. I've been monitoring the CTE thing in the news, but am not sold yet on the dangers of it in Pop Warner. I've experienced firsthand the differences between being hit in those leagues vs. being hit at the high school level, and there's a huge difference. Some of you from up north may be familiar with the soap box derby. It's not as common in the south and may even be dying out across the country. But it was still a big deal in the rust-belt states back in the '70s. My dad got me involved after I'd read about it in a school reading assignment (an article on Mt. Trashmore in Virginia). I eventually won 1st in the Atlanta area in '78 and got to race at the world championships in Akron. It was a blast. [/QUOTE]
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