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In response to "I just think it's a bit simplistic to say "minorities, therefore no money". It's not really true in Canada. -- nm" by Reagen

to compare it to basketball, where one guy has to buy a 20 dollar ball, and you can play for months with it.

Posted by groiny (aka groiny) Apr 26 '13, 08:24

baseball players in latin america play ball with a broomstick and an oven mitt.

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sure. but football isn't really cheap to play, either, and that hasn't stopped minority participation...nm - x Apr 26, 08:33 11
- because schools supply the gear needed, unless you are playing in a pee-wee league -- nm - zork Apr 26, 08:42
- It's cheap to play with friends and get going. A football costs $20 and you can play two hand touch. Hockey sticks aren't cheap and they break. - Krusty Apr 26, 08:36 8
  - i dunno. i don't disagree with the gist of smost of this argument, but i agree with R that it's awful simplistic.... - x Apr 26, 08:40 4
    - I don't think it's just cost . The lack of role models is an issue. The lack of outreach is an issue. Where is the NHL when it comes to setting things - Krusty Apr 26, 08:44 1
      - the NHL has them as well. -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 08:49
    - I think it's more realistic that minorities just don't like hockey as much as other sports. -- nm - Shaun Apr 26, 08:43 1
      - more like a lot of minority parents don't appreciate the sport and don't see the value in spending that much on it. -- nm - zork Apr 26, 08:45
  - Roller street hockey is for fancy boys. -- nm - Shaun Apr 26, 08:39
  - two hand touch is for girls -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 08:37 1
    - Or for people that play on concrete. :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 26, 08:38
- sure it is, you can play tackle football without a ton of gear. - groiny Apr 26, 08:34
Also, they build courts all over the place. You don't need more than one friend to play basketball. You can't play hockey with two guys. - Krusty Apr 26, 08:30 7
- you can even look at local high schools and realize how many do not have a hockey team. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 08:32 6
  - hockey's not really a school sport in canada at all. there are way more high schools with football or soccer teams than hockey. -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 08:46 3
    - Yeah, I can't think of a single HS hockey team that I've seen here. - Reagen Apr 26, 08:48 2
      - most of the ones I can think of are the actual hockey schools (like the SK notre dame). -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 08:52
      - lots in Toronto, but a lot of the players already play in the MTHL -- nm - zork Apr 26, 08:50
  - Even the schools that have teams...most are club teams, not so much sponsored by the school. -- nm - Jim Apr 26, 08:44
  - There's that too. One school had hockey when I was in H.S. They had to travel really far to play games. - Krusty Apr 26, 08:34
Hockey is definitely one of the more expensive sports to simply start playing. Skates alone (new) are most likely $100+. -- nm - Shaun Apr 26, 08:26

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