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

sure. but football isn't really cheap to play, either, and that hasn't stopped minority participation...nm

Posted by x (aka dmuck) Apr 26 '13, 08:33

there's all kinds of things at work with this sort of stuff

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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

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