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“Demise” is a strong word. Football isn’t going away. Soccer and basketball aren’t going away. They’re just going to lose market share. Which is still a big deal.
A mighty big segment of Z is being raised by Xers who are virtually indistinguishable from boomers in their lifestyle and outlook. You might call them failed Xers. The distrust of institutions didn’t take with them.
Also, I think your kids have charming hair.
I, too, thought demise was too strong of a word. Until I figured how strong of an influence one generation can have to change how things are done.
in two generations football could very realistically be a thing that only pockets of population do but not all. and in america, the increase of immigrants adds to that much more.
I don’t know … my kids swim on a club swim team. It is very much an individual sport with the team/friends aspect. Girl child is taking up junior roller derby too. It is a team sport and a little quirky and lots of fun.
It’s lovely that your children have found sports that they enjoy and that those sports are solitary is fine as well. But why should what your children like be the guide for what ALL children like and what is good and healthy for all children. Why dismiss the value of team sports for women so offhandedly? Also- check your facts, women still have some major barriers in the professional world including the fact that women continue to make less than men for the same job. Why is your tone so authoritarian? Couldn’t you simply point out that for YOUR children the path of solitary sports is preferred without disparaging team sports? I.e. why is it so difficult for you to make your point without attacking someone else’s? I would find quite a bit of what you say more palatable and interesting if the tone changed.