With the huge rise of popularity in sports, there has been a lot of debate over whether fantasy sports is good or bad for sports. Some of fantasy sports detractors say that it takes loyalty out of the game. To some extent I do believe that this can challenge peoples loyalties to a particular team. Although people who really have loyalty to a team will keep their teams best interest in mind. The fan who just likes to watch the sport, will now have a rooting interest in all of the games.
The biggest thing that fantasy sports leads to is more knowledgeable sports fans. With the popularity of fantasy sports, people are doing more research on players and teams, which leads to the knowledge of the casual sports fans to go up. In general when picking a fantasy team there are a bunch of factors that go into your decision. If a player is going to be a great fantasy player, they need to make sure they put time into their decisions. Just like the athletes themselves needing to practice to stay at the top of their game, the fantasy sports player needs to stay on top of their research otherwise the final piece of the puzzle may slip to another team.
I may never get to be the GM of a professional sports franchise, but with fantasy sports I get to feel like I am. With different types of leagues, the games are becoming even more realistic. With keeper leagues, players are even more like GMs making key decisions from year to year on which players will help them not only for this year, but for years down the road as well.
With the rise of fantasy sports, it is a great way to follow sports, while showing off your competitive side as well. With people being able to start their own leagues between friends, it is a great way for friends to interact. With the rise of popularity in the game, I believe that despite purists worst fear, fantasy sports are here to stay.
Paul Blackborow
1 comment:
Well written article.
Post a Comment