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Entertainment: Noun
- The action of providing or being provided with amusement or enjoyment.
- An event, performance, or activity designed to entertain others.


Question.....
Do you consider high school athletics to be entertainment?
Leave your comments below.



College & Pro sports have become a massive spectacle on all fronts. Just about every major arena has a video board. Every team has their own hype intro video, their own music, some type of pyro and/or light show & promotional posters.

This has flowed down to high school athletics.
Fireworks, inflatable tunnels, uniform variations, Hudl highlight videos on social media, custom intro music... the list can go on and on.
High school payers want that same type of big game environment atmosphere the see in college or the pro's, and there is nothing wrong with that.


Like most members on this site, I've been to so many high school stadiums and gyms, I can't remember them all. In the past 5-6 years, they all follow a similar format.
The home team usually has some type of large visual object they huddle around, wait for the music to hit and come running out to their sideline.





The days of coming to a game, on any level, just to see a game are long gone.
Sports have way too much to compete against nowadays. Players that love the sport will play whether it's in front of nobody or 50,000 people. Without the fans though, professional sports do not exist.

Good teams/Good players draw fans.
Fans pay their money to see said good teams/players.
Advertisers spend insane amounts of money on their product to attract fans to their business..
Leagues and teams get insane amounts of money from said advertisers to pay said good players to be on their said good team.

People will drive hours and spend crazy amounts of money on tickets & travel to see their favorite team and favorite player..... 98% of the time, those people have zero attachment to that team or player other than just being a fan. All in the name of being entertained.