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Oni_K t1_j1rma3i wrote

The American fascination with High School sports is... strange at best.

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blubblu t1_j1rnl43 wrote

It’s the developmental areas. Most countries have developmental programs for popular sports in their country, including gaming.

The obsession is the same. Baseball and football are huge in the states. Think La Messina for Barca, youth structures for soccer worldwide.

Also, fwiw, it’s also very fascinating to me that Americans have so much free headspace. Like what does it matter that another culture is different than yours?

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SpudsMacKenzie21 t1_j1rqfzz wrote

The country is huge. West Virginia has no professional sports and really just WVU in terms of national relevance at the college level.

High school sports are the next best thing that bring communities together.

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blubblu t1_j1rsv7v wrote

Yup. Plus! In other countries, there is a huge youth baseball or cricket following.

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