Guest DT Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 25% reduction in players since 2007. Video gaming a threat on the horizon. Will these trends soon hit Indiana? https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-high-school-football-decline-20190830-ptht7reqtrc55ipkos2joqbmn4-story.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muda69 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 1 minute ago, DT said: Video gaming a threat on the horizon. Yep, and it's not going away: https://www.insider.com/schools-with-video-game-playing-scholarships-esports-2019-6#2-robert-morris-university-was-the-first-school-to-create-an-e-sports-team-2 Also Indiana's own Trine University has a eSports team: https://www.trine.edu/esports/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian06 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Fortnite!! Love playing my esports! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakone Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Negative twins at it again. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanka Jahari Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 I think in situations like this, it's best to try to keep kids who quit playing involved somehow with the football program. For instance, if you have a player that doesn't want to play anymore, maybe he would make a great videographer to operate your endzone camera. Maybe you could use a situation like this to find kids willing to keep charts during games, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr1 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Many small teams have gone to 8 man football in Illinois. 8 man football is not an official IHSA sport so I don't think they get counted in the IHSA's numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DT Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 36 minutes ago, Tanka Jahari said: I think in situations like this, it's best to try to keep kids who quit playing involved somehow with the football program. For instance, if you have a player that doesn't want to play anymore, maybe he would make a great videographer to operate your endzone camera. Maybe you could use a situation like this to find kids willing to keep charts during games, etc. I think they would rather be playing video games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian06 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 6 minutes ago, DT said: I think they would rather be playing video games. So much money to win playing eSports. Some of these top twitch streamers are making 1.5 - 2 million a month from subscribers watching them play Fortnite. Crazy to see the money involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanka Jahari Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 9 minutes ago, DT said: I think they would rather be playing video games. Sir, it is apparent to me that you've never felt the pure adrenaline rush of filming a high school football game from the endzone using a Hi-Pod X31. 31 feet of magnificence. No video game can compare to the titillation that comes from using and endzone camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DT Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 6 minutes ago, Tanka Jahari said: Sir, it is apparent to me that you've never felt the pure adrenaline rush of filming a high school football game from the endzone using a Hi-Pod X31. 31 feet of magnificence. No video game can compare to the titillation that comes from using and endzone camera. I have however felt the titillating adrenaline rush of closing a big sale and collecting a nice, fat commission check. Keep selling Tanaka. You will close that deal soon, I can almost feel it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Nowlin Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Probably due to the silly playoff system they have 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappy Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Illinois has had over 150,000 residents since 2014 move to other states. I’m sure that has also had an impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DT Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Since 2007, illinois football participation has dropped from 51000 to 37000. That is a whopping 28% participation decline. That is a huge drop off. There are 12.7M residents of the state of Illinois . A drop of 150,000 translates to a 1.2% drop in statewide population. No correlation between the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr1 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 1 hour ago, DT said: Since 2007, illinois football participation has dropped from 51000 to 37000. That is a whopping 28% participation decline. That is a huge drop off. There are 12.7M residents of the state of Illinois . A drop of 150,000 translates to a 1.2% drop in statewide population. No correlation between the two. go back 17 years from 2007 in Illinois and there were (rounded to the nearest thousand) 198,000 live births to Illinois residents. That would make those kids juniors or seniors in 2007. 17 years ago in Illinois there were (rounded to the nearest thousand) 180,000 live births to Illinois residents. That is a difference of 18,000 kids. The numbers you provided show a drop of 14,000 kids. It looks like as a percentage of available kids there has been an increase of Illinois kids playing football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DT Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 7 minutes ago, sr1 said: go back 17 years from 2007 in Illinois and there were (rounded to the nearest thousand) 198,000 live births to Illinois residents. That would make those kids juniors or seniors in 2007. 17 years ago in Illinois there were (rounded to the nearest thousand) 180,000 live births to Illinois residents. That is a difference of 18,000 kids. The numbers you provided show a drop of 14,000 kids. It looks like as a percentage of available kids there has been an increase of Illinois kids playing football. Somebody help me. My head just exploded! Im reading this for the 4th time. Please help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psaboy Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Cappy said: Illinois has had over 150,000 residents since 2014 move to other states. I’m sure that has also had an impact. I would think that number is low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanka Jahari Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 21 hours ago, DT said: I have however felt the titillating adrenaline rush of closing a big sale and collecting a nice, fat commission check. Keep selling Tanaka. You will close that deal soon, I can almost feel it. Sir I'm not a salesman working for a commission. I just have a burning passion for all things endzone camera. And specifically the Hi-Pod X31 is my go to choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DT Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 5 minutes ago, Tanka Jahari said: Sir I'm not a salesman working for a commission. I just have a burning passion for all things endzone camera. And specifically the Hi-Pod X31 is my go to choice. I have a burning passion for some more cowbell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TklM2-lSby4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muda69 Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 7 minutes ago, Tanka Jahari said: Sir I'm not a salesman working for a commission. I just have a burning passion for all things endzone camera. And specifically the Hi-Pod X31 is my go to choice. Would that be a good camera for a soccer pitch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanka Jahari Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Just now, Muda69 said: Would that be a good camera for a soccer pitch? It would be a great camera for filming soccer. One thing that I enjoy is finding uses for endzone cameras outside of football. I think it would be great for filming weddings as well. I could see it being beneficial set up behind a hunting blind or tree stand as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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