Types of Sports Fans

Sports Fans Sports! There are around 8,000 different types of sports in the world! In America, out of those 8,000 sports, we participate in only 137. Even though it’s a small amount compared to the total that’s still a very wide variety of sports. With the vast amount sports, there are fans everywhere. There are 317 million people living in the United States. Excluding about 20 million for kids age 5 and under, 82 percent of the 297 million are sports fans. Meaning there are about 243.5 million sports fans in the United States. There are multiple categories that these fans could be in. But there are three main types of fans that you are most likely to come across. There’s the casual fan, die-hards, and bandwagoners. First, let’s take a look at the casual fan. These are the fans that often don’t follow teams or sports very much, but usually can keep up with what’s going on. They also most likely won’t watch or go to games on their own, but they’ll go tailgating and go to games or watch games on TV with friends. Casual fans are often fairly educated in sports and one of the easiest fans to get along with. They are easier to get along with because they are usually laid back, appreciate games and talent, and are more open-minded on topics about sports than most fans. They won’t argue with you over what team is the best or which athlete is better than another. Casual fans will state their opinion, then listen to opposing viewpoints and are willing to agree with someone and change their opinion or stay with their view. One of my friends, Lawrence, is a casual fan. Lawrence is not the most athletic of the bunch; neither is he the biggest fan of sports. When my friends and I are hanging out we talk about sports a lot. If Lawrence is with us and we’re talking about sports he usually asks quite a few questions. Like, “What’s going on in college football?”, “Are the Rams doing any good this year?”, or “When’s the next game big game?” He understands the rules of a sport