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Do Different
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Topic: More Corrupt BS Posted: 04 Feb 18 at 9:06pm |
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Politics aside. I am not sure how much TV coverage can contribute to sailing.
According to psychologists viewers enjoy watching sport for a few reasons. There is the tribal connection of supporting and taking the reflected glory of a winning team. Not really applicable to sailing. If the viewer has taken part in the sport themselves then when watching it they experience the same sensations as if they were doing it. Only applicable to existing sailors and probably a stretch too far for most to truly get much from watching foiling Acs. |
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Politics how?
Coming back to Olympics, don't you think following Team GBR counts, particularly at the London Games?
Still doesn't answer why we should be interested in people enjoying watching sailing |
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Politics aside. That would be the implied title of the string.
However we have now drifted to TV coverage. Following team GBR every four years. No not really, too infrequent and hardly a team, more a collection of individuals. I don't think we should be interested in people watching racing as it is too remote, boring and difficult to get an immediate feel of how people are doing for all but people who already sail. Now sailing that is completely different tale, messing about water is so much more relatable.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Feb 18 at 3:34pm | ||
Would the decline across all sports be more pronounced without coverage?
Or would it be less? Perhaps if there was less sport on TV people would get off their couches and take part more
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 Feb 18 at 11:36pm | ||
Well I LOVE watching racing on TV, and the Sailing World Cup weekends have me tuned in to YouTube for the Medal Races. The RYA has stats, which fully back up the figures my SC have of membership and participation peaking in Olympic years, with a slow drift-down during each Olympic cycle, so there does appear to be a benefit to the sport.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 15 Feb 18 at 7:00am | ||
Thanks. Good answer to the questions posed. Agrees with observations I had years ago about junior cricket and Ashes years. I'm still not sure whether tinkering with the game and equipment at the highest levels, thus spoiling it for the average club racer, is worth the exposure gains and the unquantified exposure and possible increased participation gains.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 May 18 at 8:04pm | ||
other than equestrian events you mean - as AFAIK the only gendered equestrian event is Modern Penathlon - but that is because of the swim and run'n'shoot ...
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Jack Sparrow
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*Sources?
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Not applicable to sailing. Is that so? Kiwis seem to have a well-developed connection to ETNZ and took plenty of reflected glory from their AC35 victory.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 18 at 7:32am | ||
Sources Jack.
A while ago BBC science documentary, may have been Horizon or Dr Michael Moseley. Monitoring of brain activity of engaged viewers, blood pressure, heart rate, etc. Tridal connection. I perceive the ratio of players to viewers is far greater in professional football than in competing sailors to watching sailors. |
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