Some of you may have thought that I forgot about the “How To” series. Well….I didn’t. I just didn’t have any submissions for awhile, but I have three or four lined up over the coming weeks, so hopefully you guys will enjoy them!
Maybe you had a bad experience as a kid or you know people who won’t stop boring you with play-by-plays of their favorite games. Please keep reading! We’re going to all turn over a new leaf together. I happen to be a lover of sports, but I have many friends (mostly ladies) whose feelings about sports range from complete apathy to absolute hatred. Consider this your basic intro to how to understand and maybe even one day enjoy watching/playing/talking about sports.
Step One: Most importantly, start small. If sports have never been your thing, you can’t expect to be an avid fan over night. Just ease into it, and if something is painfully boring to you, try something different. Just like we tell little ones when they start out on a team, it’s supposed to be fun!
Oh my gosh, Shannon should read Why Girls Are Weird by Pamela Ribon. The character in that book totally tells how to fake like you love and understand sports!
I’m a firm believer of going to a game to understand the sport. It can be so boring while watching it on tv, but when you’re at the game…it’s fun. Plus stadium food is horribly delicious.
what a great how-to! i love sports, and i somehow subconsciously followed the same sort of slow, patient steps to get where i am today. 🙂
I do love sports but it is hard to keep up with all the teams and whats going on! This is a great “How-to” post!
I like sports but it’s definitely hard keeping up with the teams. I also can only watch a game for a little bit (preferably the last half/qtr)..I don’t have the patience for it haha
Haha this is a good one. My boyfriend would appreciate it. I have seen more sports games, both on tv and in person, in the 2 years we’ve been together, than I had in the rest of my life leading up to him! He is such an avid sports fan…he’s from Australia, but follows and understands American sports infinitely more than I, and has to explain them. I went to my first football game with him (U of O!) and I had no idea what was really going on the whole time. Same with a Yankees/Dodgers game this summer.
HOWEVER, the ONE sport I know anything about and love is Ice Hockey!! I grew up with my brother playing it, and so it’s the only sport I claim as my own. I <3 the San Jose Sharks (my hometown!) very much, haha. So that's me one way to connect in a sports convo