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Sports include football, hoops, baseball, hockey, soccer, volleyball, golf, softball.
In making a pick, consider the success of student athletes getting to Div. 1 level college, amateur achievement (Olympics,World Championships, College awards), draft position (e.g. 1st round), #s of athletes progressing to eventual major league participation, all-star/all-pro recognition and hall enshrinement
You could say places with year-round nice weather.
Or you could argue that doesn't result in toughness.
And facilities matter. Seattle doesn't have ice rinks for example, or we actually have four in the city limits but they're all new this year and operated by the NHL team. We also don't have enough fields for soccer/football/baseball, due to a simple lack of land close-in.
Some of this may depend on the sport. For instance, the missing Twin Cities area is up there in terms of Hockey(Detroit and Boston are up there as well). Philadelphia, which is also missing, would be up there in terms of Basketball.
Then, a sport like Lacrosse(Women's and Men's), which is big on Long Island, Upstate NY(especially in the Syracuse area and with select other programs in other areas), Baltimore and Philadelphia areas, is missing.
Track/Field, which is also missing, is tough to figure out, but Los Angeles, Miami and Houston are a few that are up there.
Sports include football, hoops, baseball, hockey, soccer, volleyball, golf, softball.
In making a pick, consider the success of student athletes getting to Div. 1 level college, amateur achievement (Olympics,World Championships, College awards), draft position (e.g. 1st round), #s of athletes progressing to eventual major league participation, all-star/all-pro recognition and hall enshrinement
All of those sports are going to vary in terms of the best market. For instance Hockey is certainly going to be different than golf, or baseball in terms of the best place simply due to the weather.
Football and Hoops are going to be in places where there is a larger Black population. Soccer, softball and probably volleyball are going to be best also in places with an abundance of affluent suburbs. Those sports are now all about travel ball teams. While basketball is as well the elite teams have more outside support.
Some of this may depend on the sport. For instance, the missing Twin Cities area is up there in terms of Hockey(Detroit and Boston are up there as well). Philadelphia, which is also missing, would be up there in terms of Basketball.
Then, a sport like Lacrosse(Women's and Men's), which is big on Long Island, Upstate NY(especially in the Syracuse area and with select other programs in other areas), Baltimore and Philadelphia areas, is missing.
Track/Field, which is also missing, is tough to figure out, but Los Angeles, Miami and Houston are a few that are up there.
Track and Field is strong in Oregon and Washington too.
Football and Hoops are going to be in places where there is a larger Black population.
Not necessarily. Seattle and Minneapolis have strong basketball talent.
Some places with large black populations (NYC/NYS) are pretty awful with football. Some are nothing special when it comes to Basketball (Florida) Some places with larger white populations like Indiana are very good at basketball.
People understimate NJ. The whole state can be considered a metro in and of itself.
We have produced pros in just about every pro sport you can come up with from MMA, to the NFL.
There are NHLers from NJ. Some great NBA players from NJ. Many pro boxers, and combat sports athletes in general are from NJ. We have sent people to the Olympics for some of the most esoteric of sports like fencing, equestrian, and judo.
You could say places with year-round nice weather.
Or you could argue that doesn't result in toughness.
And facilities matter. Seattle doesn't have ice rinks for example, or we actually have four in the city limits but they're all new this year and operated by the NHL team. We also don't have enough fields for soccer/football/baseball, due to a simple lack of land close-in.
I always heard hockey was quite popular in Seattle metro or Washington State. There is four WHL teams, Tri City, Spokane Chiefs, the Silvertips, and Thunderbirds.
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