Is adult recreation declining?

[MoneyBall44]

I feel like in the 90's-early 2000's the typical male age 22-40 had his choice of sports activities to choose from outside of work. Nowadays I feel like those opportunities are all gone. Why has it dried up? Below are some examples that I just can't seem to find anymore. Someone can correct me if they are still big but I just don't think they are.

3 on 3 basketball tournaments in the summer - used to be Hoop It Up, Gus Macker, American Cancer Society, and a few others...now maybe only Macker left?

Slowpitch softball tournaments - there seemed to be 50+ team tournaments all over the state, USSSA and ASA both. Now it seems fields are mostly ghost towns on weekends...

Golf participation is in a big decline. People cite that it takes too long to play now. I think it's wives/girlfriends that don't allow the man of the house to be gone that long anymore...

Bowling leagues - just saw one the other day made up almost entirely of retirees. Is that the age to start now where it used to be anyone?

[C-Bolt]

Golf participation is in a big decline. People cite that it takes too long to play now. I think it's wives/girlfriends that don't allow the man of the house to be gone that long anymore...

I have heard a lot of people say the demise of Tiger Woods has been the biggest factor for this, but I think it was starting to go down even before that, about when the stocks crashed back in 2008 is when I started noticing less people showing up at golf courses,which is a good thing for a hacker like me

[noreply66]

I have noticed this happening off and on going back to the 70s.....it seem after so many years recreation goes down in some sports but will start up again after a few years. It just needs someone to get it going again and it will start off big and will drop off after several years. Just how thing go.

[TRENCHFOOT]

Golf participation is in a big decline. People cite that it takes too long to play now. I think it's wives/girlfriends that don't allow the man of the house to be gone that long anymore...

I have heard a lot of people say the demise of Tiger Woods has been the biggest factor for this, but I think it was starting to go down even before that, about when the stocks crashed back in 2008 is when I started noticing less people showing up at golf courses,which is a good thing for a hacker like me

A lot of it is the prices to golf anymore. Some are ridiculous. The golf channel was talking about it awhile back, ridiculous coarse rules and pricing.

[Paladin]

Not declining but changing interests. Lots of folks now are into biking and kayaking. Clubs for both up here and big numbers participating. I spent 3 years as the club President of the local canoe/kayak club and it attracts young & old. Trips are multi-state in scenic and adventurous surroundings on rivers . Biking on dedicated trails and in state parks quite popular.

[The Oaf]

Not declining but changing interests. Lots of folks now are into biking and kayaking. Clubs for both up here and big numbers participating. I spent 3 years as the club President of the local canoe/kayak club and it attracts young & old. Trips are multi-state in scenic and adventurous surroundings on rivers . Biking on dedicated trails and in state parks quite popular.

Now that's up $hit creek without a paddle!!!!!

[Paladin]

Lots of pics on User Albums in upper left hand corner.

trumbullcanoetrails.org/