by site editor Rick McCharles
Right now College Men’s Gymnastics in the USA is on a death spiral. In 1982 there were 79 teams. What can be done to save the current 17 teams? … This is one in a series of posts.
#1 Increase the fan base at each of the MAG schools:
Illinois-Champaign (Big Ten), Illinois-Chicago (Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League), Iowa (Big Ten), Michigan (Big Ten), Minnesota-Twin Cities (Big Ten), Ohio State (Big Ten), Penn State (Big Ten), Springfield (EIGL), Temple (EIGL), U.S. Military Academy (EIGL), U.S. Naval Academy (EIGL), and William and Mary (EIGL).
California-Berkeley (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), Nebraska-Lincoln (MPSF), Oklahoma (MPSF), Stanford (MPSF), and U.S. Air Force Academy (MPSF).
Several of the women’s College teams have somehow managed to accomplish it.
I asked then Cal coach Barry Weiner in 2008 how to save NCAA Men’s Gymnastics. He told me each school had to take care of their own team. Not to count on any outside help.
His team was cut last week.
What men’s teams have actually tried seriously to grow their fan base?
Who has the highest attendance in 2011?
Leave a comment if you have an opinion on how to grow the audience for Men’s Gymnastics.
related – Gymnastics Examiner – How to better market men’s NCAA gymnastics?
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