Pac-12 Talent Pool is Shrinking

[J.B. TexasEx]

According to data collected by the National Federation of State High School Associations, participation in 11-on-11 tackle football in California has dropped 8.8 percent in the past five years:

2013 season: 103,474
2014 season: 103,740
2015 season: 100,205
2016 season: 97,079
2017 season: 94,286

https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/01/30/football-recruiting-the-pac-12s-primary-talent-pool-is-shrinking-faster-than-those-of-other-power-five-conferences/

 

[CharcoalPuppy]

According to data collected by the National Federation of State High School Associations, participation in 11-on-11 tackle football in California has dropped 8.8 percent in the past five years:

2013 season: 103,474
2014 season: 103,740
2015 season: 100,205
2016 season: 97,079
2017 season: 94,286

https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/01/30/football-recruiting-the-pac-12s-primary-talent-pool-is-shrinking-faster-than-those-of-other-power-five-conferences/

Woah.

 

[CharcoalPuppy]

It's probably similar all across the country.  Football is going to be on a slow decline unless some kind of medical/scientific advancement concerning CTE.

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

It's probably similar all across the country.  Football is going to be on a slow decline unless some kind of medical/scientific advancement concerning CTE.

In fact, numbers are up slightly over the past five years in Texas (164,544 to 164,664), Florida (40,606 to 41,852) and Georgia (32,979 to 33,027) while declining about four percent in Ohio (44,431 to 42,637).





 





 

From the article, participation numbers are up in the biggest, high population Sun Belt states; TX, FL, and GA. No surprise that numbers are down slightly in the Rust Belt, including OH.

 

[Bear19]

 Those increased participation numbers may be nothing more than a reflection of increase in total population. The percentages might also be down. 

 

[dillohorn]

Wait till California falls into the Pacific.

 

[primal defense]

THE WHITE FLIGHT FROM FOOTBALL

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/02/football-white-flight-racial-divide/581623/

 

[DBut82]

THE WHITE FLIGHT FROM FOOTBALL

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/02/football-white-flight-racial-divide/581623/

This is a great, thoughtful and well written article. And I agree 100%. Thanks for posting @primal defense