Don't even remember asking this before! If I did, I guess I'm still looking
'cause I never got a response before :)
I was just trying to pass on responses to my daughter who was having a
friendly discussion on this with a Canadian friend :) We know full well that
FH in the US is virtually unplayed by men, comparatively speaking, and no
offense to those who do, but my question was about other parts of the
"world", where it is far more popular.We were just wondering HOW popular it
is, and in fact, there is a rousing discussion of this at George's site
where I also posted this question THIS year :) Sorry, LAST year now :)
elaine
"Peter" wrote in message
> EPPack wrote:
>
> > Some while back in this newsgroup, I believe, a statement was made by
> > someone that field hockey was, at least at one time, the second most
popular
> > MEN'S sport in the world. I can well believe that after many years spent
> > monitoring this ng :) but now I'd like to know if that has ever been
> > documented anywhere? vs just being someone's opinion? I expect that
soccer
> > is probably #1, but I'd be curious to know if anyone has ever seen any
kind
> > of stats to support FH being #2? If it still is, of course, or at least
> > where it might fall in such a list.
> >
> > I realize full well it's not very popular here in the US for *men*,
which I
> > strongly believe is a huge pity, but to settle an argument with a friend
:)
> > I'd really like to get some kind of "ammunition" to prove my point that
it
> > truly is as popular in the rest of the world as I believe it is.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > elaine
> > aka the former NCAA Scores Mom :)
>
> a quick search of google reveals you've been looking for an answer to
> this question for a long time.
>
> i reckon the best comments from previous versions of this discussion
> were posted on 30 Nov 1997 by Jack Bramah. "In the U.S. more men are
> bitten annually by poisonous snakes than play hockey." and "Oh God, not
> this one again. For a full and framk [sic] discussion which comes to no
> conclusions except that people define "popular" in different ways" >> Stay informed about: FH 2nd most popular men's sport in world? 
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