ESPN Loses 621,000 Subscribers; Worst Month in Company History

Re:ESPN Loses 621,000 Subscribers; Worst Month in Company Hi... by Zelphyr on Saturday October 29, 2016 @11:56AM (#12824498)

I've read that this is also true in the sense that many young players are opting out of physical sports. Coaches are complaining that the kids don't want to play a game they can't reset when it's not going well for them. The coaches, of course, see this as a bad thing but I don't think it's necessarily good or bad. It's just the reality that there are now more options for people.

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Re:ESPN Loses 621,000 Subscribers; Worst Month in Company Hi... by tdkl on Sunday October 30, 2016 @02:09AM (#12828415)

Seems like a result of the babysitting in modern gaming. Also there's a lack of learning that loss and bad feelings aren't icky and there's nothing wrong with someone who feels that instead prescribing them medication.

The changes in schools and helicopter parenting are these causes.

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Re:ESPN Loses 621,000 Subscribers; Worst Month in Company Hi... by Matachines on Saturday October 29, 2016 @01:44PM (#12825201)

> Coaches are complaining that the kids don't want to play a game they can't reset when it's not going well for them.

How is this not a bad thing? I certainly wouldn't want my son or daughter give up as soon as things don't work out. That kind of behavior spills into the rest of life, not just sports.

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