I decided to attend a LACES Boys High School Soccer game because this is where I once attended high school and wanted to see how the team was doing after graduating a couple years back. I was the captain of this team my senior year and led the team with goals and assists. This event doesn’t have much of a marketing side to it since LACES is a small school, but they do play in the Western League which competes with D1 school such as Palisades, Fairfax, etc. At most of the varsity games, a lot of the fans are students because school is still in session up until the first half. There isn’t much of a promotion for this soccer game, unless it is a playoff game then they’d announce it in the morning during homeroom where the entire school listen’s to the daily announcements. Most of the promotion is done by ear, friends letting other friends know that they have a
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The game usually starts on time but sometimes can be late due to the referees not arriving on time. All the equipment works, there are multiple game balls, one next to each goalie and the ball that is in play. Everything seems to run mellow before arriving to the soccer game. The fan engagement isn’t that great, only the players on the bench and the junior varsity soccer players are really into the game, but also the students and parents who attend the game get really excited. The problem with the engagement is that the team isn’t that good and they do not win many games. When the team is winning, the environment is quite fun, and the game I attended LACES tied with a last minute goal, which was pretty exciting to watch. There aren’t any sponsors at this event since it is a small local high school. This also means that people aren’t really trying to get an audience to come unless its a playoff game of some
The game usually starts on time but sometimes can be late due to the referees not arriving on time. All the equipment works, there are multiple game balls, one next to each goalie and the ball that is in play. Everything seems to run mellow before arriving to the soccer game. The fan engagement isn’t that great, only the players on the bench and the junior varsity soccer players are really into the game, but also the students and parents who attend the game get really excited. The problem with the engagement is that the team isn’t that good and they do not win many games. When the team is winning, the environment is quite fun, and the game I attended LACES tied with a last minute goal, which was pretty exciting to watch. There aren’t any sponsors at this event since it is a small local high school. This also means that people aren’t really trying to get an audience to come unless its a playoff game of some