It appears that professional sports teams are no longer having trouble getting people out of the stadium but rather getting them in the stadium at all. Professional sports teams are having attendance issues all across the board. So how can fans who still claim to be die hard for their sport and their team not be showing up to the games?

The answer comes in a variety of reasons. The first is just that people are living in a tough time economically. There are so many people out of work that they are dipping into their emergency cash for the first time in their lives. It’s simply not a good time for people to be spending what little money they have at a sporting event. Even those that have jobs are feeling the effects of the economy as it is creating an atmosphere of uncertainty, prompting people to hold onto their cash while preparing for the worst.

The rising price of admissions to get into games are making even the fans with a stable and secure income hesitant to show up. There is a big price on every part of the game these days, from parking to the ticket to the concessions and souvenirs, so people are having to think twice about coming out to a game.

The other problem is one of the exposure these sports are getting through cable and satellite television. People can watch the game from the privacy and comfort of their own homes, and with the recent boom in high quality home theatre systems there is less reason to travel. Even going to see a rival player is no longer as appealing as so many games are televised nationally and highlights are constantly being fed into the mainstream. It seems unlikely people will be filing into the stadiums any time soon.