The PA Rebellion has closed their doors, dropping the league back down again...
Sad that the rest of the country doesn't share our passion for the sport!
A lot has to do with the owners have zero clue when it comes to the draft save for the pride. You can't have the likes of Lauren chamberlin sitting on the bench. They need to spread the high profile named players around the league. Also, put them in softball friendly towns.
Not sure what they charge elsewhere, but the pride had to move out of Disney at $15 a ticket.
Went to watch the Rebellion last summer. It was a nice park "baseball park" but still nice. Not a lot of fans there to watch. Been to the Racers park twice last year and a few other times before that. Just not enough fans and that hurts the people trying to keep it going. I love the NPF. Hate to see it lose another team.
It's sad. I don't know what the solution is, but the product they put on the field is outstanding. We watched a Rebellion game last year and really enjoyed it. Very nice setting. We go to Akron a couple of times every year as well.
I wish a pro team would come to Atlanta. I feel like they'd do pretty well here. But who knows, women's sports just never seem to get as popular as men's.
Sad.....
1. They need a big name sponsor to get the product out there, something like Coca Cola or Pepsi.
2. They need to do a better job at social media so that younger players become more aware. I'm always amazed how little the girls that play with DD know about the NPF.
3. I get why they are located where they are but having a team or two in SoCal would boost awareness. In the interim, have teams come here and play. Perhaps have teams travel to other softball hot beds.
4. Get the games on TV.... all of them and for free. This is where having #1 helps.
5. They need to convert the college viewers into NPF viewers. It seems the college World Series brings a lot of attention but it doesn't result into NPF attendance.
The hard thing about the NPF is they play the same time of year your fan base is playing. A lot of Friday thru Sunday games and as a TB family like most of you on here. We are more then likely sitting around some field some where.