Tri-Banter wrote:
The reason you don't see 20 something's in sport is because they are typically going out on Fridays and Saturdays, leaving Sunday morning competitions unwelcoming.This isn't true. Participation in sports peaks in the teens, and then declines until death. People in their 20's are engaged in more sports than people in their 30's and 40's. And most sports after the teens involve weekend mornings.
IM triathlon is different, like golf.
Edit, just following up with some interesting data from the U.S. gubmint.
Huge correlations to income and age.
Inactivity (in sports) by age:
Inactivity by income:
Total Inactivity by Year: