The popularity of football among women (I don't know the stats but at games they're a significant portion of the audience) would seem to disprove this logic. Fo

The popularity of football among women (I don't know the stats but at games they're a significant portion of the audience) would seem to disprove this logic. For many people sports are one of the few times the entire family sits down together and roots for a single purpose. I would bet that experiencing this atmosphere as a child is nearly as effective in promoting the sport as playing the game itself.