Agreed it is chicken and egg. I just think it is silly to say that it is a natural and sole fit. Football was likely popular in it's origins due to not needin

Agreed it is chicken and egg. I just think it is silly to say that it is a natural and sole fit. Football was likely popular in it's origins due to not needing a lot of equipment, amusingly. Is the reason pickup games were so popular in local parks. If you have a local court, basketball is rather popular for similar reasons. If you are out in the court, you are there to play and the main equipment is the net. And, at large, any sport or group activity is good. Remember back when schools would have large tug of war contests? Tons of fun that most anyone could join in on. Fairs were neat in the sheer variety of offering. Shame we lost those in favor of organized game nights, to me.