Where have all the children gone?
Those have you who have been attending the playoffs may have noticed the smaller crowds. Some may want to blame it on summer vacations. I doubt that's what it is, though. Children's tickets are overpriced. In the regular season, kids could get season's passes for a mere $20. For the playoffs, however, each game is $11. If a family only has one child, this may be affordable. But New Westminster has a number of four-children families (and a lot of these kids play lacrosse). An evening out for two parents and four kids is a whopping $74--and that's not counting popcorn, drinks, 50-50 tickets, and whatever else people spend money on at games.Now I could understand it if there happened to be standing room only. But the stands are only about a quarter full. Charge the kids a toonie apiece for admission. Heck, even let them in for free if they come with their parents. Today's youth are tomorrow's players and fans. The Bellies' management should be encouraging them to come out and cheer, not raising the cost of admission to keep them away.
Labels: children, lacrosse, Salmonbellies, ticket prices
posted by Barbara K. Adamski @ 10:21 PM
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