No Sports to Watch? 6 Sports Alternatives to Fill the Void
This pandemic has made life tough for everyone. It’s taken away many of the things that you’ve gotten used to having in your daily life.
None might be more important than the luxury of having live sports to watch whenever you so pleased. Now you’re trapped counting down the days (hopefully) until the major sports leagues return.
How are you supposed to fill your sports void? What are you to do now that there are no sports to watch?
See below for several alternatives that can help you get your sports fix while you wait for the major sports leagues to return to action.
1. YouTube Sports Videos
For those of you that have used YouTube before, you’re probably all too familiar with the amount of sports highlights that are accessible via the YouTube world. For those of you that haven’t, get ready for a whole new level of “awesome”.
What’s the next best thing to watching live sports? Watching highlights of some of the best sports moments, of course!
Almost any sports moment in history is within your grasp via a YouTube video. Many people dedicate their channels to finding and creating different sports videos for your enjoyment.
So… what kind of sports videos do they have? You can watch players’ highlights, game highlights, season highlights, team videos, sports rankings, and so much more. Better yet, you can fall down the rabbit hole of a Youtube Sports channel to pass the time.
2. Sim Sports
Perhaps one of the features of sports that you miss most is the ability to bet on different games.
It seems like just as more and more leagues were starting to embrace the betting space, the entire sports world just shut down in the blink of an eye.
Fortunately, there is one solution to this: SimSports. What are Sim sports you ask? It’s when you bet on the outcome of games such as Madden, NHL, FIFA, and NBA2K which are entirely computer-simulated.
The outcome is completely random, making it super entertaining and quite an engaging community to become a part of.
3. Sports Documentaries
Have you watched the ESPN documentary series The Last Dance based on the Chicago Bull’s run to their sixth NBA title? If so, then you know how powerful a sports documentary can be.
If that was your first exposure to how amazing sports documentaries are, then you’ve got a lot of catching up to do! There are several ESPN 30 for 30’s that you’ll enjoy every minute of.
In the spirit of giving you a top list to start with, you should check out the episodes You Don’t Know Bo, Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies, The Two Escobars, and Run Ricky Run.
These documentaries take you behind the scenes of some of the sports world’s most iconic figures and shed light on their backstories. Things you never knew before will come to light, making it something you’ll look forward to watching each night!
4. Video Games
You know how the old saying goes: if you want something done, sometimes you have to do it yourself.
In this case, if you want your favorite sports players to play, sometimes you have to make them play by yourself via video games.
No matter what major sports franchise you’re interested in, there’s an infamous game behind it. Games like FIFA, Madden, NBA2K, and NHL all offer the latest in cutting edge graphics to bring the sights and sounds of the real game to your home.
If you’re waiting for the NFL to start back up, start a franchise mode with your favorite team in Madden 20. If you’re bummed the MLB season still hasn’t started, then start a campaign on The Show 20.
Better yet, if you’ve always dreamed of becoming a superstar in your favorite league, now is the time to do so. Each sports game offers you the chance to create your player and play through your career. Take this time to make that dream a reality!
5. Sports Movies
Perhaps nothing passes the time better than binge-watching, and no form of binge-watching will get you as hyped as when you watch sports movies.
Better yet, there’s a motivational movie for every sport. If you want to get a baseball fix then watch timeless classics such as 42, The Rookie, Moneyball, Rookie of the Year, and The Sandlot.
If you want to watch some football movies, then you can’t go wrong with movies like The Blind Side, Invincible, Any Given Sunday, Remember the Titans, or We Are Marshall.
6. Read Sports Books
With so much digital entertainment in your life already, why not pass the time of “no sports” by diving into a good book?
There’s nothing quite like digging your nose into a sports book, which can offer you advice on coaching, advice on playing, background stories, motivation to excel, etc.
Be sure to start your list with books like The Boys of Summer, Heaven Is a Playground, Into Thin Air, and A Season on the Brink. If you have a sports hero in your life, odds are that they’ve written a book for you to enjoy. Take this time to finally read it!
Make Use of No Sports While You Can
Who said having no sports was all bad? It can be an opportunity for you to find new interests in the sports world.
Be sure to take this list and find a few ways that you like to get your sports fix. Who knows? You might hang on to them even after live sports come back!
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