Welcome, book-club peeps

Why is Everyone Cheering? A fun and practical primer on watching baseball, basketball and football for wanna-be sports fans who have a lot to learn.

Book Club Discussion Guide

1. Icebreaker: 

a. Can you relate to the author’s revelation in the very first paragraph of the book, that she began watching sports by simply concentrating on which team she was rooting for? 

b. What’s it like for you, when you watch sports?

2. Which Groups are you in?

a. Do you turn down invitations to attend sporting events, or dread visiting friends when you know the gathering involves watching sports?

b. Do you feel left out when colleagues discuss sports?

c. Do you wish you understood more about the sports your own children compete in?

d. Are you a youth coach who wishes your athletes’ families were better-informed fans?

e. Are you a casual fan with questions about what you see and hear when you watch sports?

3. How did you go through the book?

a. Did you read it cover to cover?

b. Did you flip around and read sections when a photo caught your eye?

c. Did you use the index to answer specific questions?

d. Do you keep the book with you while you watch sports, as a real-time reference?

e. Did you read a little and then watch a game to see what you learned?

4. Did you take the quizzes? 

a. How did you do?

b. Did you try the bonus quizzes at WhyIsEveryoneCheering.com?

5. What did you like or not like about the author’s tone and approach to the subject matter?

6. Did the book inspire you to:

a. Accept invitations to sporting events?

b. Attend more games?

c. Watch more games on TV?

d. Ask questions of the people you watch with?

e. See if you can spot things happening on the field or court, that you read in the book?

f. Buy team swag and support your chosen team?

7. Would you recommend this book?

a. To whom will you recommend it?

b. Why?

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