dramatic spectacle vs play

I feel like I need to write right now. I don't know why. Sometimes I just feel like I need to.

One of the things that we talk about in sports in society is the dramatic spectacle of sports and the play of sports.

I most certainly fall into one category, and that is the dramatic spectacle part. I love to play sports. I love just playing them. But quite frankly it's not what I'm good at. I'm not only not good at playing, I can't really coach them either. (Although I do think I could find ways to motivate a team and work with varying personalities) The sport itself can "play" without me.

What I am most useful with sports is the dramatic spectacle of sports. I am much more useful for making sports more than just a game. I am someone who can make it into a big social/business event. I can help market it and get others interested in it. I can communicate the great events that happen at games with others. I can turn the game itself into something bigger than just a game.

In other words, I am someone who is really important if a sport wants to make money and be a successful product. In order to be successful you need people to market a team and communicate it's successes and strengths. You need to make your event into a spectacle. However, I am not really all that important when it comes to wins and losses because in reality there is very little I can do to improve the skills of a team or individual on the field. Since I never played at an elite level there is very little I can do to improve the "play" of sport.