During my inquiry research, I learned a lot about sports and sports teams that I didn't know before. I didn't know that social media was the biggest role in keeping fans loyal to your team. Keeping your fans engaged throughout social media makes them feel more apart of the team almost like a community. Certain types of sports have a different fan base throughout the on season and off season. Basketball and hockey have a steady amount of fans throughout the whole year following them where as football and basketball mainly have all their fans in the on season and no fans in the off season as you can see in the picture below. There are many different ways to keep your fans loyalty throughout the whole year and even when your team is doing bad.
What challenges did you experience during the inquiry process?
While doing my inquiry, my main challenge was trying to figure out how to word my question. At first, I was going to make it specific and include on season and off season, but I figured while I was doing my research, the topic needed to be more broad in order to find enough research. Also, with no set guidelines or criteria on how to do an inquiry, I found it difficult to get started and know where to start, but once I got going, it kept flowing and got much easier.
What might you do differently next time?
If I were to do another inquiry in the future, I think I would try and find a more creative way to present it rather than just a power point. Also, I would do a different topic on something I may not know a lot about so I can find more information about something else.
What connections can you make between your inquiry question and your own life experiences?
Within my own life, I am a huge sports fan. I try to watch as many games as I can of my favourite team when they are on season. I do follow my favourite teams on social media to stay in the loop and learn more about them. I find that the more they post about information or things going on behind the scenes, the more I like my team because they are willing to share that information with their fan base. Even in the off season, I like to stay connected with certain teams and look at what they are posting for us to see. I find the more that teams interact with their fan base, the more you end up liking that team and feeling like a community. I stay loyal to my favourite teams no matter if they are going through a rough patch in their season, or if they are winning every game they play.
What would you like to continue to explore? Is there anything that you still find puzzling or confusing? What new questions have you developed?
There is not a lot that more that I would like to continue to explore and all my questions about fan loyalty have been answered. While doing my inquiry, no new questions came up about anything so I would have to say that my inquiry was successful.
Here is a video clip on how to be a loyal fan:
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