The Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) League is about to kick off its new and reinvented season next week with a unique twist: Fans will be able to follow two soccer players on the sideline using the social networking site Twitter. What exactly is the purpose of the “tweeting” players? Will this new feature be a hindrance rather than a benefit?
A similar concept has been used in the NBA and NFL with the use of microphones. But using a computer on the sidelines is a good way to distract players from what is important—the game. How is that going to look when a player sitting on the bench is holding a laptop typing away?
As a soccer player at the University of Minnesota I know that you need to be just as concentrated on the bench as on the field. I know the previous women’s soccer league (WUSA) didn’t last long a few years back, but I don’t think Twitter will be the answer to the league’s success.
If I’m going to take time out of my day to watch a WPS match on T.V. I won’t want to see any Twitter updates. I want to watch the game. I don’t see this feature lasting long. To know more about the details of sideline tweeting, visit Tripp Mickle’s article at www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/trippmickle.
Dana Tripp
University of Minnesota
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