Youth sports equipment. Outgrown as fast as clothes.
It is an entire industry.
It exists to relieve Practices, games, and gear consume the family calendar and budget. That is the whole reason it is here: nothing enters this map without a human problem behind it.
3 organisations in this map sell it, 3 of them publicly listed.
Its neighbourhood
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The line back to a human being
4 hops from a person at a phase of life. The further a thing sits from the person, the more abstract it looks — and the more it tends to be mistaken for something that came from nowhere.
- SolutionYouth sports equipment
- FrictionPractices, games, and gear consume the family calendar and budget
- SolutionYouth sports leagues
- FrictionThe child must play, and cannot be left to do it alone
- Life phaseChildhood
- Rooted inBelonging
- Rooted inScarce resources
- Rooted inScarce time
Relieves
Who sells it
| Organisation | Value | Type | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nike | $100B | public · NKE | footwear, apparel, Jordan Brand |
| Adidas | $40B | public · ADS | footwear, apparel |
| Dick's Sporting Goods | $18B | public · DKS | sporting goods retail, Foot Locker |