How come people in nyc play alot of handball but not other places?

Question

i live in nyc and people play alot of handball.then when i went to oregon nobody plays.i have heard that nyc plays the most handball

Answer 1

other places are big enough to play any other sport really, NYC isn't the biggest place to play other sports

Answer 2

New York has the largest amount of public outdoor courts (a couple of thousand) and because of the courts being public and visible there are more people who know about and play handball. Of course there are also different types of handball like 4-wall. There are several players in Portland who play 4-wall but many people forget about it because it is in the club setting. Also, Portland is a handball hotspot, in fact it will host the 2009 World Championships.

Answer 3

Yeah, I've noticed that too.

Some people call it wallball as well (non-NY'ers)....

My mom and aunts and uncles used to play that allll of the time in Queens. ;-)

Answer 4

it's a sport that evolved from urban centers like NYC, where you only need a concrete wall and a ball and not a lot of room.

Answer 5

Other places usually have grass.