Sports marketing is a relatively new field, although sports and marketing have been around for quite some time. Sports marketing is the specific kind of marketing for products and apparel for sports exclusively. Any kind of marketing toward youth is apt to draw attention, and sports marketing proves to follow this pattern. The paper will consider the criticism of sports marketing aimed toward youth that contends that this kind of marketing for this demographic focuses too heavily upon image and is lacking in substance. The focus is too much on the image or brand identity, as well as the products being marketed and that there is little focus, attention, or support for youth to actively participate in sports. The paper will consider this criticism and respond to it.

Youth, the group that includes children and adolescents, are a powerful and influential demographic with respect to consumer taste/trends and economic leverage....
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