Georgia County Parks Org Launches Rec Esports League

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“If you think about peewee football, or Little League Baseball, we’re building that, but for people who like video games,” says Erich Bao, who developed his passion for video gaming into his own company, GGLeagues. The company helps parks departments and colleges organize and manage esports competitions, including a recent partnership with the Bryan County (Ga.) Recreation Department to start rec esports leagues for residents.

Bryan County Rec athletic director Amber Porter says esports leagues are a concept that some county residents are still getting used to. After a TV news story in February about the upcoming spring leagues, the department received positive feedback and signed up about 18 participants, but it also heard some criticism from residents who didn’t understand the benefits esports can bring to communities. “You have people who are like, ‘We’re trying to get our kids off the computer,’ or people making side comments, that there are creepy people on the internet. And I’m gonna be honest, our staff knew about esports before, but not to this level. I think that’s what it kind of boils down to: you have a lot of people who have no clue how popular this is, what it actually is about.”

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