Have you ever stood at the line and threw your very best hatchet game only to have it received with silence? Have you ever won your league championship and only one person clapped because everyone else already  left for home? As an individual Axe Thrower there is little incentive for others to cheer for you. Considering that the community itself is one of things people like most about the sport, it always seemed odd to me that there are no larger team competitions. My pitch here is that adding a team aspect to axe throwing could revitalize the sport. Here are 5 reasons why axe throwing should have team competitions. 1. Popularity - While Individual sports have their own benefits they tend to be less popular than team sports because they require less people. With the exception of MMA, 9 of the top 10 most popular sports in the world are all team sports (Some would argue that behind the scenes MMA is also a team sport). We all know what the big sports are, I don't need to list them....

  Axe throwing is still a relatively new sport but appears to be evolving at a rapid pace. What started as hatchets outside a bar room now includes hundreds of venues that cater to duals, knives and big axes. There are many directions that the sport can expand into including age groups, skill levels, state championships or perhaps team competitions. In this article I hope to explore some of those possibilities. Age Groups -  There are several participation sports that break their competitors down into age groups for the sake of fairness. In many cases you don't want to pit a 50 year old athlete against a 25 year old, this could be very one sided in sports like Crossfit or god forbid MMA. Having said that, Axe Throwing is a different animal. It is less athletic and more psychological relying on accuracy, precision and tactics. After all, I'm a 51 year old man who has no problem beating people half my age. In some ways age can be a benefit to throwers in that it requires the pat...