XP Land Holiday Gift Guide: The sports fan

As holiday gift buying kicks into high gear early this year (early this year, thanks #supplychain) — your favorite experiential experts at XP Land have put together a series of buying guides for industry pros and fans. We’ll be rolling out our curated gift guide suggestions through Black Friday, so stay tuned — be sure to check out our previous Gift Guides here. Although these last two years have undoubtedly been strange in the wide wide world of sports, they’ve pretty much all have persevered — from the NBA Bubble to high schoolers playing field hockey, all the way through to the 2020 2021 Olympics.  Regardless of whether you’re in the bleachers, at the tailgate, strolling the U.S. Open or standing amid the body-painted screaming students at a Big Ten Football game or ManCity match — you know that sporting events can be as experiential as it gets. For true sports fans, it’s not just about the action on the field (er pitch). It’s about the rivalry, the competition, the traditions, the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. The mascots, marching bands and cheerleaders. The whistles, cheers and chants. Branded merch, anticipation and tailgates. The collective bonding over competitive play....