Sports in the United States

major American sports are ice hockey, baseball, American football and

basketball. The large choice of sports in America can be explained by the variety and size of the country, its different climates and the people's love of competitions of any type. The seasons of the "four major sports" often overlap.

Sports in the United States is an important part of

American culture. The four most popular team sports are ones that developed in North America: American football, baseball, basketball and ice hockey. The major leagues of these sports, the National Football League (NFL), the Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Hockey League (NHL) enjoy massive media exposure and are considered the preeminent competitions in their respective sports in the world .

they do not play football in the same way as

the rest of the world. The players can run with the ball, touch and push each other. Players wear special clothes for American football with helmets on their heads, because the game can be dangerous. Like international football teams, American teams have eleven players. The field looks different and even the ball is a different shape. American football is very different game.

in the United States in the 19th century from soccer

and rugby.

is one of the most popular American sports, attracting thousands

of participants and millions of spectators annually. American football was made popular by teams representing colleges and universities.

most popular game. This game is very fast and can

be dangerous.

to simply as "hockey." In the U.S. the game is

most popular in regions of the country with a cold winter climate.

team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The

winner of the game is the team that scores more goals.Water polo, therefore, has strong similarities to the land-based game of handball.

the first baseball games start in warm, sunny regions like

Florida and Arizona in winter. The first American baseball match was held in 1839 in New York. There is an opinion that baseball comes from a much older game, played in Europe for many years. To play baseball, two teams of nine players are needed. The "pitcher" throws the ball, and the "batter" hits it with a bat. Americans start playing baseball young. There are "leagues" which children of eight can join. The top players become big stars.

first American baseball match was in 1839 in New York.

To play baseball you need two teams of nine players. Americans start playing baseball young. There are "leagues" which children of eight can join. The top players become big stars and earn a lot of money every year. 

the rules for a game that his students could play

indoors. There are only five players in a basketball team. Usually basketball players are very tall and they show that basketball can be exciting.

when James Naismith, a young physical education teacher in Springfield,

Massachusetts, was instructed by his boss to invent a new game that could be played indoors during the cold winter months to keep the students occupied and out of trouble.

United States men's national basketball team playing in the 2008 Summer Olympics

the National Basketball Association (NBA) is the major professional basketball

league in the world, with teams in the United States and Canada. The NBA now has 29 teams competing in two conferences, the Eastern and Western, in four separate divisions.

for women. Basketball was also a popular sport for women.

Women's basketball came of age with the gold-medal victory of the American women's basketball team at the 1996 Olympics, increased media attention to women's college basketball tournament, and the establishment of professional women's basketball leagues. The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) was founded in 1997.

popular sport in the U.S. Many amateur cricket leagues have

been formed by Indian, Pakistani, Australian, South African, English and Caribbean (more specifically West Indian) immigrants.

11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of

which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the runs scored by the batting team.

proximity to Canada, or Scandinavian heritage. The national popularity of

curling is growing after significant media coverage of the sport in the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.

a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is

related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a circular target marked on the ice.

especially at the college and university levels. Volleyball is a

team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.

of years. So, people who are involve in historical researches

of this great sport claim to have found evidence of playing tennis in ancient Greece culture.

adopted by the royal family. In the year of 1316

French king Louis X dies after hard "Jeu de Paume" game (other terms of this stage of game are Royal Tennis in Great Britain, Royal Tennis in Australia, Court Tennis in the United States), but this death does null to damp the popularity of the recreation.

centuries the game of the palm was highly regarded by

kings and nobleman. The French players would begin the palm game by shouting the word "Tenez" (Play!). The palm game soon came to be called "real tennis" or "royal".

builds a tennis court at Hampton Court Palace (This court

no longer exist but a similar court built there in 1625 and is in use until today).

core sports in the first modern Olympic Games.

are open to women for the first time in the

french tennis history.

became arguably the greatest tennis player of all time in

tennis history with his victory at the French Open. Federer joins Fred Perry, Don Budge, Rod Laver, Roy Emerson and Andre Agassi as winner of all four Grand Slam titles, and equals the 14 Grand Slam titles claimed by Pete Sampras - who never managed to win on the clay of Roland Garros.

first brother and sister to reach world number one in

tennis history. Marat became achieved the top ranking on 20 November 2000. Roger Federer secure No. 1 postion on the end of seson with victory over Andy Murray in three sets at London ATP Finals on 25 November.

multisport disciplines of triathlon, duathlon, aquathlon and winter triathlon in

the United States. USA Triathlon is a member federation of the U.S. Olympic Committee and the International Triathlon Union. Its headquarters are in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The symbol for triathlon in the Olympics

running in immediate succession over various distances.

Grand Prix of Figure Skating (formerly the ISU Champions Series)

is a series of international invitational competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Elite figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The junior-level equivalent is the ISU Junior Grand Prix.

Kulikova Z.E.,2011
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