since 1820, american schools focused on gymnastics, hygiene training, , care , development of human body. in 1800s, colleges encouraged focus on intramural sports, particularly track, field, and, in late 1800s, american football. physical education incorporated primary school curriculums in 20th century.
a typical baseball diamond seen stadium.
baseball oldest of major american team sports. professional baseball dates 1869 , had no close rivals in popularity until 1960s. though baseball no longer popular sport, still referred national pastime. unlike professional levels of other popular spectator sports in u.s., major league baseball teams play every day. major league baseball regular season consists of each of 30 teams playing 162 games april september. season ends postseason , world series in october.
the opening of college football season major part of american pastime. massive marching bands, cheerleaders, , colorguard common @ american football games.
american football, known in united states football, attracts more television viewers other sport , considered popular sport in united states. 32-team national football league (nfl) popular professional american football league. national football league differs other 3 major pro sports leagues in each of 32 teams plays 1 game week on 17 weeks, total of 16 games 1 bye week each team. nfl season lasts september december, ending playoffs , super bowl in january , february. championship game, super bowl, has been highest rated television show, , has audience of on 100 million viewers annually.
college football attracts audiences of millions. communities, particularly in rural areas, place great emphasis on local high school football team. american football games include cheerleaders , marching bands, aim raise school spirit , entertain crowd @ halftime.
basketball major sport, represented professionally national basketball association. invented in springfield, massachusetts in 1891, canadian-born physical education teacher james naismith. college basketball popular, due in large part ncaa men s division basketball tournament in march, known march madness.
ice hockey fourth leading professional team sport. mainstay of great lakes , new england-area culture, sport gained tenuous footholds in regions american south since 1990s, national hockey league pursued policy of expansion.
lacrosse team sport of american , canadian native american origin , fastest growing sport in united states. lacrosse popular in east coast area. nll , mll national box , outdoor lacrosse leagues, respectively, , have increased following in recent years. also, many of top division college lacrosse teams draw upwards of 7–10,000 game, in mid-atlantic , new england areas.
soccer popular participation sport, particularly among youth, , national teams competitive internationally. twenty-team professional league, major league soccer, plays march october, television audience , overall popularity lag behind other american professional sports.
nascar watched auto racing series in united states.
boxing , horse racing once watched individual sports, have been eclipsed golf , auto racing, particularly nascar. other popular sports tennis, softball, rodeo, swimming, water polo, fencing, shooting sports, hunting, volleyball, skiing, snowboarding, skateboarding, ultimate, disc golf, cycling, mma, roller derby, wrestling, weightlifting , rugby.
relative other parts of world, united states unusually competitive in women s sports, fact attributed title ix antidiscrimination law, requires american colleges give equal funding men s , women s sports. despite that, however, women s sports not popular among spectators men s sports.
the united states enjoys great deal of success both in summer olympics , winter olympics, finishing among top medal winners.
sports , community culture
homecoming parade @ texas a&m university–commerce in 2013
homecoming annual tradition of united states. people, towns, high schools , colleges come together, in late september or october, welcome former residents , alumni. built around central event, such banquet, parade, , often, game of american football, or, on occasion, basketball, wrestling or ice hockey. when celebrated schools, activities vary. however, consist of football game, played on school s home football field, activities students , alumni, parade featuring school s marching band , sports teams, , coronation of homecoming queen.
american high schools commonly field football, basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, soccer, golf, swimming, track , field, , cross-country teams well.
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