Top 5 most popular sports in the USA
The statistics shows that most Americans have tried one or more kinds of sport. Let’s see which ones are favourite ones among the citizens of different states.
Sports which are played with pleasure in all the states of the American continent
Baseball
Baseball is a team game with a ball and a bat. Two teams of nine take part in the competition. They alternate attacking and defending. The baseball field is divided into infield and outfield zones. There are bases in the corners. The goal is to pass all bases and to return to the home base.
Drag Racing
Drag racing is a speed-up race on a straight highway. The most widespread disciplines are auto-, motor- and boat-racing. The competition may be held using any kind of transport but mostly it is a lighter variation of a car with a strong engine. Dragsters gather speed up to 500–530 km/h.
Basketball
Basketball dream team gained gold in the Olympic Games 2016. It is number one sport among high school and college students. Most of the basketball legends started their career playing on the city playgrounds. The National Basketball Association contains 30 teams of professionals in North America.
Surfing
Coastal areas such as Hawaii and California are attractive locations for surfing but America is richly filled with picturesque villages good for catching waves at any time of the year. If you are not a fan of surfing you can definitely not resist admiring well shaped and tanned surfers.
Ice Hockey
Why is American hockey so popular? Of course, they had good teachers — the Canadians. Also, a lot of attention is paid to the development of youth hockey. A special department deals with projects aiming at kids and teens. American hockey league takes second place after National Hockey League.
