Sports in the United States The “Big Five”: 1)Football 2)Basketball 3)Baseball 4)Hockey 5)Soccer
Football Regular Season Late August – December Championship Game Super Bowl, first one in 1966 First Sunday in February 64% of Americans report watching NFL
College Team Professional Team
Super Bowl Parties: A Cultural Phenomenon
Baseball Regular season --April – September Playoffs in October Championship -World Series began in Last week of October -First to win 4 out of 7 games -St. Louis Cardinals have won 11 times
Baseball Glove Bases Baseball Field Bat and Ball
UmpireBatter Fielder PitcherCatcher
World Series The New York Yankees have Won the World Series 26 times!
2011 Champions: St. Louis Cardinals
Basketball Regular season November - April Playoffs in April/May Championship NBA Championship, Best 4-of-7 June
Hoop Net Rim Backboard Basketball Court Dribble Getting Ready to Dunk the Ball
Hockey Regular season October – April Playoffs in April/May Championship Stanley Cup, 1892 [held in June] The cup travels throughout the year
Skate Stick Puck Played on Ice Net Goalie
AMERICAN SOCCER Cleat
Summer Olympic Games 1904 St. Louis Games and 2008 Beijing Games The U.S. has hosted the summer games 4 times: 1904, , 1996 China proudly hosted the summer games for the first time in 2008.
GOLF AUTO RACING TENNIS HORSEBACK RIDING SKIING