Baseball is the most popular game in the US. It is played throughout
the spring and summer by schools, colleges and professional teams.
Football is the most popular game in the autumn. There are professional
football teams in all the main cities of the United States. In American
football there are eleven players in each team, as in the original
football, but the rules are different. Players are often hurt in
American football. So the teams wear special clothing and helmets as in
hockey.
Basketball is a very popular game in the United States too. It is especially popular in high schools, both among boys and girls.
The game of golf is very popular with budsinessmen and professional
people. It is played by both men and women. There are now mDore golfers
than tennis players.
Swimming, water skiing and skin diving are popular summer sports. In
winter many people go in for ice-skating, skiing and hockey if they live
in the Northern and Central states.
Other sports include wrestling, boxing and horse racing.