sports运动类型讲解.ppt

The brief introduction Sports in the United States are an important part of the United States culture. However, the sporting culture of the U.S. is different from that of many other countries. Compared to any other nation, Americans prefer a unique set of sports. For example, soccer, the most popular sport in the world, is not as popular in the U.S. compared to the four most popular team sports — namely baseball , basketball American football，hockey. Type of sports Baseball 棒球 Basketball篮球 American football橄榄球 Hockey冰球 Individual sports个人运动 Recreational Sports休闲运动 Baseball Baseball Began as early as 1790 and became the official sport in America by the 1850’s Played by all ages in both the US, Cuba, and Japan Baseball It is a game between two teams of 9 people. One team trying to gain points by hitting a ball and running around the field, the other tries to stop them by catching the ball and throwing it. Baseball There are two leagues, in Major League Baseball (professional baseball), the American League and the National League Each league has teams in many cities across America The teams play each other in each league The winners from each league play each other in the World Series at the end of each year (sometime in October) Basketball The player of NBA Houston Rockets Yao played for Shanghai team before he went to America to achieve his dream. He was chosen by Rockets as the NO.1 in 2003 NBA draft(选秀） 迈克尔.乔丹 个人资料 　　姓名：迈克尔.乔丹 　　英文名：Michael Jordan 　　位置：得分后卫 　　出生日期：1963年2月17日 　　身高：1米98 　　体重：216 lbs. / 98.0kg 　　大学：North Carolina 84 　　个人网站：/ 飞人乔丹的荣誉 1985年获NBA年度最佳新人奖 6次当选NBA总决赛最有价值球员：(1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998)5次当选NBA最有价值球员：(1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998) 3次当选NBA全明星赛最有价值球员：(1988, 1996, 1998) American football Began in the 1890’s as a new form of rugby There are two leagues the AFL (American Football League) and the NFC (National Football Conference) which together are part of the NFL (National Football League) There are 32 NFL teams Teams in