The most popular sports in the United States include American football, baseball, basketball, soccer, and hockey. Of course there are many other sports such as swimming, lacrosse, tennis, winter sports, and etc that are popular was well, but the first five listed are by far the most popular. Game days are usually pretty big with these sports and involve thousands of dedicated fans attending the game and watching the game on tv. Many of these fans will be wearing the team colors or jerseys to support the team playing. It is also very popular to tailgate before the game and grill burgers, hotdogs, brats, and drink beer. Inside the stadium, there will be a lot of life and excitement. There will be many different types of food and games that people can play. Of course the majority of the stadium will be filled with seating for fans to watch the game. While the game takes place, there will be individuals that walk up and down the stairs selling beverages and snacks. Overall, for all of these sports, friends and families will get together, eat tasty food, enjoy each others company, and hopefully watch a good game.
A "good game" according to Americans includes a very close score between the teams with good calls. We don't want to see a high scoring game necessarily. For example in football we would like to see a game that is 28-28 and there is 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter. We want to see amazing plays on both offense and defense. And of course we want our team to win in the end. A successful sport in the USA will keep the fans on the edge of their seats and be constantly excited. We want fairness and good sportsmanship between athletes. And most importantly it will be considered successful if there are many "good games."
I think it's interesting that in its broadest definition, sport is pure entertainment. You explained it very well in this fashion. Friends and family gather together to eat food, drink beer, and be entertained. The success of a team is based on the entertainment factor. Sport is structured to be entertaining for the participant and the audience. This broad definition, then, can encompass practically any sort of activity.
ReplyDeleteI'd also like to argue that the food isn't all that tasty. Just expensive.
Christie Herwig