sports

Americans love sports!

Whether a child, teenager or adult, anyone can play a variety of sports at a level designed for them. Even before reaching school age, children begin learning sports such as soccer, basketball, hockey and tennis. Most public schools have school teams that represent them against other schools with similar resources. By high school, if these athletes can earn an acceptable degree of success, scouts and recruiters offer them scholarships based on their athletic skills, offering full or partial tuition to attend their colleges and universities, play for their teams and earn a degree. If athletes achieve success at the collegiate level, they might have the opportunity to pursue a career in their particular sport. Scouts from professional teams closely follow college teams and individuals to determine which athletes might make the cut at a professional level.

And many Americans who used to play sports, enjoy watching high school, college and professional athletes compete. Many Americans consider attending games and competitions a highlight activity or event. Millions of dollars are spent annually to present, promote and sometimes televise sporting events. Tickets to watch professional athletes compete can cost hundreds of dollars.