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American Sports and Recreation

American Sports and Recreation. Agenda. Recreation Camping/Hiking Beach Sports American Football Baseball Basketball Ice Hockey Nascar X-games. Camping. Americans like to spend a weekend or longer camping in the wild People camp in:. Tents. Cabins. Trailers. Hanging Tents.

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American Sports and Recreation

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  1. American Sports and Recreation

  2. Agenda • Recreation • Camping/Hiking • Beach • Sports • American Football • Baseball • Basketball • Ice Hockey • Nascar • X-games

  3. Camping • Americans like to spend a weekend or longer camping in the wild • People camp in: Tents Cabins Trailers Hanging Tents

  4. Camping • To go camping you’ll need basic gear Sleeping bag Flashlight Camping Stove Bear mace Marshmallows Guitar

  5. My camping trip in Yellowstone

  6. Beach • Beach in Taiwan

  7. Beach • Americans like to tan at the beach because it is a sign of healthiness

  8. Beach gear Sun Tan Lotion Beach Blanket Frisbee Sand Bucket and Shovel Swimsuit

  9. Agenda • Recreation • Camping/Hiking • Beach • Barbecues • Sports • American Football • Baseball • Basketball • Ice Hockey • Nascar • X-games

  10. American Football • History – NFL (National Football League) began in 1920. • America’s most popular sport • Viewers: 1億 for Superbowl • Revenues: • 2,240 億 for 2008 • Superbowl commercial cost1.03 億 per 30 second clip, or 340 萬 per second

  11. American Football • Player stats • Avg salary - .38億 • Top salary – 9.6億 Ben Roethlesberger • Avg height – 187 cm • Avg weight – 111 kg • Players on the field • 22 at a time • Scoring • 6 points for a Touchdown • 3 points for a Field Goal

  12. American Football Fans • Football is known for its crazy fans Oakland Raiders Washington Redskins Greenbay Packers

  13. American Football Fans • …. And big hits! Ouch!

  14. Baseball • History • Evolved from bat and ball games in England • Taiwan’s most popular sport • Known as “America’s National Past time” • In1947, Jackie Robinson became MLB’s first black player • Viewers • 460 萬 World Series 2008 • Revenues • 2110 億 for 2008

  15. Baseball 2nd base • Player stats • Avg salary - 1億 • Top salary – 9.7億 Alex Rodriguez • Avg height - 183 cm • Avg weight - 94 kg • Players on the field • 18 at a time • Scoring • 1 point for running from first base to home base 3rd base 1st base Home

  16. Basketball • History • Created in 1891 in Massachusetts by a physical education teacher to keep students active in the cold winters • First rim was a peach basket • Viewers • 940 萬 NBA Finals 2008 • Revenues • 1237 億 for 2008

  17. Basketball • Player stats • Avg salary - 1.85億 • Top salary- 8.6億 Kevin Garnett • Avg height - 200 cm • Avg weight – 101 kg • Players on the court • 10 at a time • Scoring • 2 points for a regular basket and 3 points for shots outside the 3 point line

  18. Ice Hockey • History • First modern games played in 1870’s in Montreal, Canada • Viewers • 320 萬 Stanley Cup Finals 2008 • Revenues • 918 億 for 2008 Hockey stick Hockey puck

  19. Ice Hockey • Player stats • Avg salary - 5800萬 • Avg height - 185 cm • Avg weight – 99 kg • Players on the ice • 12 at a time • Scoring • 1 point for each goal

  20. Ice Hockey • Hockey is known for its fights!

  21. Nascar • History • Nascar was created in 1948, with roots in Southeastern US • Viewers • Second most popular in terms of viewers • 690 萬 Sprint Cup 2008 • Revenues • ???

  22. Nascar • Talledega Track information • 804 km track • Avg speed – 303 km/h • Cost of car • 433萬

  23. Nascar • Known for its wrecks!

  24. X-games • History • Began in 1993 • Features extreme action sports • Viewers • 3800萬

  25. Summer X-games Motocross Skateboarding Bungee Jump Skysurfing Street Louge

  26. Winter X-games Ski tricks Snowboarding tricks Snowmobile tricks

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