What are the top three ball sports in the United States?

American football, baseball, basketball

American football

American football is a kind of rugby, the most popular sport in the United States, for the first of the four major professional sports in North America. American rugby originated from the English rugby, after the introduction of the United States, the rules were changed to take the offensive and defensive lines for rounds of scrums, there is no restriction on running, and can be thrown forward to pass the ball.

The purpose of the sport is to advance the ball into the opponent's end zone for a score, which can be achieved in a variety of ways, including crossing the line of scrimmage with the ball in hand, throwing to a teammate behind the line of scrimmage, or kicking the ball, which is placed straight on the ground, over the center of the two goalposts for a field goal. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.

American football is a highly confrontational contact sport, and players are required to wear helmets and pads on the field because of the intense physical contact with opposing players that often occurs during the game.

Baseball

Baseball is a kind of bat batting, team, confrontation as a significant feature of the ball sports program. Baseball is widely carried out in the international arena and has a large impact. It is especially popular in the United States and Japan, and is known as the "national game".

Baseball is a team sport, the minimum number of players for the game for nine people, a similar sport for softball. Baseball players are divided into two teams, offense and defense, and play in a fan-shaped baseball field using bats and gloves. During the game, the two teams take turns attacking and defending: one run is scored when an offensive player successfully runs home. The team that scores the most runs in nine innings wins.

Three, basketball

Basketball, English (basketball), originated in Massachusetts, the United States, was created by James Naismith on December 21, 1891, the Olympic Games core competitions, is a physical confrontation of sports centered on the hands.

December 21, 1891, by the United States of America, Massachusetts, Springfield YMCA training school (now translated as the United States, Springfield College, Springfield) physical education teacher James Naismith invented. 1896, basketball was introduced to China, and in 2002, Yao Ming with the identity of the first prize to the NBA, opened up a new wave of Chinese basketball. A new wave of basketball in China.

The main international basketball organization is the International Basketball Federation (Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur), which was founded in 1932 and is based in Geneva, Switzerland. The highest level of basketball in the world today is played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Badminton:

Badminton is a sport that can be played both indoors and outdoors. Depending on the number of participants, it can be categorized into singles and doubles, and the emerging 3-on-3. Badminton rackets consist of a racket face, a racket shaft, a racket handle, and a joint between the racket frame and the racket shaft.

The length of a racket is not more than 680 millimeters, of which the length of the handle and the shaft is not more than 41 centimeters, the length of the frame is 28 centimeters, the width is 23 centimeters, with the development of science and technology, the development of rackets toward lighter weight, the frame is more rigid, and the shaft is more flexible direction.

Soccer:

The standard 11-a-side soccer game consists of two teams of 10 players each with a goalkeeper, for a total of ****22 people, playing against, defending against, and attacking on a rectangular grass pitch.

The game is played by trying to shoot the soccer ball into the opposing team's goal as far as possible, and a point is awarded for each goal scored, and when the game is over, the team that has scored more points wins the game. In the event of a tie within the time allotted for the game, depending on the rules and regulations of the game, a draw, extra time, or penalty kicks (twelve yards) may be exchanged? [1]? etc.

In soccer, except for the goalkeeper, who may touch the ball with his hands in his own penalty area, each player on the pitch may control the ball with no other part of his body than his hands (with the exception of a kick-off).

Table tennis:

Table tennis, the national ball of China, is a popular ball sport that involves offense, confrontation, and defense. The game is played in teams, singles, doubles, etc.; before September 1, 2001, it was played in 21-point sets, but now it is played in 11-point sets; it is played in three out of five sets and four out of seven sets. Table tennis balls are round, weighing 2.53-2.70 grams, white or orange in color, and made of celluloid or plastic.

Table tennis originated in the United Kingdom, and the name "table tennis" originated in 1900 because of the "Ping Pong" sound it makes when it strikes, with "ping pong" as its official name in mainland China, and also in Hong Kong and Macao. In 1926, an international table tennis invitational tournament was held in London, England. In 1926, an international table tennis invitational tournament was held in London, England, which was later recognized as the first World Table Tennis Championships.

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