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Sport In The USA And Canada - Introduction
There are numerous and widespread possibilities for becoming involved in sporting activities in the USA and Canada, both as a spectator and as a participant. Some of the more obvious ideas are listed here.
Spectator Sports
This list isn't meant to be exhaustive.
It is perhaps worth mentioning that sometimes a small local event can be just as enjoyable as a major televised match.
- American Football
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football (Soccer)
- Ice Hockey
- Rodeo
Sports To Participate In
This list isn't meant to be exhaustive.
Many of these activities require a licence or involve some other form of regulation. Details are beyond the scope of this work but would need to be investigate beforehand.
Equipment for many of these activities is very widely available, both in specialist shops and in the sporting sections of department stores such as K-Mart and Wal-Mart.
The inclusion in this list of sports (or if you prefer, "sports") which involve animals should not be regarded as being in any way a recommendation of them by the author. I merely list them as possibilities for those who which to engage in such activities.
- Archery
- Ballooning
- Bicycle Riding
- Canoeing
- Climbing
- Cycling
- Fishing - very popular throughout many parts of the USA and Canada
- Float Trips - on smooth or rough water
- Golf - very widely available
- Hang Gliding
- Hiking
- Horse Riding - horse riding trips are available in some of the National Parks
- Hunting
- Skiing - for example in the Rockies, the Sierra Nevadas, the Cascades and the Appalachians
- Swimming - very widely available; many motels have outdoor swimming pools
- Tennis
- Tubing - floating down a river using an inner tube
- Walking
- Water Sports - water skiing, for example
- White Water Rafting
Sport
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