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Why soccer and basketball are so

popular internationally?

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Easy to play

Bases : passing,

dribbling, scoring

Can be played

indoor

Young people

can play

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Rules are easy to understand

(thefreedictionnary.com)Basketball:Shot, rebound, dribble, doubledribble, court, tap-off, assist, play,foul, home court, rim, center, half,hack, dunk, ball.

Soccer is probably even easier...

Football:

Fumble, muff, centering, snap, faircatch, interception, reception,straight-arm, touchback, safety,touchdown, field goal, extra point,

down, completion, running play, run,draw play, end run, sweep, return,reverse, rushing, passing, powerplay, handoff, tackle, interference,trap block, back, lineman,scrimmage, blitz, linebacker blitzing,trap play, mousetrap.

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Visibility of the ball

According toMaudelbaum, basketballand soccer are alsoeasier and more popular

because it is easier tofollow the ball.

Can you follow the ball

from the baseballstadium?:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJNKRlGYuQQ

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Minimal Equipment

Mandelbaum (p.200): What

the basketball player brings

to his enterprise is his own

skill

VERSUS

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Consequence

To play soccer/basketball, it doesnt matter:

- your social class

- your finances- your place of birth

- your residence

- your physical abilities

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Where can you play?

Basically everywherefor soccer (orbasketball):

- Fields- Beaches

- Streets

- Gardens

- Parks- Small places

- Indoor or Outdoor

Football and baseballmust be outside andon grass.

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Gender equality

Women play soccer

and basketball, not

baseball nor football.

WNBA, professional

soccer league in

Europe, NCAA, World

Championships,...

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Continuous games

In soccer and basketball, one thing occurs afterthe other.

The scenario is not written in advance like in

baseball or football. The coaches say what todo, but not how to do.

Mandelbaum (p.209) : Our throats hurtcollectively, our hearts raced and pounded and,after 46 taut minutes, our shoulders and backsached in the same way. Few spectator sports aremore physical than a great game of soccer

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Uncertainty/Suspense until the end

Basketball

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9ePS17Qm_E

- Small/bad teams can beatbig/strong team easier in soccerand basketball.

- Cinderella teams in college

Basketball:1/ Fresno State (2008) : NCAAchampion while seeded #4 intheir region.

2/ VCU(2011): did not even wintheir conference but went to the

Final four.

Soccer

Even more accurate in soccer,

few goals, so one can change

everything.

1/ Greece (2006): ranked 24th

in the World but European

Champion

2/ South Korea (2008): ranked

31st in the World, but 3rd at the

World Cup.

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Players are graceful

Soccer is known as the beautifulgame (Mandelbaum, p.215)

Players are athletics.

Players play in the air.

Basket:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riGdTNU4kFw

Soccer:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xs

_5vMw5OU

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List of references

Maudelbaum, The meaning of sports. www.youtube.com

www.thefreedictionnary.com