NC Penguin

I was just wondering, are there many British sports (as played in the UK) that are popular in the US?

I guess football (aka soccer) is kind of popular, although it's played mostly by teenagers.

Darts I think has a cultish popularity.

Is snooker (not pool) played in the US?

What about rugby? Is this another sport that's only played by kids?




NC Penguin

DaveC

Adult indoor football is pretty popular although perhaps not to the same extent as UK 5-a-sides.

I was amazed to see that Lacrosse is played at schools here (well, according to the American Pie). I thought that sport was only played in Enid Blyton novels.

Is squash played under the name of racketball in the states?

I wish badminton was more popular, I do miss thrashing a shuttlecock around.

elfman

Rugby's not really a kids' sport here - it tends to be played at the more exclusive/expensive colleges and universties.

Dubya played rugby at Yale:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/rugby.asp

torpkevuk

[QUOTE=DaveC]I was amazed to see that Lacrosse is played at schools here (well, according to the American Pie). I thought that sport was only played in Enid Blyton novels.
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i thought lacrosse was an american thing, probly derived from french or somat (the name) but never heard of it played in UK

DaveC

Close, turns out the Canadians introduced it to the UK.

http://www.englishlacrosse.co.uk/INF...lacrossers.htm

tony_2003

They play Curling here...although i'm not sure how popular it is state wide.

scrubbedexpat099

Squash is played, some quite useful players around here. In Denver they have Doubles Courts, never came across those in the UK.

Racketball, Handball and a couple of others I have not quite worked out.

Tennis obviously

Football, mainly by school aged children, Boys and Girls.

Hockey, known here as Field Hockey

Cricket

Rugby, I was in Aspen last September when they had their annual Rugby Tournament, mainly an older age group.

I have not seen a Snooker Table.

torpkevuk

so long as they have football (soccer) to some respect im happy. checked around, the nearest (only) team, is a ladies college team but hey, that'll do

Manc

Ice Hockey is quite popular over here when they ain't on strike.

Celtic_Angel

[QUOTE=DaveC
I was amazed to see that Lacrosse is played at schools here (well, according to the American Pie). I thought that sport was only played in Enid Blyton novels.

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tee hee i was actually surprised when i saw a bunch of older lads playing the game...isn't it young girls in the Enid Blyton books?

Soccer's pretty popular around here, but that's just cos of all the Mexican's they're as crazy 'bout football as the Brits

scrubbedexpat099

[QUOTE=Celtic_Angel][QUOTE=DaveC
I was amazed to see that Lacrosse is played at schools here (well, according to the American Pie). I thought that sport was only played in Enid Blyton novels.

/QUOTE]

I must admit I would have assumed the same, buy then they they do play Rounders and Basketball is a variant on a Girlies game.

DaveC

[QUOTE=Celtic_Angeltee hee i was actually surprised when i saw a bunch of older lads playing the game...isn't it young girls in the Enid Blyton books?
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I wonder if "The Naughtiest Girl in the School" ever went to Band Camp.....?

Celtic_Angel

I wonder if "The Naughtiest Girl in the School" ever went to Band Camp.....?[/QUOTE]
doh everybody knows about the bad girls.....it's the good girls that go to band camp

Celtic_Angel

a bunch of older lads playing the game...


must admit boring game but for some reason i felt compelled to watch

tony_2003

I wonder if "The Naughtiest Girl in the School" ever went to Band Camp.....?[/QUOTE]
What ever happened to WBB by the way?