sports in american culture

Lacrosse

1628

first created by native americanes the became professional in 1900

Baseball

1845

was first played in new york in 1845 then mlb was founded in 1869

football

1869

1897 became professional

Softball

1886

first played in 1886 then became a professional sport in 1910

Basketball

1889

the first professional league was created in 1898. 6 teams got together

Volleyball

1894

first played in 1894 in Massachusets then became a professional sport in 1983

Skateboarding

1950

first started in 1950 then became a professional sport in 1963 when Makaha formed a professional team

Pickleball

1965

Pickleball invented in bainbridge island in washington.

Snowboarding

1965

first started in 1965 then became professional in 1998

Esports

1972

first started with arcade games in the 70s and became more popular in the 80s then in 2002 became a professional sport