| They say that they do everything bigger over in the | | | | halftime shows. The halftime shows are like an arena |
| good old United States of America; buildings, | | | | concert unto themselves, with past performers such |
| technology and even food (leading to bigger waistlines | | | | as Prince, Paul McCartney and the infamous Janet |
| too). This fact can be attributed to their sports too. | | | | Jackson and Justin Timberlake incident! This year |
| American sports are popular all over the world not just | | | | Superbowl XLII is going to be taking place in Phoenix, |
| for the average Joe American. | | | | Arizona and is in March. |
| Major sports such as American Football, Baseball and | | | | The NBA basketball goes above and beyond |
| Basketball games are syndicated all round the world | | | | Superbowl with not only an All-Star game but an entire |
| for fans to watch on TV. But nothing quite beats being | | | | weekend devoted to the festivities. Apart form the |
| there in person, cheering with the crowd, taking in the | | | | game itself showcasing the cream of it's NBA |
| electric atmosphere. Many British holidaymakers are | | | | basketball players there are other events such as a |
| timing their holidays with sporting events in the States | | | | celebrity game (last year including names like The |
| so that they can add a bit of variety to their holidays. | | | | Green Mile's Michael Clarke-Duncan and Oscar winner |
| There's plenty of regular season games for all the big | | | | Jamie Foxx) and the high-flying Slam Dunk contest. |
| four (Basketball, Baseball, Football and Hockey) and | | | | Basketball is a growing sport over here in the UK and |
| tickets are rather easy to get hold of, with many | | | | what better way to see the pros than getting to New |
| arenas and clubs using online booking systems such as | | | | Orleans for February the 17th. |
| Ticketmaster so you can get your tickets sorted early. | | | | These are just two stand out spectacles on offer, |
| In other cases most hotels' concierge services have | | | | people that have gone on holidays to America and |
| connections to the stadiums and may be able to pull a | | | | seen sporting events like these have had a great time, |
| few strings for visitors looking to make the most of | | | | especially families. One activity I have done myself is |
| their holidays. | | | | visit the historic Madison Square Garden arena in New |
| One point to be careful of is ticket touts, yes these | | | | York which was due to host a boxing match between |
| vultures exist stateside too, and prey upon | | | | Lennox Lewis and Michael Grant in 2000, and whilst |
| impressionable tourists, my advice is to stay clear, it | | | | we were unlucky in trying to get tickets we were still |
| isn't uncommon for tickets to be fakes or getting a | | | | able to get a great guided tour of the arena including |
| child's ticket instead of an adult's one. After all you | | | | trophy rooms, locker rooms and the Theatre upstairs |
| didn't come thousands of miles to get swindled. | | | | that has hosted awards shows and events such as |
| The main attraction of American sports is how much | | | | VH1's Divas Live. Many arenas in the United States |
| effort and style goes into their big events, the Football | | | | offer these tours normally during the day even whilst |
| has Superbowl, a national treasure in itself. American | | | | they're setting up for events like the boxing match |
| football is as popular (possibly even more) than football, | | | | previously mentioned. |
| sorry, I mean soccer, is in the UK. | | | | In general if you can get tickets good and early then |
| This is the ultimate in sporting entertainment with | | | | you could easily add some interest and value to your |
| fireworks a plenty, pulse pounding action and the | | | | holidays this year! |