Unusual sports in the universities of The United States

 We all know that sports are an important part of education in American universities, that's why there are a lot of scholarships for students that practice different kinds of sports. Based on that, I want to share with you some interesting information that I found about the sports culture in universities of the USA.
When we think of "American Sports" we only think of Baseball, Basketball, American Football and Hockey, but now we are going to learn about a few "new sports" that some universities think are important and therefore have decided to give scholarships to students that practice these sports.

1. League of Legends "athletes" :
For Robert Morris University of Illinois (RMUI) and University Pikeville of Kentucky, this videogame is in the category of “Electronic Sports” or eSports. 

2. Woodsman :

Sport in which all activities involve firewood. Athletes compete in: chopping wood, climbing trees, throwing axes and campfire building.

3. Rodeo :

Exhibition or contest in which cowboys show their skill at riding broncos, roping calves, wrestling steers, etc.

4. Snowshoe :    

Field sport that consists of running in the snow with special snowshoes. Athletes compete in different individual and team activities.

Universities have created special programs with the infrastructure that these “unusual sports” and athletes require. In the case of “League of Legends athletes”, for example, they have special rooms with all the implements needed to play the videogame.

This shows us how important it is to practice sports of any kind –not only the traditional ones– in order to have a healthy lifestyle and, in some cases, to be given significant opportunities.