Development of Professional Sports and Physical Fitness in the Usa

The article reveals the peculiarities of the development of professional sports and physical support in the USA, which is currently the benchmark for conducting sports business.The purpose of the article is to determine the specifics of the development of professional sports and physical support in the USA.It is noted that self-expression of the athlete's own "I", achievement of victory is the main thing that sport gives to society.The rapid development of professional sports in the USA in the second half of the 20th century.also due to the active development of the sports industry and the construction of high-quality sports facilities.In the historical aspect, it is stated that the development of sports in the USA took place in three stages.The first period reflects the changes that took place in society after the civil war.This period was characterized by rising incomes, new cultural demands, and competition among baseball clubs for the best players, which ultimately led to the commercialization of the sport and the emergence of professional baseball.The significant factors of this time in the formation of the sports business were the introduction of an organized system of competitions.The second period of development of professional sports in the USA (1931 -1979) is a huge and diverse industry, which involved a significant number of people, sports clubs, federations, mass media and business structures.Modern sports competitions, the third period, thanks to the influence of the media, are already not only a game, but also a serious commercial activity aimed at making a profit.The Americans were the first to use sports broadcasting for commercial purposes and the first to pay sports organizations for the right to broadcast sports events.Despite the fact that from the first days of television, sports attracted the attention of television companies with their popularity among viewers, until the first half of the 50s, it did not play any financial importance in the development of sports in the United States.