collegiate sports

Campus team competitions

Collegiate sports are athletic competitions organized by colleges and universities, with students as the athletes.

In the United States, collegiate sports—especially football and basketball—draw massive audiences and generate billions in revenue, operating as a minor league system for professional sports.

She got a collegiate sports scholarship.

The term often implies the particular culture of American college athletics: intense rivalries, school spirit, and ongoing debates about amateurism and athlete compensation.

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football · conference · rivalries · big game · home game · stadiums · mascots · scholarships · signing day · ACC · coaching staff · walk-on · redshirt · NAIA · arenas · March Madness · student-athletes · bowl games

Categories
Opposites
level of competition/professionalism

collegiate sportsprofessional sports

Paid competitive athletic leagues

club sports · recreational leagues · recreational sports · pickup games · amateur sports

age/developmental stage

collegiate sportsyouth sports

Organized athletics for children

high school sports · junior varsity

institutional setting

collegiate sportsprofessional leagues

Organized paid competitive sports

Olympic sports · community sports

Family

sport, college, collegiate

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G