professional league
Paid athlete organization
A professional league is an organized competition in which athletes are paid to play, as opposed to amateur leagues where participants compete without salary.
The term usually refers to the highest level of competition in a sport: He dreamed of making it to a professional league.
Major professional leagues like the NFL, NBA, or Premier League operate as businesses with franchises, broadcasting rights, and player contracts.
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- front officeAdministrative headquarters of organization
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- championship ringAwarded jewelry for winners
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
roster · contract · draft · season · team · stadium · salary cap · salary negotiation · trade · trade deadline · coach · athlete · MVP · regular season · standings · division · conference · sponsor
- sports leaguesNFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, WNBA
- sports organizationsNCAA, athletic clubs, NFL, sports federations, NBA
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Non-pro competitive association
amateur athletics · amateur sports · club sports · college athletics · intramural sports
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Spontaneous informal athletic contest
street ball · backyard game · sandlot baseball · scrimmage · casual play
professional leagueminor league
Lower-tier professional sports
bush league · farm league · junior league · lower division · amateur hour
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