professional sport
Paid competitive athletics
Professional sport is athletic competition in which participants are paid for their performance, as opposed to amateur sport.
The term covers both the activity itself and the broader industry—teams, leagues, broadcasting, sponsorships: Professional sport has become a multibillion-dollar business.
Athletes who compete at this level are professionals or pros.
- professionalismWorkplace conduct standards
- major leagueHighest competitive tier
- big leaguesTop professional level
- basketballTeam sport with hoops
- free agencyAthlete unbound by contract
trade deadline · hockey · rugby · soccer · football · game day · salary cap · revenue sharing · player unions · contract negotiations · endorsements · athlete · star player · draft pick · farm system · eligibility criteria · licensing agreements · team
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Unpaid organized sporting competition
recreational sport · college athletics · pickup games · pickup game · beer league
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Spontaneous informal athletic contest
backyard game · street ball · sandlot baseball · casual play · free play
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Activity for fitness
play · pastime · recreational activity · recreational sport · leisure activity
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