semipros
Paid amateur players
Semipros are athletes who play for pay but not as their primary occupation—a level between amateur and fully professional.
The term extends to anyone operating at near-professional quality without full professional status: The tournament attracted semipros from across the region.
Also used as an adjective: a semipro baseball league.
Nonprofessional participant
- hobbyistRecreational pursuer of interests
- part-timerWorker with limited hours
- weekend warriorSporadic recreational exerciser
- club playerNon-professional sports participant
recreational · nonprofessional · journeyman · minor leaguer · sandlot · intermediate · transitional · aspiring
Wholly committed to something
- devotedLoyally and lovingly attached
- hardworkingCommitted to sustained effort
- disciplinedHaving strict self-control
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
driven · passionate · serious · focused · determined · practicing · training · grinding
Multi-round competitive event
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
- bracketSupport or category
- qualifiersWords limiting scope
championship · club team · regional · amateur league · minor league · farm system · tryout · showcase
amateur
Nonprofessional participant
- hobbyistRecreational pursuer of interests
- part-timerWorker with limited hours
- weekend warriorSporadic recreational exerciser
club player · recreational · nonprofessional · journeyman · minor leaguer · sandlot · intermediate · transitional · aspiring · up-and-coming
dedicated
Wholly committed to something
- devotedLoyally and lovingly attached
- hardworkingCommitted to sustained effort
- disciplinedHaving strict self-control
persistent · driven · passionate · serious · focused · determined · practicing · training · grinding · balancing
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
qualifiers · championship · club team · regional · amateur league · minor league · farm system · tryout · showcase · scouting
semiprosprofessionals
Skilled, paid practitioners
pros · amateurs · hobbyists · weekend warriors · dilettantes
semiproselite athletes
Best in their sport
all-stars · superstars · novices · dabblers · first-timers
semiproselite players
Most skilled competitors
novices · masters · experts · greenhorns · neophytes