spectator sports
Games for audiences
Spectator sports are athletic competitions watched by audiences rather than participated in.
The term distinguishes sports with significant viewership—football, basketball, baseball—from those primarily experienced through participation: Golf is both a participatory and spectator sport.
The phrase often appears in discussions of entertainment and media: Spectator sports generate billions in advertising revenue.
- rugbyTeam sport with scrums
- tailgatingFollowing another vehicle unsafely
- cheeringVocal encouragement given
- soccerField sport with goals
- crowdLarge public gathering
sold out crowd · baseball · grandstand · broadcasting rights · fandom · armchair quarterback · auto racing · hockey · football · horse racing · chanting · big game · championship run · commentary · track and field · betting · rivalry · community pride
- mass culturepop culture, popular culture, mass media, mass communication, entertainment
- entertainmentmovie, movies, films, band, television
- leisurerecreation, pastimes, downtime, free time, relaxation
- sports typesmartial arts
spectator sportsamateur athletics
Unpaid organized sporting competition
intramural sports · exercise · working out · pick-up games · recreational activities
spectator sportshands-on activities
Learning through direct manipulation
playing · competing · performing · creating · making
aspect, sports, inspect, sporting, spectator, sporty, conspicuous, spectators, sportsman