The World of Professional Sports

The World of Professional Sports

Sports (or sports) can be broadly classified into two major categories: athletic and non-athletic. Athletic sports involve physical contact and exertion, which necessarily require skill, physical strength and the application of muscle power, whereas non-athletic sports involve activities that are not strenuous and require less strenuous applications of physical power, but do not require the application of skill, mental acuity, and physical strength. Sports also have social significance; for instance, a football match signifies competition, a friendly game of catch is socialising, and a race is an event. Most sports are structured around a particular game or sport and, accordingly, there are many different sports competitions.

The sporting activities that involve physical contact and exertion include contact sports such as wrestling, boxing, softball, basketball, hockey, soccer, track and field, rugby, wrestling, mothball, wrestling, surfing, skiing and other physical activities where the participant uses his/her whole body to carry out the action or sport. Non-sportive sports involve activities that are not strenuous and therefore require only the application of greater skill, but do not use the body or mind in the same way as sports. There are various governing bodies that govern these sports and other sporting competitions. These governing bodies are responsible for the setting of rules and regulations and for ensuring that participants are safe, healthy and law with their sport or activity.

In most countries, there are specific recognized professional sports organizations that represent the interests of the sport or activity and set standards for participation and determine rankings. There are also independent organizations that are formed by athletes or representatives of athletes who attempt to improve the standard of participation in the sport or activity. There are also private associations that are formed by individuals who may be associated with professional sports organizations or the governing bodies of the sport. The most famous private association is the World Professional Billiards and Pool Club. In Canada, there is the CANIPED Sports Association.