A profession is commonly known as an occupation, such as law, medicine, or engineering, that requires considerable training and specialized study. Of course, sport can also fall under this definition. Sport falls under the big umbrella of this definition and I strongly feel that sport can be considered a profession, but to many others, it may not be.
Firstly, it takes extensive efforts and training to be a professional sportsman. Not any Tom, Dick and Harry can rise out of nowhere to rival the skills of Beckham or Jordon. Hence, it is evident that there is a side to sport that is more than just casual. An athlete is sometimes born, and sometimes nurtured, but either way hard work and toil is put into the making of one. To use the word 'tiring' to describe the amount of physical conditioning would be making an understatement. It involves early mornings and sacrificing hours of precious sleep, long periods of endurance training and also monotonous afternoons in the gymnasium.
As a profession, a sportsman requires a fair amount of 'specialized study' as well. He has to be efficiently equipped with health bites, first aid, rules and regulations of the game, tactics and strategy and knowledge of his potential opponents. Of course, all these will only be done on a professional level, and at a professional level, sport is a profession.
Secondly, playing a sport also rakes in an income, which is a trait of a profession. Many sportsmen in the world are earning as much as, if not more, than many lawyers, doctors or engineers. In fact, many athletes do not have a job, because sport is their job. They are paid to stay on teams and represent a countries so they have a steady source of income. So in the...
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I really thank this writer for this topic.It is quite interesting though, but also amusing.So when will sports become a profession?because the sportsman earns income or what,he becomes a professional.yes of course,professional is the language of making a sports man feel he has left his own country and gone away.
My dear writer,i am quite sure you are a sports man,may be not.Yes,a profession is a field of study that requires a whole lot of time,training even money.perharps sports may fall into this but i really do not agree that makes it a profession.people have been playing football for donkey years,they never needed any extra miles to go about it.Sports may have controversial issues does not make it a profession.
Okay,because Beckham now earns fat income makes him a professional like the medical Doctor, the Lawyer.How long did he trained,what about the implicit cost of studying to acquire knowledge.Some have become insane while studying,some have lost touch with the world,you can go to NASA and find out.
Capitalism seeks to make money from what ever it sees,and in that line has transformed sports,whereas Doctors,lawyers,accountants Sociologist and the likes of them have existed prior to this moment.i am ,in fact i disagree completely that sports is a profession,after all how many academics are into it? you tell me.
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