In an organised sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. A sports league is an organization that exists to provide a regulated competition for a number of people to compete in a specific Sport. A year (from Old English gēr) is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the Orbit of the Earth around the Sun A game is a structured activity, usually undertaken for Enjoyment and sometimes also used as an Educational tool For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April to September; in European football (soccer), it is generally from August until May (although in some countries, especially those in Scandinavia, the season starts in the spring and finishes in the autumn due to the weather conditions encountered during the winter). Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well A year can often be broken up into several distinct sections (sometimes themselves called seasons). These are:
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Pre-season
Most team sports have a period of training and exhibition games or friendly matches prior to the official start of the season. An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event is a sporting event An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event is a sporting event The games' results have no meaning for the upcoming season, but serve as a way to prepare the players and the team, and to raise the team profile through lucrative overseas tours.
Regular season
The terms season (UK), regular season (North America) and home and away season (Australia) are used to denote the time when the bulk of games are played. In Australia and North America, it is common for a teams to play a regular season and use the results to seed a playoff tournament (see below). A playoff or final in Sports is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion or a similar accolade Elsewhere, league and/or cup competitions are played at the same time during the season. A sports league is an organization that exists to provide a regulated competition for a number of people to compete in a specific Sport. A tournament (IPA) is a Competition involving a relatively large number of competitors all participating in a Sport or Game. Depending on the sport and league, all teams may or may not play against each other. All teams usually play the same number of games, and will play half the matches at their home ground and the other half away, at opponent's grounds. In sports home is a term referring to both the City and Stadium, Arena, or Field where an athletic team plays games at their venue whilst Road game (short for on the road) more commonly known as an away game, is a reference to all cities and stadia / Arenas Fields
Post-season
In sports with playoffs, they generally occur after the regular season is finished. A playoff or final in Sports is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion or a similar accolade A select number of teams, generally the ones with the best overall record (most wins, fewest losses) from the regular season, enter into a playoff tournament. A tournament (IPA) is a Competition involving a relatively large number of competitors all participating in a Sport or Game. Each sport may use one of many playoff systems to determine the champion. The teams compete against each other for the top prize of their league.
Off-season
The off-season, vacation time, or close season is the time of year when there is no official competition. Although upper management continues to work, the athletes will take much vacation time off. A sportsperson ( British and American English) or athlete (principally American English is any person who participates regularly in a Sport. Lists of holidays The words holiday or vacation have related meanings in different English-speaking countries and continents but will usually refer to one of Also, various events such as drafts, transfers and important off-season free agent signings occur. In association football, a transfer is the action taken whenever a player moves between clubs In Professional sports a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired and the player is able to sign a contract with another team if that player Generally, most athletes stay in shape during the off-season in preparation for the next season. Certain new rules in the league may be made during this time, and will become enforced during the next regular season.
Seasons by League
Regular seasons of certain leagues occur usually during these months:
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See also
The A-League is the premier Australasian domestic Association football competition The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs EuroLeague WomenThe Euroleague (EL is one of the professional Basketball competitions in Europe, with teams from thirteen different European countries Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. The National Basketball League is Australia 's top-level professional Basketball competition College basketball most often refers to the American Basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Professional Golfers' Association, (with or without the apostrophe is the usual term for a professional association in men's Golf. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event is a sporting event An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event is a sporting eventDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic