1. After many years of amateur status, rugby union became a professional sport in 1995. Pick one of the four major North American team sports (baseball, basketball, football, or ice hockey), and imagine that until 1995 that sport had been amateur as well. Are there any lessons from rugby union's experience that can help predict the impact of professionalization - aside from players receiving payment - on your chosen sport?

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Answer If we consider basketball as the chosen sport there are indeed several potential lessons from rugby unions experience with professionalization ... View the full answer