Sports fan

Sports fans

Many fans participate in face to face events with other fans, most can be seen as being a part of an imagined community, perceiving themselves as sports fans. Sports fans vary in how important their hobby is to their lives. One can consider themselves a sports fan despite never having played said sport (and most sports fans are not actively playing their favorite sports), having witnessed a professional sporting event, or having connected with other sports fans. The most common activity of a sports fan is watching sports on television. The most dedicated sports fans have extensive knowledge about their sports, and can even develop careers in fields such as sports commentators or sports writers, or can be involved in managing sports teams, either professionally or through mobilization in activities such as those designed to change (or prevent the change) in the ownership of the team.