Interessant, ich dachte immer es geht da nicht um die Einstufung der Liga, sondern einfach nur darum ob du bezahlt wirst oder nicht. Hab kurz mal recherchiert und bin auf folgendes gestoßen:
A sample policy on amateurism and the NCAA is as follows: As a member of the NCAA, State University requires that all of its student-athletes be amateurs in their sport. You are a professional if you:
- Are paid (in any form) or accept the promise of pay for playing in an athletics contest;
- Sign a contract or verbally commit with an agent or a professional sports organization;
- Ask that your name be placed on a draft list
- Use your athletics skill for pay in any form (for example, TV commercials, demonstrations);
- Play on a professional athletics team; or
- Participate on an amateur sports team and receive any salary, incentive payment, award, gratuity, educational expenses or expense allowance (other than playing apparel, equipment and actual and necessary travel, and room and board expenses).
Quelle: https://sportslaw.uslegal.com/sports-agents-…and-amateurism/
Wie gut die Quelle ist, weiß ich natürlich nicht.