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MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND SPORTS
CHAPTER4 IMPROVING INTERNATIONA LCOMPETITIVENESS AND PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL SPORTS EXCHANGE
SECTION4: THE PROMOTION OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS
2. Exchange between Amateur and Professional Sports


In recent years world sports trends have shown that the barrier between professional and amateur sports is falling,this can be seen in international competitions such as the Olympic Games.In certain sports,such as baseball,soccer and basketball,there is a strong tendency to allow the participation of professional athletes.This can also be seen in Japan,for example in professional baseball where the prohibition on amateur-professional exchange was always very strict,but now a return of professional baseball players to nonprofessional company baseball teams has become possible in some cases.In this way,movements to greater cooperation and coordination among amateurs and professionals is being seen.Advancing appropriate cooperation and coordination for amateur and professional sports plays an important role in the overall promotion of sports in Japan.Since FY1994,MESSC has been holding the Amateur-Professional Sports Exchange Conference which conducts conferences and information exchange on,amongst others,the development of athletes and the exchange of instructors.


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