0 in sports, happening before the main period of competition:
a preseason match
Manchester United and Arsenal were the preseason favourites.
1 in sports, a short period of competition before the main period:
2 the period before a sports team begins its official competition:
The teams have played in the preseason annually since.
Though he had been an outside linebacker in college, he earned the starting middle linebacker position due to his excellent performance in the preseason.
In the preseason it was named as the most anticipated regular-season game of 2008.
He had a fairly impressive preseason as a rookie, but was active for only one of the 16 regular season contests.
During the long preseason (which was 6 games at the time), the coaching staff decided to move him to receiver, with great success.
In five preseason games, he averaged 1.8 points per game and 1.4 rebounds per game.
The two franchises have never met in the preseason.
Game quarter lengths (in preseason and probowl only) can be either shortened or extended.
