"Some non-physical activities, such as board games and card games are sometimes referred to as sports, but a sport is generally recognised as being based in physical athleticism."The Red Goblin said:No. Just no. If we go by this near everything is a sport.Simon Pettersson said:Nope sport is any kind of hobby you can compete in.Trippy Turtle said:Baseball and things are games. Sport is any type of physical activity... I think. I'm the least active person ever so don't quote me on this.
E-sport is getting more and more popular, and Chess is also a very popular sport.
Even Rock, scissor paper is a sport ....
E-sports are not sports. They are E-sports. There's a different name because it's a seperate thing.
Chess is not a sport. It may be a challenging competetive game, but it is in no way a sport.
I'm not even going to get into how retarded that last line is.
I must Disagree with the Olympic Committee. They have most likely deemed it a sport in order to allow it in the Olympics.Dys said:Non-team sports are still regularly played (tennis, bowling etc). My point is that the guy isn't a necessarily a moron, illiterate or confusing words (as you earlier said) is a more apt description. Also, on a side note, not all sports are athletic (chess is considered a sport).Aurgelmir said:True, but play and compete ere very different words, with very different meaning. But yeah all sports has an element of competition in it. But still you cant play all sports.Dys said:Actually, what he probably meant by "play" was "compete" (and it could be argued that competition is a form of play). One wouldn't consider working out or training to be a sport, weightlifting or long jump however is.Aurgelmir said:Um most sports are not games.I Have No Idea said:In my Calculus class, there's this guy who sits behind me who plays baseball and such. He's been kinda vocal about things like sports, and today the class watched a video about bobsledding and skeleton (looks that last one up if you have to). Now, even though I still have no idea how it tied into the lesson for that day, it was pretty interesting. But the aforementioned baseball player said "That's not a sport. It's not a sport if you can't play it." You can't "play" bobsled, he said. You can't "play" swimming, he said. I (and several others in the class who heard him) think that's a load of bull.
What are your thoughts? Agree? Disagree?
By the way, I'm not trying to demonize the guy, I just think he's pretty dang wrong on this one.
Your Jock of a class mate is mixing up his words. What he meant to say is "it is not a game if you cant play it"
Sports = Athletics
But Baseball, Football etc are games of an athletic nature, which is why it is also a sport.
In fact only team sports are played really...
The international olympic committee seem to have a rather different view on chess and it's status as "not a sport".The Red Goblin said:Chess is not a sport. It may be a challenging competetive game, but it is in no way a sport.
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I don't mean to come across as a dick, but nobody on the internet is going to give two shits what your opinion is if it differes from standard definition. You're of course welcome to define sport however the hell you want, but it is generally accepted that chess is defined as a sport. If you choose to define it otherwise you are taking a point of view that most people will see as wrong, and it certainly doesn't give your argument of "just because you play in it dosn't make it a sport" any more relevent.Aurgelmir said:I must Disagree with the Olympic Committee. They have most likely deemed it a sport in order to allow it in the Olympics.
If you ask me Chess is a Board Game, a very hard Board Game, but a Board Game none the less.
Just because you can compete in it doesn't make it a sport...
Um... I never ever argued that you cant play a sport. I have been arguing the opposite. But there are sports which you don't play also.Dys said:I don't mean to come across as a dick, but nobody on the internet is going to give two shits what your opinion is if it differes from standard definition. You're of course welcome to define sport however the hell you want, but it is generally accepted that chess is defined as a sport. If you choose to define it otherwise you are taking a point of view that most people will see as wrong, and it certainly doesn't give your argument of "just because you play in it dosn't make it a sport" any more relevent.Aurgelmir said:I must Disagree with the Olympic Committee. They have most likely deemed it a sport in order to allow it in the Olympics.
If you ask me Chess is a Board Game, a very hard Board Game, but a Board Game none the less.
Just because you can compete in it doesn't make it a sport...
Even then, that's not really an argument you can use.Tanksie said:here is an argument you can use against this guy, you can play a musical instrument, both competitively and for entertainment but thats not sport
Card games as a sport? I call bullshit.Simon Pettersson said:"Some non-physical activities, such as board games and card games are sometimes referred to as sports, but a sport is generally recognised as being based in physical athleticism."The Red Goblin said:No. Just no. If we go by this near everything is a sport.Simon Pettersson said:Nope sport is any kind of hobby you can compete in.Trippy Turtle said:Baseball and things are games. Sport is any type of physical activity... I think. I'm the least active person ever so don't quote me on this.
E-sport is getting more and more popular, and Chess is also a very popular sport.
Even Rock, scissor paper is a sport ....
E-sports are not sports. They are E-sports. There's a different name because it's a seperate thing.
Chess is not a sport. It may be a challenging competetive game, but it is in no way a sport.
I'm not even going to get into how retarded that last line is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_sports
So yes chess is sport, E-Sport is sport, sport is not just about physical activity but also mental activity.
Oh, by his definition, Magic The Gathering or at least poker tournaments on ESPN are a sport. I'm going to call bullshit on him AND ESPN for suspicious definitons of the term 'sport'. A sport is generally a physical competition or trial of some sort, requiring some sort of skill. Bobsledding requires balance, coordination, luck, and a wee bit of courage. Seems sporty enough to me. You could give a reasonable argument to pool since it needs hand-eye coordination, sensitivity, and a good mind for geometry and physics. Just barely, though, since pool is only a little physical.I Have No Idea said:In my Calculus class, there's this guy who sits behind me who plays baseball and such. He's been kinda vocal about things like sports, and today the class watched a video about bobsledding and skeleton (looks that last one up if you have to). Now, even though I still have no idea how it tied into the lesson for that day, it was pretty interesting. But the aforementioned baseball player said "That's not a sport. It's not a sport if you can't play it." You can't "play" bobsled, he said. You can't "play" swimming, he said. I (and several others in the class who heard him) think that's a load of bull.
What are your thoughts? Agree? Disagree?
By the way, I'm not trying to demonize the guy, I just think he's pretty dang wrong on this one.
Except chess?maddawg IAJI said:A sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants
Apparently, though, an F1 driver's repeated movements of the lower body to hit the pedals when they need to be hit is equivalent to a brisk jog. Considering how long such races are, I'd say that's not bad.robot slipper said:I personally don't like how F1 racing and the like are referred to as "sport". Sports are played by athletes, people who are displaying some sort of physical skill, strength, speed, or endurance. Driving a car is one of the least athletic things you can do, apart from sitting on your sofa and eating. People I have this discussion with usually argue that the F1 driver is driving the car in a skilled fashion and competing against other drivers. But, the driver is still that, someone sitting on their arse controlling a machine with very small movements of the hands and feet. It would be the same as claiming that someone using a remote-controlled robot to play a game of remote-controlled-robot football is an athlete. And I'm sure I could be quite good at eating skillfully and competitively against a bunch of others eaters, but I would not claim that it is a sport.
Sorry but you have no clue, just watch the whole of this.robot slipper said:I personally don't like how F1 racing and the like are referred to as "sport". Sports are played by athletes, people who are displaying some sort of physical skill, strength, speed, or endurance. Driving a car is one of the least athletic things you can do, apart from sitting on your sofa and eating. People I have this discussion with usually argue that the F1 driver is driving the car in a skilled fashion and competing against other drivers. But, the driver is still that, someone sitting on their arse controlling a machine with very small movements of the hands and feet. It would be the same as claiming that someone using a remote-controlled robot to play a game of remote-controlled-robot football is an athlete. And I'm sure I could be quite good at eating skillfully and competitively against a bunch of others eaters, but I would not claim that it is a sport.