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What is really a sport?
Posted on 1/6/12 at 6:01 pm
Posted on 1/6/12 at 6:01 pm
I was just browsing through TV listings and filtered only for sports. SyFy channel popped up with WWE Smackdown at 7pm. Do people actually consider this sport. I know that a lot of those guys are athletic, but there's no actual competition, so aren't they more like actors?
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Posted on 1/6/12 at 6:06 pm to Guess
A lot of things are sports.
WWE is not one of them.
WWE is not one of them.
Posted on 1/6/12 at 6:07 pm to LSUBoo
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A lot of things are sports.
WWE is not one of them.
This
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This post was edited on 1/6/12 at 6:08 pm
Posted on 1/6/12 at 6:12 pm to SwampDonks
I consider even golf and darts to be sports, car racing how ever isn't.
Posted on 1/6/12 at 6:12 pm to LSUBoo
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A lot of things are sports.
WWE is not one of them.
This post was edited on 1/6/12 at 6:26 pm
Posted on 1/6/12 at 6:17 pm to Guess
Pro-Wrestling isn't a sport. Think of it as a really athletic performance art.
Posted on 1/6/12 at 6:18 pm to Guess
its sports entertainment
Posted on 1/6/12 at 6:30 pm to Guess
I am a golfer so don't take this the wrong way some people, but IMO a in a sport you have to be able to directly affect the others outcome
Posted on 1/6/12 at 6:32 pm to wish i was tebow
Racing is a sport. It takes a lot to be a great racer.
Posted on 1/6/12 at 6:34 pm to wish i was tebow
Athletic Competition
There has to be competition (a score, championship, etc) and has to involve an athletic aspect (so video games are out)
There has to be competition (a score, championship, etc) and has to involve an athletic aspect (so video games are out)
Posted on 1/6/12 at 6:48 pm to wildtigercat93
I like the test above about affecting the opponent's outcome. I've always used the test that its not a sport if the only way to determine a winner of a contest is with subjective opinions.
Eta: it has to be athletic, too, so no poker...
Eta: it has to be athletic, too, so no poker...
This post was edited on 1/6/12 at 6:57 pm
Posted on 1/6/12 at 6:58 pm to DaGarun
Two rules for athletic activity to be called a sport.
1. If said activity is scored via third party (ice skating, cheerleading,..etc.) it is not a sport.
2. If at the highest level of competition a women can defeat a man (car driving) it is not a sport.
If any athletic activity meets one of these two criteria it is not a sport.
1. If said activity is scored via third party (ice skating, cheerleading,..etc.) it is not a sport.
2. If at the highest level of competition a women can defeat a man (car driving) it is not a sport.
If any athletic activity meets one of these two criteria it is not a sport.
Posted on 1/6/12 at 7:03 pm to wish i was tebow
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I am a golfer so don't take this the wrong way some people, but IMO a in a sport you have to be able to directly affect the others outcome
If golf doesnt fit that criterion what do you think about track and field?
This post was edited on 1/6/12 at 7:04 pm
Posted on 1/6/12 at 7:03 pm to JonShoes
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2. If at the highest level of competition a women can defeat a man (car driving) it is not a sport.
Wow
Posted on 1/6/12 at 7:05 pm to tigerclaw10
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Racing is a sport. It takes a lot to be a great racer
It also takes a lot to be an astronaut, but that doesnt mean it's a sport.
Posted on 1/6/12 at 7:05 pm to JonShoes
quote:
Two rules for athletic activity to be called a sport.
1. If said activity is scored via third party (ice skating, cheerleading,..etc.) it is not a sport.
2. If at the highest level of competition a women can defeat a man (car driving) it is not a sport.
If any athletic activity meets one of these two criteria it is not a sport.
Did you just make all of this up?
Posted on 1/6/12 at 7:13 pm to Guess
I defined sport as athletic competition that includes a defense.
Posted on 1/6/12 at 7:16 pm to Guess
My definition of a sport is an event that requires physical actions and a winner is determined.
Posted on 1/6/12 at 7:41 pm to JonShoes
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1. If said activity is scored via third party (ice skating, cheerleading,..etc.) it is not a sport.
So no boxing?
Posted on 1/6/12 at 7:48 pm to Guess
In before rodeo. I lettered in that shite so its a sport.
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