<p>dblazer would like to start by arguing “that Marching Band is a sport while Running isn’t.”</p>
<p>Go (here’s a hint - he’s wrong)</p>
<p>Of course he’s wrong. Marching Band is a competition, not a sport.</p>
<p>I was in marching band and LOL that is not a sport</p>
<p>As for running, it depends on how it’s applied.</p>
<p>Marching Band a sport…? No. I understand that you may march all morning for practice, but it’s more for display/presentation value.</p>
<p>Running…? Yes. But only if it’s something akin to marathons, track, cross country, or similar.</p>
<p>A sport is any objective competition.</p>
<p>All Marching Band does is provide fanfare for other sports. I don’t see how the entertainment for a sports match can be considered a sport itself.</p>
<p>If Marching Bands are sports teams, that would be like saying that the likes of Prince and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers are sports teams, competing for the title of “Most Half-Time Show Pizazz.”</p>
<p>Personally, I feel that marching band is a sport. There are competitions that determine winners and losers, just like in sports. Also, marching band takes preparation and is very high stakes, just like sports (I know people who bet on high school bands). Lastly, there is a dedicated season for it (August-November).</p>
<p>That is just my view and feel free to argue.</p>
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<p>I wouldn’t call marching band a sport. (I’m in band). Yeah, it’s physical activity. I was always about to pass out after our show this year (Our entire show was fast, and I am the only person in my section who knew all the music, so I had to play as loud as possible to make up for the other 19 people who weren’t playing). But I think a sport should be something where the score is determined objectively (like baseball- you score more points, you win, or track- you run the fastest, you win), not something where you are judged on a number of subjective categories.</p>
<p>Any “sport” in which judges decide the outcome with numbers is not a real sport.</p>
<p>Chess is more of a sport than figure skating because at least it’s objective.</p>
<p>Wikipedia says:“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. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree of skill, especially at higher levels. Hundreds of sports exist, including those for a single participant, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. 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.”</p>
<p>The thing about judges giving scores making it not a sport sounds nice but then you think about gymnasts who are working out 8 or 9 hours a day. Sports are things that require athleticism. Marching band does not.</p>
<p>Lol. You’re right. Those gymnasts work so haaaaard Golly, how could someone work that haaaaaard and not be doing a sport.</p>
<p>New rule: if you work hard, it’s a sport</p>
<p>@Wiscongene: If thats the case, then marching band is a sport. You have to practice anywhere from 2-4 hours afterschool and then to home and practice music.</p>
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<p>Here’s the definition I got right off of google:
Sport - An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others.</p>
<p>Marching band exactly fits the definition. It’s a physical activity that requires high level of skill, arguably more skill, than many other activities which are considered sports for one to be considered good. And of course, it has intense competitions just like in other accepted sports.</p>
<p>Running, though a physical exertion, requires no skill. A child with absolutely no training whatsoever knows how to run. This disqualifies it as a sport.</p>
<p>Its not like desk work they are working out physically to compete in an athletic event. They are trying to stun us with their physical prowess not their music skills or intellect like band or chess.</p>
<p>It was a joke…lol</p>
<p>@evanb1996 wiscongene was being sarcastic</p>
<p>@dblazer Band is a musical event not an athletic one and I don’t know how much running you’ve done but both cross country and track are definitely sports. If you are saying running to the bus stop is not a sport I’d agree with you though.</p>
<p>@Wiscongene and almost there: I feel stupid now. </p>
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<p>I don’t know if you’ve marched, but it requires a ton of physical conditioning. Not only does it require intense physical training, agility, and endurance, it also involves a ton of lung work, breathing skill - a feature found in many of today’s commonly accepted sports. Music is just a part of it.</p>
<p>And I still revert back to my running requires no skill, athleticism to be good maybe, but still no skill. So it’s not a sport.</p>
<p>A sport is a competition. Running a race is a sport because it’s a competition. Running in place is not a sport because it isn’t.</p>
<p>Hours of strenuous horn-blowing might be a lot of work but it ain’t a sport because there’s no objective competition.</p>