<p>I am super excited also!! Was at a college for a month this summer, and really wished I didn’t have to go back to high school gah! But the end is in sight…!</p>
<p>I love how the activity on here is increasing more and more as Dec. 15th draw near!! I will miss checking this Yale forum, as often as some people check their Eli Accounts ;)</p>
<p>@ imagodei. We are twins. I got the competative, but not the skill. I’d also be joining ballet with you. 
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<p>…I wish that they’d just turn all the CC people into class of 2015… I want to meet you guys… Slash get in, ah…</p>
<p>@Spazzy</p>
<p>How fast are you? I’m a dude, so I run the 5k. My fastest time so far is mid to low 18s.</p>
<p>Ooo, I really want to take dance classes or something like that in college, too. My formal dance training has been very small but I love it! I’m so excited, I want to do so much stuff in college, but I will have no time! Ahhh, still can’t wait though. I also want to do something working with kids in new haven. I was looking up Yale outreach stuff for that the other day too.</p>
<p>marching band is definitely a sport</p>
<p>^ Hahaha, yes! I was totally about to comment and say this.</p>
<p>Oh come on. How is marching band a sport?</p>
<p>Another “sport” I find ridiculous is chess. I have no clue why it’s considered the least bit sporty. Sure, it involves strenuous mental exercise. But IMO, for something to be called a sport, it has to be physically challenging. </p>
<p>On another topic- anyone here wants to be part of student government in whichever college they get into?</p>
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No it’s not.</p>
<p>it’s not a sport.</p>
<p>It’s a marching band.</p>
<p>Physically challenging among other things. There have to be two teams as well, for instance.</p>
<p>Ok… marching band is physically challenging… there are tons of teams in competition. It is judged similarly to gymnastics or ice skating, and it involves a huge team. We run around a 102 degree parking lot longer than the football team practices everyday? </p>
<p>In Texas it is taken very seriously :)</p>
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<p>So golf isn’t a sport?</p>
<p>@lucyloves: Yay!!
When deciding on whether or not marching band is a “sport,” I think we need to decide exactly what we mean by “sport.”
If you mean that a sport is anything competitive and physically challenging or exhausting, requiring lots of time, skill, and dedication to succeed, then yes, marching band is a sport.
If you define a sport as the official, high school varsity sport with varsity letters and organized games that large numbers of people pay to watch compete, then no, marching band is not a sport.</p>
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It’s not a sport… War is physically challenging, and there are definitely always at least two teams. It doesn’t make it a sport.</p>
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<p>That’s not the way that most people conceptualize “sport.” By that definition, playing any instrument could be considered a sport.</p>
<p>We get a varsity letter for being in marching band at my school…</p>
<p>Seriously…? Then again, I know at some schools people on the academic league and science bowl get Varsity letters too.</p>
<p>Edit: @alisa530, does your school have a JV & Varsity Marching Band and do kids get cut?</p>
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<p>Not really–playing an instrument is not inherently competitive. There are music competitions, but not in the way that marching bands compete. At least in my experience, most/all marching bands compete regularly against other schools as part of marching band.</p>
<p>Well in Texas marching band is a U.I.L. event. They do all of the athletic and academic contests. They set practice hours, and you can only be outside rehearing for 8 hours a week plus additional hours for fball games and contests. Most of the bands have 150-300 players, and it is very physically demanding in the heat. While it may not be defined in the traditional sports category like soccer or football, I believe it is a challenging as those activities.</p>