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Games vs Sports.. what criteria do you use to separate the two?
Posted on 6/7/13 at 8:37 pm
Posted on 6/7/13 at 8:37 pm
For example, everyone considers football a sport because of the physicality involved. But what about something, such as Golf? I don't really consider that a sport, as much as I do a game. I mean, a crippled guy was on tour with the elite just a few yrs ago for pete's sake. There are other "sports" I think should just be labeled games. But would be interested in hearing others takes on what specific games/sports yall have an opinion about.
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Posted on 6/7/13 at 8:39 pm to Alahunter
the ability of your performance to directly impact the performance of your competitors.
This post was edited on 6/7/13 at 8:40 pm
Posted on 6/7/13 at 8:51 pm to Alahunter
NASCAR isn't a sport or game.
Posted on 6/7/13 at 9:03 pm to Alahunter
Golf is definitely a sport. Its just on the lower end of the spectrum, not requiring a lot of pure athletic talent - instead focusing on precision and skill. While, on the other end of the spectrum is track requiring pure athleticism and very little skill/precision (for most of the events).
All other sports lie somewhere between the two.
All other sports lie somewhere between the two.
Posted on 6/7/13 at 9:11 pm to Alahunter
All sports are games.
Posted on 6/7/13 at 9:11 pm to Alahunter
all sports are games but not all games are sports
A sport requires physical exertion. Also, what others have said, your physical performance must be able to effect the performance of your competitors.
Soccer: sport
Football: sport
bowling: game
golf: game
baseball: sport
NASCAR: sport
Magic: the Gathering's Pro Tour: game
competitive eating: game
chess: game
basketball: sport
A sport requires physical exertion. Also, what others have said, your physical performance must be able to effect the performance of your competitors.
Soccer: sport
Football: sport
bowling: game
golf: game
baseball: sport
NASCAR: sport
Magic: the Gathering's Pro Tour: game
competitive eating: game
chess: game
basketball: sport
Posted on 6/7/13 at 9:36 pm to kingbob
quote:
Soccer: sport
Football: sport
bowling: game
golf: game
baseball: sport
NASCAR: sport
Magic: the Gathering's Pro Tour: QUEER
competitive eating: game
chess: game
basketball: sport
FIFY
Posted on 6/7/13 at 9:43 pm to Alahunter
Sport has to have an offense and defense (even if there's only one player on each side). Athletic games are individual performance matched against another individual performance
Posted on 6/7/13 at 9:48 pm to kingbob
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A sport requires physical exertion
How much or how little to determine it? Bowling requires physical exertion to a degree. On the flip side, in baseball, the actual ball is only in play for about 15 minutes total in the course of an average 3 hr game and for the most part, it's just between the pitcher and catcher.
Posted on 6/7/13 at 9:49 pm to Alahunter
Sports: Football, Baseball, Golf, Hockey, Baskebtall.
Everything Else: Game.
Everything Else: Game.
Posted on 6/7/13 at 9:56 pm to CatFan81
Rowing?
Gymnastics?
Skiing?
Hard to classify those as games.
This post was edited on 6/7/13 at 9:59 pm
Posted on 6/7/13 at 10:03 pm to Alahunter
It's subjective, I guess. I love football, baseball, hockey, and golf... therefore they're sports to me. I like basketball so it is too. 
Posted on 6/7/13 at 11:02 pm to Alahunter
Cheer leading?
Posted on 6/7/13 at 11:39 pm to Dupont3
I don't classify cheerleading as a sport unless it's at a competition, but believe me, the training, practice, and intensity is a lot like what it is for what is traditionally classified as a sport. I think of it more as an athletic extracurricular activity, at least the real cheerleading, in school. Not talking about the so called professional cheerleaders.
Eta - it's not a game either.
Eta - it's not a game either.
This post was edited on 6/7/13 at 11:41 pm
Posted on 6/7/13 at 11:43 pm to Arkla Missy
bobbyq ribs and tater salad are good for cheer leading.
This post was edited on 6/7/13 at 11:50 pm
Posted on 6/7/13 at 11:48 pm to Ole Geauxt
Another quality of a sport: objective score or time
Cheer leading =\= sport
Cheer leading =\= sport
Posted on 6/7/13 at 11:51 pm to bdelarosa7
don't they score em during those competition things?
Posted on 6/7/13 at 11:52 pm to Ole Geauxt
It's subjective scoring - like dancing or gymnastics
Posted on 6/7/13 at 11:56 pm to bdelarosa7
well, i played alot of football and would have loved to have one of those "flippin' fellers" on goal line O, i promise ya.
Posted on 6/8/13 at 12:00 am to Ole Geauxt
There's no arguing that - some of those gymnasts are beasts.
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