Marching band: should it be considered a sport??

[superslayer]

Ok this is a serious question. I think personally, marching is a sport. I'm to tired to explain why at the moment, I will edit OP tomorrow with it.

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[CoolKoopaTroopa]

maybe. I use to not think so but I heard all of the preparation it takes in college to be in marching band. They run quite a bit. But just marvhing out there at the games, not really.

[Barnabas]

By that logic laying bricks or mixing cement by hand could be considered as sports too. Just because something is physically demanding does not necessarily make it a sport.

[superslayer]

By that logic laying bricks or mixing cement by hand could be considered as sports too. Just because something is physically demanding does not necessarily make it a sport.

Alright, what are the requirements for a sport?
Teamwork: the band is your team
Competition: Bands go to contests and compete for the highest rank
Practice: It takes a lot of practice, because it has to be perfect.
Coach: directors

[snot2]

marching is competitive and has tournaments

[Deoxys And One Noob]

Alright, what are the requirements for a sport?
Teamwork: the band is your team
Competition: Bands go to contests and compete for the highest rank
Practice: It takes a lot of practice, because it has to be perfect.
Coach: directors

Its not just that.

It also needs excitement.

Marching bands don't have much exictement.

Thus, not a sport.

[D3ATH]

Alright, what are the requirements for a sport?
Teamwork: the band is your team
Competition: Bands go to contests and compete for the highest rank
Practice: It takes a lot of practice, because it has to be perfect.
Coach: directors

So basically office work is sports too?

[patton360]

No. In no way or form.

[Jetlok]

taking the stairs is a sport
so is having to get up from sitting on the computer 24/7 to go to the bathroom

[Bisjac]

dosnt need to be a sport. for schools it just has to be equivalent of gym class, and it is.

debating if something is a sport or not is different.

like i dont think golf is a sport, but JUST a game.

[Shell]

sport

an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature

marching isn't really an athletic activity

[keesfani]

sport

an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature

marching isn't really an athletic activity

yeah but playing chess isn't either

[Shell]

yeah but playing chess isn't either

and since when is chess a sport

there's competitive chess but it's not a sport at all

[Beachbum]

No its not a sport. Preparing for it, yea. Running and physical exertion sure. But imo its just a bunch of nerds on a field. just because something is competitive doesn't make it a sport. I understand you work as a team and blah blah, and there's competitions, but mreh.

[Wehrmacht]

all you can get for it is a letterman, and only kids with no athletic ability will only do marching band.