2006-09-28 13:10:58 · 13 answers · asked by josh 1 in Sports ➔ Snooker & Pool
Hey everybody! Josh doesn't think Pool is a sport. Maybe we should all stop playing it and take up aerobics or something more worth while.
2006-10-01 13:57:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Funny, I was actually just pondering this exact question about 10 minutes ago. A potential student of mine posed to me the same question. To paraphrase the American Heritage Dictionary, a sport is "...an activity involving physical exertion and skill, governed by a set of rules and customs, often played competitively...". By this definition, the main debate over billiards being considered a "sport" will be how much "exertion" is involved. Exertion implies strenuous activity. It's somewhat relative. I know that most people only play for an hour or two, but it can be very fatiguing to play a marathon match, say for 6 hours or longer. Regardless if it's a sport or a game, I love it with all my heart. M.D.-BCA Instructor/Referee.
P.S. "uao621" should get the points. Great answer!
2006-09-28 13:58:45 · answer #2 · answered by straight_shooter526 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh yes its a sport, i know this becuz i shoot the game between 4 and 8 hours a day and play competion. also i tried something one time while i was playing, i attached one those walking meters to my belt to tell me how far i walk around the table, on average i was walking 3 to 4 miles a day just playing pool and i also sweat a little too, if ur really serious into the game of pool like other sports it takes a lot of knowlege, practice and hard work to be a champion in this sport. it also can be played for fun just like any other sport. if this was not a sport anyone could pick up a cue and run out 50 racks in a row and be a champion, or pick up a football for the first time and run three touchdowns in a row, this is very unlikly. like all sports it takes a lot of hard work, time and practice to get anywhere in the sport of billiards
2006-09-30 12:49:38 · answer #3 · answered by ndman78 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say it's a sport. The amount of pysical exertion involved may be minimal, but that's true of a lot of other sports. The tactician in an America's Cup race doesn't do anything but give the helmsman advice, but no one says the AC is not a sport. I could say the same thing about golf or archery or any number of other sports. It's really just a matter of semantics.
2006-09-28 17:49:41 · answer #4 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course it's not a sport. If you don't sweat it's not a sport. It is a fun game to play just like curling or bowling. If you can play the game while being over 300 lbs. it ain't a sport. Although NFL linemen fit into that category, they sweat like pigs when they have to move.
2006-09-28 20:29:04 · answer #5 · answered by navytec 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pool? Nope. Not a sport. It's a leisure game.
Next think you know, Candyland will be a sport.
2006-09-28 13:13:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm sure there are a lot of great players who doesn't know or even care if this is a sport or not ... what i know is, you need both physical and mental toughness when you play ...
2006-09-28 21:40:49 · answer #7 · answered by bordz8n 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pool and snooker is a sport just like curling!!!!
2006-09-28 18:38:01 · answer #8 · answered by tyrone b 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Snooker is defenitly a sport!
2006-09-29 11:21:04 · answer #9 · answered by Bo V 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what sport
2006-09-28 13:13:49 · answer #10 · answered by Sarah M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋