is surfing a sport?

Answer 1

I would say its more like a lifestyle, its compatition I love it, but its more about me and the water than me and other people, unless they get on my wave.... but people call curling a sport and thats throwing rocks on ice and using a broom to sweep the ice, so yea call it a sport..........

Answer 2

Depends on how you define a sport. If you mean is it as physical activity engaged in for pleasure than yes, it is a sport. If you mean is it a sport like basketball or football then I would have to say 'no'. As Soccer said above the points awarded in a surfing competition are subjective. If you don't have a way to clearly see who is winning (a defined way to keep score) than it is not a sport. Take figure skating for example, the scores a totally subjective as to what a judge thinks. Figure skaters, like surfers, are great athletes but that isn't a sport.

To Chrome: Surfers in contests are given scores by judges just like contestants in beauty pageants. You wouldn't consider a beauty pageant a sport would you?

Answer 3

Totally, Dude! If they can get away with calling golf and curling sports, then surfing definitly qualifies.

P.S. To the soccer dude above, man, how do you think they judge surfing?

They use a point system! If you do some cool moves you get points. If you wipe out then you lose some. It may not be as cut and dry as basketball, hockey, soccer, etc., but that doesn't mean it isn't a sport!

Answer 4

Surfing is definitely an athletic endeavor. But personally I don't think anything is a SPORT if the winner is decided by a set of judges. Surfing is no different than dancing or platform diving in that they all take great skill and athletic ability to do but winner is chosen by a panel of judges.

Where as such sports and marathons, basketball, etc are determined by either who scores the most points or who finishes first.

Answer 5

If I had a nickel for every nutjob I've heard argue what is or isn't a sport...

Here's how the American Heritage dictionary defines "sport"

sport

PRONUNCIATION: spôrt, sprt
NOUN: 1a. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. b. A particular form of this activity. 2. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively. 3. An active pastime; recreation. 4a. Mockery; jest: He made sport of his own looks. b. An object of mockery, jest, or play: treated our interests as sport. c. A joking mood or attitude: She made the remark in sport. 5a. One known for the manner of one's acceptance of rules, especially of a game, or of a difficult situation: a poor sport. b. Informal One who accepts rules or difficult situations well. c. Informal A pleasant companion: was a real sport during the trip. 6. Informal a. A person who lives a jolly, extravagant life. b. A gambler at sporting events. 7. Biology An organism that shows a marked change from the normal type or parent stock, typically as a result of mutation. 8. Maine See summercater. See Regional Note at summercater. 9. Obsolete Amorous dalliance; lovemaking.
VERB: Inflected forms: sport·ed, sport·ing, sports
INTRANSITIVE VERB: 1. To play or frolic. 2. To joke or trifle. 3. Biology To mutate.
TRANSITIVE VERB: To display or show off: “His shoes sported elevated heels” (Truman Capote).
ADJECTIVE: or sports 1. Of, relating to, or appropriate for sports: sport fishing; sports equipment. 2. Designed or appropriate for outdoor or informal wear: a sport shirt.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English sporte, short for disporte, from Old French desport, pleasure, from desporter, to divert. See disport.
OTHER FORMS: sportful —ADJECTIVE
sportful·ly —ADVERB
sportful·ness —NOUN

And now here's how they define "surfing"

surfing

SYLLABICATION: surf·ing
PRONUNCIATION: sûrfng
NOUN: 1. The sport of riding on the crest or along the tunnel of a wave, especially while standing or lying on a surfboard. Also called surfboarding. 2. Informal The activity of casually looking at something that offers numerous options, such as the Internet or television.

If you look at the first definition for both words, it's pretty clear that surfing is definitely a sport.

Answer 6

Yeah, have you ever done it? It is physically taxing and they have competitions for it, so i think it is a sport. You should ask if nascar is a sport.

Answer 7

Definitely I mean please they consider golf a sport and surfing is away more difficult physically then golf.

Answer 8

yeah! Anything that makes you tired and makes you move is a sport!

Answer 9

absolutly...it works your muscles & your coordination, and there are surfing competitions world wide

Answer 10

yes..just like swimmng is..i mean theres sufing competitions just like any other sport