sports !?!??!?

Question

why do people sometime dont consider ballet or dance a sport, i dont dance but why isnt it a sport, is a sport basically something that you have to practice, and pay to play, if dance isnt a sport then running, a sport, because in runnign all you do is run around an oval,and try to get the best time, or why isnt ice skating, or even playing an instrument not a sport to some people like i said isnt anything you practice, use deterimnation, endurance, or agillity, a sport, or anythign that takes heart

Answer 1

Very difficult thing to try and define, what is or isn't a sport. the definition is "an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature"

To me I consider something to be a sport where there is direct competition against another person. Everything else I consider to be a skill, or a multitude of skills, no less impressive than something I consider a sport.

For example, I consider things like hockey and baseball football etc to be sports, whereas something like golf or bowling to be skill.

Like other skills, ballet and dance in a skill, a ridiculously hard one to master but its not a sport because, to me, there is no interaction in a competitive regard.

A perfect example of the distinction is you mentioning ice skating. Ice skating is a skill, and within the world of hockey a necessary skill to playing the sport.

Answer 2

Dance, Ballet, ice skating,ect are athletic but are not sports. Yes they take skill and ability, and i respect that. However there is no clear way to determine a winner. I know skating is in the olympics but they are subjective points awarded by people. Same with dance, there is no goal or finish line, etc.

Running is a sport, it's athletic, does require a strategy though limited and there is a clear winner, the finish line.

I love billards (pool) but it's not a sport. It does require skill, talent, and ability but there is no athleticisim. Same with golf and bowling. High skill, yes indeed, but if you can be beat by a super fat dinking smoker, it's not a sport.

So sum up
1 Show a clear winner as sport must not have a subjective measure like points awarded by judges who think one is better than another.
2 Must be athletic, If you can drink beer and smoke while doing it, it's not a sport.

Answer 3

well most of the things u said were in the olympics. And i think ppl just don't really think of that as a sport because it is not team oriented or things like that. Team competitions brings more entertainement to the ppl. And it always has..

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