What Constitutes a Sport in Your Opinion?

15-01-2012 01:14AM #1

This is derived from a thread on Darts currently doing the rounds on AH. While discussing Darts itself, posters began debating on whether or not Darts is even a sport at all.

Do you believe it's a sport or is it simply a pub game?!

Does the fact it's on Sky Sports indicate it is a sport, after all, WWE and aerobics are on said channel and they are hardly sports?

Does it take an 'athlete' to compete in a sport? Where does this leave Race car drivers, golfers and bowlers?

I'd like to hear a few opinions on this.

Mr.Crinklewood · 15-01-2012 01:16AM

If a girl does not like it, it's a sport.

Kojak · 15-01-2012 01:16AM

Is chess a sport? It requires stamina in regards concentration, much like darts, but damn all physical exertion.

FTGFOP · 15-01-2012 01:16AM

Am I bored?

Am I in a church?

Yes, no = sport

Pherekydes · 15-01-2012 01:19AM

If it doesn't require some sort of physical conditioning in preparation then it isn't a sport.

ArtSmart · 15-01-2012 01:20AM

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

If a girl does not like it, it's a sport.

so you're the Sporty type Mr C?

Storminateacup · 15-01-2012 01:20AM

Winning arguementw with the OH

ArtSmart · 15-01-2012 01:21AM

when what you do causes someone to want to cry, but they dont do so until they are at home, that's a sport.

Mr.Crinklewood · 15-01-2012 01:21AM

ArtSmart wrote: »

so you're the Sporty type Mr C?

Watch not partake ( kinda like my cats views on sex )

ArtSmart · 15-01-2012 01:22AM

Storminateacup wrote: »

Winning arguementw with the OH

i think that comes under 'extreme sports'

aka, suicide sports

ArtSmart · 15-01-2012 01:24AM

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

Watch not partake ( kinda like my cats views on sex )

sad. nothing worse than an onlooker pussy.

mikemac1 · 15-01-2012 01:24AM

Storminateacup wrote: »

Winning arguementw with the OH

If it's with your wife you need to learn that you will always lose

brummytom · 15-01-2012 01:25AM

Anything that requires doing something that doesn't need to be done.

I hate sport.

ImpossibleDuck · 15-01-2012 01:25AM

Something that takes both skill and physical interaction imo

Yes, I believe Darts is a sport.

However, things like Poker are probably not sports.

LighterGuy · 15-01-2012 01:28AM

Omackeral wrote: »

Does the fact it's on Sky Sports indicate it is a sport, after all, WWE and aerobics are on said channel and they are hardly sports?

An argument can be made about darts... and even poker....
But professional wrestling is a sport. Yes, its fake. Yes, its predetermined. But what they do in the ring is physical. Full body range movement and can be physically demanding.

It is a sport.

ImpossibleDuck · 15-01-2012 01:30AM

Kojak wrote: »

Is chess a sport? It requires stamina in regards concentration, much like darts, but damn all physical exertion.

Massively wrong I'm afraid. The amount of blood, sweat and tears (I use this term loosely) put into the perfection of the physical aspect of the throw of a dart could certainly be classed as a decent level of "physical exertion"

Storminateacup · 15-01-2012 01:31AM

mikemac1 wrote: »

If it's with your wife you need to learn that you will always lose

Oh he knows all about losing.

In the words of Charlie sheen... "winning".

Pherekydes · 15-01-2012 01:33AM

ImpossibleDuck wrote: »

The amount of blood, sweat and tears (I use this term loosely) put into the perfection of the physical aspect of the throw of a dart could certainly be classed as a decent level of "physical exertion"

For a 95 year-old granny with a dicky ticker?

jack presley · 15-01-2012 01:34AM

Ask yourself the question, "are the participants wearing shoes?". If the answer is yes, then it's not a sport

Kevin Duffy · 15-01-2012 01:38AM

A game becomes a sport when you compete.

john t · 15-01-2012 01:41AM

A sport is when a person does lots of trainning of their sport i.e 3hrs golf, 4hrs snooker... they are not athletes but are sportspeople.

ImpossibleDuck · 15-01-2012 01:46AM

Pherekydes wrote: »

For a 95 year-old granny with a dicky ticker?

Since you're opposing my opinion, I'm going to assume you're probably not a regular darts player...that's a fair assumption right?

Go play 8 hours of darts tomorrow.

Come back to me the next day and tell me how your right (or left depending on handedness) tricep feels.

15-01-2012 01:46AM

LighterGuy wrote: »

An argument can be made about darts... and even poker....
But professional wrestling is a sport. Yes, its fake. Yes, its predetermined. But what they do in the ring is physical. Full body range movement and can be physically demanding.

It is a sport.

No. No it's not. I know its physical, its damn physical. The bumps those lads take are breathtaking. I've watched Pro Wrestling my whole life and consider myself a big fan of it but it is not a sport!! It's predetermined.

You cant bet on it. Actually maybe that's the answer I'm looking for...

Pherekydes · 15-01-2012 01:51AM

ImpossibleDuck wrote: »

Go play 8 hours of darts tomorrow.

Tiring out my triceps by playing 8 minutes of darts wouldn't make it a sport.

When I started out driving my arms used to kill me. That didn't make it a sport.

Paparazzo · 15-01-2012 01:55AM

ImpossibleDuck wrote: »

Massively wrong I'm afraid. The amount of blood, sweat and tears (I use this term loosely) put into the perfection of the physical aspect of the throw of a dart could certainly be classed as a decent level of "physical exertion"

If a world champion can look like this, it doesn't require much physical exertion

15-01-2012 01:56AM

Pherekydes wrote: »

Tiring out my triceps by playing 8 minutes of darts wouldn't make it a sport.

When I started out driving my arms used to kill me. That didn't make it a sport.

Jensen Button might disagree.... (Not saying I do, though!)

colly10 · 15-01-2012 02:06AM

Chess is NOT a sport. WWE isn't either, it's about as much of a sport as coronation street.
I think golf is sport, there's enough variation and skill to it to be considered one.
With darts i'm 50/50 about, I have an app on the phone for scoring games of darts and when I go to use it half the time I end up checking the games folder rather than the sports folder when i'm looking for it
F1 is extremely tough on the body by the way, those guys are very fit (for the people who think it's just a bunch of people out for a drive)

JohnP199 · 15-01-2012 03:13AM

Omackeral wrote: »

This is derived from a thread on Darts currently doing the rounds on AH. While discussing Darts itself, posters began debating on whether or not Darts is even a sport at all.

Do you believe it's a sport or is it simply a pub game?!

Does the fact it's on Sky Sports indicate it is a sport, after all, WWE and aerobics are on said channel and they are hardly sports?

Does it take an 'athlete' to compete in a sport? Where does this leave Race car drivers, golfers and bowlers?

I'd like to hear a few opinions on this.

:rolleyes:
Don't tell me you're one of those who thinks that all a race car driver does is sit down and turn a steering wheel? F1 is one of the mostly physically demanding sports which requires drivers to be a the peak of physically fitness. I dont think there's too many footballers out there who I fancy to win if up against Jenson Button in a tri-athlon.

IM0 · 15-01-2012 03:15AM

if you not using your legs or your heart rate doesnt require you to get out of breath it is not a sport

ascanbe · 15-01-2012 03:27AM

Ronnie Raygun wrote: »

Ted Hankey is a supreme athlete! Good luck in the PDC.

Sorry to intrude in your world dorks/depressed people.

Thanks for taking the time to leave the hip kids down at the Ted Hankey fan-club and grace us with your presence for a while.

Ficheall · 15-01-2012 03:35AM

colly10 wrote: »

Chess is NOT a sport.

I'll bite.
What is your definition of a sport then?

What Constitutes a Sport in Your Opinion?

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