Skater Almost Killed at X-Games Today

[Kev]

Bullshit, stamp collecting is not physical. Everything has to have defense? Then that eliminates golf, shooting, track and field and stuff like that. Things that are clearly sports. The term sport shouldn't be something that you value.

This all stems from your dislike of a sport. It's ok if you don't like a sport or even don't respect it, but that doesn't mean that it is a sport.

Then explain what makes a sport and what doesn't. Draw the line between hobby and sport.

When a competitive element is present an an organised structure of competition is introduced with official governing bodies and a codified series of rules and regulations.

(Not a word but i'll go along with this)
By that definition poker and competitive video gaming as well as eating is a sport. They have all those aspects.

Yes but I don't have a problem with that. Anything that people choose to compete against each other competitively is a sport in my opinion.

Yes I agree that I associate sports with a physical element and so things such as chess may not be sports in the strictest sense but I still appreciate the skill required to take part competitively and so consider it to be as worthy a pursuit as any other sport.

People should just do what they love to do, one mans' meat is another man's poison.

I'm not saying they don't take skill. I have never said that over the course of this thread. Hobby's take skill as well as sports and i believe there is a profound differences between the two (sport and hobby). If you accept everything competitve as a sport, i can't argue that (on the terms that you indeed accept EVERYTHING competitive as a sport). I feel skateboarding is a hobby thats been passed off as a sport just as poker and the spelling bee have been in the past several years.

Yes but surely kicking a football or hit a ball with a bat started as hobbies and recreational pasttimes?

There has to come a point where the level of competition and infrastructure involved in organising events and tournaments marks a transition from hobby to sport.

I would say all sports start as a hobby but growth and development sees them become sports over time.

Skateboarding certainly started as a hobby but it's most definitely a sport now.