Alphabet Man Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 What is Sport?How do we define Sport?Discuss. twitter.com/thebrainofMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 What is Sport?How do we define Sport?Discuss.Define it yourself before we discuss. You need to lay out the terms of the discussion prior to all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabet Man Posted April 16, 2010 Author Share Posted April 16, 2010 Just an open discussion. How would you define sport? What is it? Anything with physical movement? But then, is something like dancing a sport? twitter.com/thebrainofMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Just an open discussion. How would you define sport? What is it? Anything with physical movement? But then, is something like dancing a sport?Look at what others have defined as sport then tell us if you agree/disagree. Sociology has mostly described sport, so just try to use that initially then debate it with us. They describe it so much so that it beats people on this forum down to rubble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabet Man Posted April 16, 2010 Author Share Posted April 16, 2010 I'm just after an open discussion. What are peoples thoughts? How would you define it? I don't care for this sociology crap. This discussion is not a debate. I just want to see what people think would be the definition of sport. We did this at uni the other week, and 300 odd students just went blank. twitter.com/thebrainofMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidson Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thad Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively [edit] with some type of motivation, either competitive or for mere play [/edit]That's the definition that my Sociology of Sport book gives. Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% about how you react to it.App State Mountaineers / Alabama Crimson Tide / Atlanta Braves / New York Jets / Atlanta Hawks "If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards." [Bear Bryant]Redmond Rampage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySmalls Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 To me, sport is a necessity of life in which people can enjoy through different dynamics. In the form of entertainment, sport is an enjoyable distraction from the realities and ordeals of life. Sport is a uniter or a divider of people based on their allegiance to a team or club. In the form of exercise and competitiveness, sport entices people to perform at their physical limits in order to achieve the goals they have set out for themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabet Man Posted April 16, 2010 Author Share Posted April 16, 2010 Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively [edit] with some type of motivation, either competitive or for mere play [/edit]That's the definition that my Sociology of Sport book gives.Would you call something like dancing a sport? There are competitions for it etc. it could be a classed as physically active..... twitter.com/thebrainofMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 A defunct magazine. I love it when this place gets all philosophical. Actually, I really don't. I find it silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySmalls Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 A Peanuts DVD: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eye Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 An album by Bill Cosby: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 A great album by Huey Lweis and the News.Their early work was a little too "New Wave" for my taste. But when Sports came out in 1983, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that gives the songs a big boost.He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a more bitter, cynical sense of humor. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalieboy82 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 a tv show that ran in australia from 1959 to 1987:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Sport_(Australian_TV_series)got the best of this show on tape. anyway back on topic, is Figure Skating and Rhythmic Gymnastics considered sports or not. so long and thanks for all the fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Closing the tags in your signatures. That is sport.Now....what is G? On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDC Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zImvMwDZro ---Owner of the NHA's Philadelphia Quakers, the UBA's Chicago Skyliners, and the CFA's Portland Beavers (2010 CFA2 Champions)--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Now we're cookin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabet Man Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 anyway back on topic, is Figure Skating and Rhythmic Gymnastics considered sports or not.see figure skating id class closer to dancing. rhythmic gymnastics...similarly.and is darts a sport? and competitive eating.... those people involved like to refer to it as a sport? twitter.com/thebrainofMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 To use a SPORTS term, Huey Lewis isn't even on Elvis Costello's block. First three Costello albums are untouchable. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Why the hell is every post in this stupid thread bold? Why am I even reading this? "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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