Jessman From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 1506 posts, RR: 10 Reply 3, posted (8 years 2 months 3 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 966 times:
This has to be a sport. They heft some weighty object. Sweep some ice. Thats already three times more than anyone wants to do outside in the middle of freaking winter.
KROC From United States of America, joined May 2000, 19737 posts, RR: 82 Reply 9, posted (8 years 2 months 3 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 936 times:
Easy Soccer Fan. If you are talking about Football, you might want to be a little more clear. either way, just don't flip over my car, set my house on fire, or throw blood and urine bombs at me.
"Never tell anybody outside the family what you're thinking again"
Airplay From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 11, posted (8 years 2 months 3 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 925 times:
Is bowling a sport? Billiards? Luge? Bobsled?
I don't think any single criteria can apply here...sweating, contact, throwing, jumping...etc.
And the average physique of baseball players doesn't exactly establish them as "athletes".
Any activity that requires some athletic skill and can draw spectators is a sport, whether you personally think so or not.
This thread is nothing more than an attempt to impose silly personal criticism on yet another activity that many Canadians enjoy. Don’t like it? Don’t watch/play it….
COIAH99 From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 251 posts, RR: 8 Reply 12, posted (8 years 2 months 3 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 924 times:
I think its a sport. It falls in the same category as golf and bowling. I have tried it once and was sweating my ass off sweeping that damn ice! I also enjoyed it the one time I did it. Plenty of strategy and skill. Can't say it's fun to watch on TV though.
ArmitageShanks From UK - England, joined Dec 2003, 3314 posts, RR: 19 Reply 17, posted (8 years 2 months 3 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 902 times:
SPORT:
1. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
2. A particular form of this activity.
3. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
4. An active pastime; recreation.
ScarletHarlot From Canada, joined Jul 2003, 4611 posts, RR: 63 Reply 19, posted (8 years 2 months 3 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 877 times:
IT IS A SPORT.
Those of you who say there is no sweating, have you ever tried it? Ever tried to push a 42 pound rock with the strength of one leg? Ever swept that rock and tried to keep up with it as it travels down the ice at 10 mph?
YYZ717, when the Brier is on in two weeks, watch Ferbey's front end, Marcel Rocque and Scott Pfeiffer. Watch the sweat drip off their foreheads. Watch them haul that rock fifteen feet further than it would have gone with no sweeping. Then tell me it's not a sport.
CURLING IS ABSOLUTELY A SPORT.
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L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 28958 posts, RR: 66 Reply 20, posted (8 years 2 months 3 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 865 times:
Actually the definition of a sport that I like, states that if a winner has to be determined by a judge and not by time, distance or a score then it isn't a sport.
Anything else is just a competion, with various degrees of athletic ability involved.
[Edited 2004-03-03 23:56:36]
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N243NW From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 1321 posts, RR: 29 Reply 21, posted (8 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 857 times:
From our high school's Course Description Guide from last year:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OUTDOOR ADVENTURE
Credit: .50
Grade: 10, 11, 12
Students who love the great outdoors will want to experience the challenges that this course has to offer...Also extreme sports such as mountain biking and curling will be taught...
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I chuckle every time I read it. I would consider curling a sport, but definitely not an extreme sport. Kinda like NASCAR (which, I was told by a friend, apparently stands for Non-Athletic Sports Centered Around Rednecks ). Subsequently, the word "curling" was changed to "kayaking" in this year's guide.
WrenchBender From Canada, joined Feb 2004, 1684 posts, RR: 10 Reply 22, posted (8 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 857 times:
Curling ? Definitely a sport.
Darts ? Billiards/Pool/ Snooker ? Bowling ? Lawn Bowls ? Poker ???? They sound like Pub Games. But the way they are coverd on TV these days maybe they are sports.
But then again didn't some one try and get Ballroom dancing into the Olympics ?
Avt007 From Canada, joined Jul 2000, 2131 posts, RR: 6 Reply 23, posted (8 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 856 times:
L-188, you've got it! Personally, I think every event in the Olympics that has judges should be tossed out or modified. For example, ski jumping. Who cares if the guy flaps his arms, or lands on all fours? Longest distance wins, period.
ElectraBob From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 931 posts, RR: 8 Reply 24, posted (8 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 850 times:
I watched curling this past Sunday on CBC out of Windsor Ontario. A team from Quebec was playing Team Canada (women) and the match was played in a town called Red Deer, which I believe is in Alberta. Over 6,000 fans packed a hockey arena which was converted to a curling rink to watch these matches.
Having a smoking section in a restaurant is like having a peeing section in a swimming pool.....
25 Cptkrell: If ArmitageShanks' (reply 17) and L-188's (rep 20) definitions of sports holds up, then NASCAR is definately a sport. So is moving your girlfriend's f
26 ArmitageShanks: Although I don't care for NASCAR except for the 1000+ airport movements it brings our way when a race is in town I DO consider it a sport. They are co
27 IHadAPheo: Yes I do think curling is a sport having tried it once many years ago in Fort Erie or was it the Falls?, Quite a blast in fact, but more so since nev
28 L-188: L-188, you've got it! Personally, I think every event in the Olympics that has judges should be tossed out or modified. For example, ski jumping. Who
29 Cptkrell: Yes, NASCAR is a sport, if physical ability and skill are on the requirement list and I enjoy it more than curling, too Over the years I have heard ma
30 AviatorTJ: It is a game. Do you think they work up a real sweat like a hockey, football, or basketball player? If they do, chances are it is because they are too
31 Cptkrell: "Do you think they work up a real sweat....?" Actually, the average NASCAR driver will typically lose about 7 to 10 lbs in a 500 mile race, about what
32 Airplay: Sorry slugger, but more players are in good shape as opposed to the Mo Vaughn like opposite. Apology accepted belly itcher. And yes...I forgot about a
33 ScarletHarlot: AviatorTJ: ever tried it? No? Then cal ta boca! (Okay, so my Portuguese spelling is not that great!)
34 N766UA: It's a sport, sure. It's just retarded.
35 Usairwys757: I could make a better sport if I had to come up with one. I guess it is considered a sport, but I dont really look at the people who participate in it
36 ScarletHarlot: Okay guys, how many times do I have to say this? Have you ever tried it? If not, you are in no position to judge! Usairwys757, do you know anything ab
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