SCV_Contra Posted December 16, 2007 Posted December 16, 2007 Just curious to see what others think. I truly believe it is. It is an athletic activity. We compete against others. We get scores. Dictionary.com cites sport as : " Quote
itsstephenyo Posted December 16, 2007 Posted December 16, 2007 I think the picture in your signature answers that question quite clearly. Quote
WestCoastCorpsFan Posted December 16, 2007 Posted December 16, 2007 I think the picture in your signature answers that question quite clearly. WORD. Quote
sax5warrior Posted December 16, 2007 Posted December 16, 2007 Absolutely band is not a sport, its an art. If it was a sport, it would be controlled by the Athletic Director and the Athletic Office. Instead, it is controlled by the Director of Fine Arts, or Music in some cases. Just my opinion. Quote
takigan Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 (edited) Cheerleading is a sport Golf is a sport Track and Field is a sport Gymnastics is a sport hel_l_, FIGURE SKATING is a sport! If freaking Figure Skating can be considered a sport, MARCHING BAND is a sport! And so is Ballroom Dancing... Edited December 17, 2007 by takigan Quote
Fata1 Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 (edited) I don't think it's a sport. Like sax5warrior said, it's an art. Though, it may not be a sport, it's definitely just as hard, if not harder, than just about any sport. It requires just as much physical ability as most sports and it requires a lot more from a person than sports. It's also just as competitive. Edited December 17, 2007 by Fata1 Quote
WestCoastCorpsFan Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 (edited) Absolutely band is not a sport, its an art. If it was a sport, it would be controlled by the Athletic Director and the Athletic Office. Instead, it is controlled by the Director of Fine Arts, or Music in some cases. Just my opinion. So we are going to let the school districts control how we label our activity? I think they control enough of what they don't know. Now, I guess it can be said that not all Marching Band is a sport. But, maybe if we narrow it to "Competitive Marching Band"? Such as bands that attend contests and BOA events. I believe everything about the activity makes it a sport. It has techniques, the stuff SCV_Contra said, the participants are required a certain level of physical fitness. Some bands require more than others, but it is all relative. Why can't a "Fine Arts" group, or a group in the "Music Dept." be considered a sport anyway. Just my opinion. Edited December 17, 2007 by WestCoastCorpsFan Quote
WestCoastCorpsFan Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 Also, I would like to add, that Marching Band completely falls under the dictionary definition as shown in SCV's post. Can't really argue with the dictionry. Quote
mbui Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 To me, it's an art form. I like to view the football field as the palette and the band/corps/color guard as the color. Quote
rpd Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 I like to consider it an athletic art form. Marching band is one of the few activities that incorporates sport and art. Quote
bluebellbrass07 Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 Dictionary.com cites sport as : " Quote
oDesign Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 they show marching band on ESPN. And that is the sports channel...so it is a sport ! Quote
whitewing09 Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 its better then a sport its band! lol Quote
flutearmy Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 i agree with rpd when you are out on the field sweating and playing your heart out, i don't think you can debate that marching is a sport and art rolled into one Quote
WestCoastCorpsFan Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 i don't think you can debate that marching is a sport and art rolled into one what? Exactly, It's not like it cant be a sport and art. Drum Corps is the "Sport of the Arts". Quote
rpd Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 they show marching band on ESPN.And that is the sports channel...so it is a sport ! True, but I've seen Boxcar racing on ESPN before... Quote
crazyjakeup Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 this is funny because i wrote a essay a couple of weeks ago on why band should be considerd a sport... Quote
WestCoastCorpsFan Posted December 18, 2007 Posted December 18, 2007 I like SCV's idea, I think Im going to use it. Quote
borchnork Posted December 18, 2007 Posted December 18, 2007 Considering that during the summer, we're usually outside practicing more than our football team... SPORT! and nothing less! Although, I'll agree that it really is art. And masters of this art style (like Bell, Marcus, etc.) have really been able to revitalize our activities popularity. Quote
crazyjakeup Posted December 18, 2007 Posted December 18, 2007 this is funny because i wrote a essay a couple of weeks ago on why band should be considerd a sport... though i did believe marching band is not a sport, writing that essay made me change my mind. marching band is a "minimal" sport... to march well in a marching band is way more easy than to play well in most sports... the only thing that makes it "kind of a sport" is the fact that you are walking pretty fast (in some cases jazz running). i see everyday people doing everyday things do that all the time(minus the jazz running)... Quote
bluebellbrass07 Posted December 18, 2007 Posted December 18, 2007 though i did believe marching band is not a sport, writing that essay made me change my mind. marching band is a "minimal" sport... to march well in a marching band is way more easy than to play well in most sports... the only thing that makes it "kind of a sport" is the fact that you are walking pretty fast (in some cases jazz running). i see everyday people doing everyday things do that all the time(minus the jazz running)... Lol, walking pretty fast. I found that line funny. I wish I could find this video on youtube, but a few years back the Cavaliers did some studies with some athletic trainer and they had one of the tenor players hooked up to a machine that measured your heart rate and oxygen intake and output. They discovered that during a show that the musicians bodys are working as hard as an olympic marathon runner in the middle of a marathon. I would hardly call that minimal Quote
bluebellbrass07 Posted December 18, 2007 Posted December 18, 2007 marathon running...lol... Is running 26 miles straight not a sport now? Quote
WestCoastCorpsFan Posted December 19, 2007 Posted December 19, 2007 (edited) BlueBell our friend marches high school band at rowlett : ) dude dont bring us down because you have only marched physically easy shows. Just Kidding! Here is the video. SCIENTIFIC PROOF! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHje4jxt7v0 Edited December 19, 2007 by WestCoastCorpsFan Quote
bluebellbrass07 Posted December 19, 2007 Posted December 19, 2007 BlueBell our friend marches high school band at rowlett : ) dude dont bring us down because you have only marched physically easy shows. Just Kidding! Here is the video. SCIENTIFIC PROOF! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHje4jxt7v0 THanks, I can never find that video. Star of indiana did something very similar back in the early 90's and its on their antholgy DVD. I might upload that to youtube later Quote
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