It's not only a matter of if people start calling it a sport it is already recognized as a sport my many large organizations. There are also many other "sports" that are not very athletic for people. Fishing, Auto Racing, and even bowling isn't super athletic yet more people will call them sports. You aren't "physically" moving in auto racing but it is competitive and called a sport. They all have different area of focuses that are unique to them. If your only reasoning for not wanting to call it a sport is because it is not physical then I agree you can interpret it different ways but personally I think a sport doesn't have to be very physical.
IS CHESS A SPORT?????????
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TheMoistOstrich
Nov 21, 2020
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Yes. They are sports not because they are physically demanding, but because of the skill needed. The body movements. Bowling is a good example. It's easy to do, but extremely difficult to do well. The body movements must be very, very precise. In chess, there is no precision of body movements, no physical skill involved.
Nov 21, 2020
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lfPatriotGames wrote:
Yes. They are sports not because they are physically demanding, but because of the skill needed. The body movements. Bowling is a good example. It's easy to do, but extremely difficult to do well. The body movements must be very, very precise. In chess, there is no precision of body movements, no physical skill involved.
The many definitions out there that mention physical exertion and I think fishing and chess are very close. Even shooting (probably not archery) has very low physical exertion. Then you have a thing called esports. What I am getting at is if there is a competitive "game" or activity that people fund and compete in, even though they are different, we can call them sports. If in the future we can control firearms and fishing polls with our minds would they not be sports anymore? Just an interesting thing to think about.
TheMoistOstrich wrote:
lfPatriotGames wrote:
Yes. They are sports not because they are physically demanding, but because of the skill needed. The body movements. Bowling is a good example. It's easy to do, but extremely difficult to do well. The body movements must be very, very precise. In chess, there is no precision of body movements, no physical skill involved.
The many definitions out there that mention physical exertion and I think fishing and chess are very close. Even shooting (probably not archery) has very low physical exertion. Then you have a thing called esports. What I am getting at is if there is a competitive "game" or activity that people fund and compete in, even though they are different, we can call them sports. If in the future we can control firearms and fishing polls with our minds would they not be sports anymore? Just an interesting thing to think about.
That could be. I have never seen a definition that said a sport requires physical exertion, but they are probably out there.
Nov 21, 2020
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lfPatriotGames wrote:
TheMoistOstrich wrote:
lfPatriotGames wrote:
Yes. They are sports not because they are physically demanding, but because of the skill needed. The body movements. Bowling is a good example. It's easy to do, but extremely difficult to do well. The body movements must be very, very precise. In chess, there is no precision of body movements, no physical skill involved.
The many definitions out there that mention physical exertion and I think fishing and chess are very close. Even shooting (probably not archery) has very low physical exertion. Then you have a thing called esports. What I am getting at is if there is a competitive "game" or activity that people fund and compete in, even though they are different, we can call them sports. If in the future we can control firearms and fishing polls with our minds would they not be sports anymore? Just an interesting thing to think about.
That could be. I have never seen a definition that said a sport requires physical exertion, but they are probably out there.
Cambridge dictionary says physical effort and others will say prowess or exertion. They all relay the same message. You did mention the precision of body movements which is a valid point but is moving the chess pieces and using a clock vs pushing a gas pedal and turning a wheel (yes they both can me done at different levels.) really enough to decide if it is a sport or not?