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i think the diff between sport and game is...sport requires athletic skill/stamina/mental conditioning and coordination...games require some but not all of the skills,and is more dependent on the mental aspect.

ie...chess or board games versus rugby or baseball.

and my brother and i have been arguing for over a year if auto/motorcycle racing is a sport or a game/competition?

his attitude is that with racing..the car/bike is doing the majority of the work,and you just pilot..i object and think there is tremendous physical exertion.


your thoughts..opinions

for example...cards are competition,back gammon is competition...hackey sack is ....competition/game but also requires physical prowess...

hockey is pure sport,as is rugby/football/soccer/boxing..etc.

i think the diff between sport and game is...sport requires athletic skill/stamina/mental conditioning and coordination...games require some but not all of the skills,and is more dependent on the mental aspect.

and what of games of pure chance?


is bowling a sport?
darts?
skateboarding?
dodge ball?
four square?

It's all relative. One man's sport is another man's game.

"whats the difference between sports and games/competition"

"Sport" is when you play for fun. "Games/competition" is when it may still be fun sometimes, but you're serious about it. :)

and what of games of pure chance?


is bowling a sport?
darts?
skateboarding?
dodge ball?
four square?

i am not sure how to answer you?

bowling,darts..etc do require skill and are not pure chance..but i would classify them as games/competition..but sport?nope

dodge ball...sport...it requires athletic ability,mental skills and coordination

skateboarding..sport

i don't know what four square is so i claim ignorance

"whats the difference between sports and games/competition"

"Sport" is when you play for fun. "Games/competition" is when it may still be fun sometimes, but you're serious about it. :)

ok..i'll accept that to a point..but i see lots of people get quite serious about sport..the fans as well!

"Games/competition" is when it may still be fun sometimes, but you're serious about it. :)

including games of fetch with the dog?

"whats the difference between sports and games/competition"

"Sport" is when you play for fun. "Games/competition" is when it may still be fun sometimes, but you're serious about it. :)

Are you serious! You mean to tell me that any member of the Steelers wasn't serious about winning the superbowl this year? Or any team in any other sport for that matter?!?!

I think a sport is an athletic activity that involves two or more individuals or teams in direct competition. There must be a goal, with one trying to accomplish this goal, and one trying to hinder the other from achieving this goal.

Basketball, football, soccer, rugby, baseball all would be sports.

Chess, golf, bowling, darts would not be.

I think a sport is an athletic activity that involves two or more individuals or teams in direct competition. There must be a goal, with one trying to accomplish this goal, and one trying to hinder the other from achieving this goal.

Basketball, football, soccer, rugby, baseball all would be sports.

Chess, golf, bowling, darts would not be.

would 8 ball pool be a sport then?

and what of track and field stuff?

Go check your Wittgenstein.


That is all I have to say on the matter.

There are only three sports - bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.

would 8 ball pool be a sport then?

and what of track and field stuff?

i would say 8 ball isn't a sport because there is no really physical energy bill used, mainly mental toughness and skill, such as bowling.

i would say that track is a sport. not each event though, things such as discus and shotput is really physical toughness, strength, and technique, no reall endurance needed. other events use all, such as long distance runs, decatholons, etc. in a whole, all together you could say it is a sport, but this is just how i view it.

Go check your Wittgenstein.


That is all I have to say on the matter.

but it's fun to do the work all by yourself sometimes

I think if it requires practice, it is a sport.

I think if it requires practice, it is a sport.

like chess?

would 8 ball pool be a sport then?

and what of track and field stuff?

I would say no and no. There is no direct competition, opponents do not attempt to stop another from accomplishing a goal. In billiards, there is definitely strategy involved in hindering your opponent, but I question the physical exertion involved.

It is a very open-ended question whose answer is more a subjective judgement than anything concrete.

like chess?

How about typing, taxidermy, brain surgery, and knitting.

There is an olympics for you.

I would say no and no. There is no direct competition, opponents do not attempt to stop another from accomplishing a goal. In billiards, there is definitely strategy involved in hindering your opponent, but I question the physical exertion involved.

It is a very open-ended question whose answer is more a subjective judgement than anything concrete.

i would say if there are two different people going after a similar goal, then there is definetly other people trying to stop each other from reaching a goal, but thats how i see it.

i would say if there are two different people going after a similar goal, then there is definetly other people trying to stop each other from reaching a goal, but thats how i see it.

In track and field, there is no legal way for one competitor to hinder another competitors attempt to achieve the goal. One can only have an effect on one's own performance.

In track and field, there is no legal way for one competitor to hinder another competitors attempt to achieve the goal. One can only have an effect on one's own performance.

okay, i'll put it into a real life situation. say you and another person are trying to get a high paying job, both of you bring the same background in education. without physical contact, i believe there are two people going at the same goal as hard as they can without giving up and the two are equally matched, similar to track and field competitions.

okay, i'll put it into a real life situation. say you and another person are trying to get a high paying job, both of you bring the same background in education. without physical contact, i believe there are two people going at the same goal as hard as they can without giving up and the two are equally matched, similar to track and field competitions.

I understand that aspect of it, but in this situation I have no control over his attempts to get the job. If it were to be like a sport, I would be able to sit in on his interview and point out his shortcomings.

In my mind, a sport involves athletic conditioning and activity in competition, such as football (both kinds) basketball, hockey or rugby. A game/competition doesn't involve large amounts of physical exertion or require athletic conditioning, such as poker, pool, bowling and chess.

I understand that aspect of it, but in this situation I have no control over his attempts to get the job.

that's the point, there is competition without direct conflict between two people, which i'm trying to show how it is still competition because of a goal that only one person/team can get. and 2 different people/teams going after a goal with all types of physical, mental dificulties with skill and technique also included.

ok..i'll accept that to a point..but i see lots of people get quite serious about sport..the fans as well!
Then it's not sports; it's competition. :p

Are you serious! You mean to tell me that any member of the Steelers wasn't serious about winning the superbowl this year? Or any team in any other sport for that matter?!?!
Son, you need to calm down before you break something! Heh!