Danny Mills told BBC5 Live last night that to be classified as a sport, “you have to change your footwear." So by definition he claimed the likes of snooker and darts were not sports.
I recall debating this issue a number of years ago on the old BBC606 and there were various opposing views.
It seems some still believe that to be a “sport" the activity requires physical exertion, which if truth be told is incorrect, as there are countless sports (darts included) that demand skill, accuracy, mental strength etc more than physical application.
Thoughts?
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comment by derbymanc (U18914)
posted on 17/1/15
So does being good at certain games, check out youtube for some of the feats on games like Streetfighter II etc you need superb hand eye co-ordination to pull them off.
Chess players spend years and years honing their skills etc etc.
I don't think anyones got a major issue with it being called a sport if that's what you want. Some people (like me) don't see it as a sport. I find it more funny that people get a bug up their butt about someone (who plays darts too btw) who doesn't think it's a sport.
Enjoy it however you want.
comment by bertrand small (U19359)
posted on 18/1/15
Video gamers eh! Doritos,pop,joysticks. Surprise your competitor with this unexpected move,swiftly open his bedroom door during the middle of the night and watch the startled face.
posted on 19/1/15
I had mentioned earlier in this thread that I do not think computer games could qualify as a sport as the players compete in an artificial environment, which is fixed by a specific piece of coding.
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted on 23/1/15
You have to change your shoes to play darts. Trainers are not allowed.
You don't even wear shoes for many sports, such as swimming, judo and gymnastics.
comment by milkwasabadchoice (U10056)
posted on 24/1/15
Or for athletics if you're Zola Budd
comment by derbymanc (U18914)
posted on 24/1/15
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? (U3126)
posted 5 days, 6 hours ago
I had mentioned earlier in this thread that I do not think computer games could qualify as a sport as the players compete in an artificial environment, which is fixed by a specific piece of coding.
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And you also stated that Darts was a sport due to the skill of the players involved.
Therefore the same could be said of computer game players (or chess players, or bowling, skittles. pool, snooker etc etc etc etc)
Darts is a game to me, a sport to you and (probably) a waste of time to a lot of other people
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted on 24/1/15
The key point, I think, WWSPD said about gaming is that it is fixed by a specific piece of coding in an artificial environment.
posted on 24/1/15
DJ
Correct. Coding can be manipulated etc (game cheats) so would be entirely impossible for any type of computer game to become a sport.
Derbymanc
As I mentioned previously you personally may not consider darts a sport but that does not alter the fact that officially it has been classified as a sport since 2005.
comment by Leeds Scarf (U4905)
posted on 25/4/15
Darts. Archery. Golf
More a skill than a sport to myself and I play darts
Just my opinion
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posted on 27/4/15
Leeds Scarf
To compete in any sport do you not have to utilise a degree of skill?
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