marching band, is it a sport? Options

[greener44]

it not a sport...its an extra curricular activity

[nevernothere]

Band... psh. It is not a sport. Stupid cunts and their PE waivers.

[b0st0ngrl]

definition for Sport
1) Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
A particular form of this activity.
2) An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.

^yah it's definately a sport according to the definitions. Marching band is harder than it looks. I mean they have to learn all these breathing techniques and they have to learn forms and practice after school everyday...

[love-issosweet]

yes-ish and no-ish...maybe?

[*tweeak*]

yes-ish and no-ish...maybe?

...thank you, your decisiveness means a lot to me

[tofuburger]

marching band is like...orchestra and band...except they walk...so...no

[*tweeak*]

marching band is like...orchestra and band...except they walk...so...no

what the hell? NO. someone is ignorant.

[sm0kinm0nky]

im joining marching band but i dont think its physical enough to be a sport

[Angel_Cece]

hell yeah. your active and you have practices and what not

[*tweeak*]

im joining marching band but i dont think its physical enough to be a sport

but the key word there is joining (which you should definitely do yay!) so you dont actually know yet

im not being biased, i dont necessarily think it is a sport, i just like arguing

[*salcha*]

no, i dont consider it a sport.
band is cool though. i love my flute

[Ballpointpencil]

There is a nice long thread about this at marchingbandplanet.com. I'd link directly to it, but my comp is being weird about connecting to MBP at the moment. It was eventually decided by nearly everyone that it was indeed a sport. It most definitely fits the definition.

[Ballpointpencil]

i dont really consider marching band a sport because...well...i dont see whats physical about it...just marching and the "jazz running"...not really that physical...

Are in band?
Apparently not.

We are more in shape than many of the football players. During band camp (for example) we are out in the hot sun (or rain, in which case even the football players go inside) for almost 12 hours. We begin the day by doing a warm-up stretching routine. Then we run two or three miles (depending on whether the director is in a good mood or not). Then push-ups, sit-ups, arm circles (good lord, once he made us do 5,000 arm circles without a break. I thought my arms were going to fall off until they went numb), and jumping jacks, just to name a few of our daily exercises.
Then, we march for hours at a time, and depending on your instrument, it can be killer for your arms.

Also, if your instrument droops or you even twitch while at attention you get anything from 50 push-ups to 500 arm circles. It is like a military boot camp (in style).

[*tweeak*]

^im eternally greatful that we dont have to run 2 or 3 miles. i think we had to run laps once and that was it

There is a nice long thread about this at marchingbandplanet.com. I'd link directly to it, but my comp is being weird about connecting to MBP at the moment. It was eventually decided by nearly everyone that it was indeed a sport. It most definitely fits the definition.

i go to MBP!!! its not working for me either

[Ballpointpencil]

Heh, this is the first year we've had to do it. Last year the most he made us do was a mile and a half, because it was the new bd's first year. He just got out of college, and thinks that we should be as fit as a drum corp or a university marching band. XD

[*tweeak*]

the people who were late had to run laps once as a fear mechanism, but it worked and we never had to do it again (i never had to do it at all). that was entirely the assiistant BDs doing as it was, actually. hes generally the nicer one, but hes been implementing scare tactics a lot lately, like the pop playing tests

[starlette]

LOL
umm..................... NO.
haha... cause it's instrument. You guys don't even run around during marching bands. you guys march. I call it "MUSICIAL BAND" not sport

err...that was dumb. Marching band. Not band. I got a hella workout doing marching band. I mean, I lost like, 20 pounds my first year. theres lot of running, and standing out in the blistering heat. And punishments for being just a minute late for roll call were 20 pushups for every minute!! And you try walking and running around that fast having to blow into something non stop AND having soncentrate on where u are going and what you are playing. Its hella hard and u work up one hell of a sweat doing it! Plus when you learn ur places to go, we always have to run back and forth since we have to memorize EXACTLY where we are going and how many steps we have to get there and do it all in time with the music we play. Plus, u have to hold up that thing for forever, since some of our practices were over 6 hours long. Imagine being a tuba player, and walking around with 50 pounds on ur sholders when its 105 degrees outside!! Believe me, its not what it looks like. takes just as much dedication and focus, if not more, than it takes to be on the football team. And we practice much longer!! Theres so many things you have to worry about. geez. Its more than just walking around in our little uniforms sounding good. I never knew until I joined. After half time all you wanna do it die, but u gotta keep playing thru the rest f the game. Builds up lung capacity too!! Ugh. I could go on forever. grr.

[captured_serenit...]

marching band = not a sport; if cheerleading is not considered one.

[xj_liana_tx]

well.. you can consider it a sport since it's really exhausting...

[Ballpointpencil]

marching band = not a sport; if cheerleading is not considered one.

Sounds like somebody is bitter.

Marching band and cheerleading cannot be compared.

Plus, I think cheerleading (if it it really competitive cheerleading like at my school, where you work out and do lots of really complicated routines) is a sport. But whatever.

[*tweeak*]

Marching band and cheerleading cannot be compared.

good lord no. although, we did find a way to compare marching band to a step team. after pointing it out, we had to slap each other very hard for our ridiculous dorkiness

[No1_2_NoBody13]

well for westfield i think it is....we were BOA champs last year...so everyone got there jackets and a ring...so yah its a sport

[FoOd]

Oh gosh I have a funny marching band story.

During one practice, it was raining... hard. The football players probably couldn't take the rain and left. Usually, their practice ends around ours, and it was odd that they were able to leave. However, the marching band could not leave and we were supposed to hold our position.
>_>;; Try catching a rifle 8 feet in the air while its spinning and you have a high chance of breaking your finger in the rain. It was veeerrry scary inded.

Also, to the people who don't think of it as a sport. We condition just like any other sport. We compete like other sports. (Cept the cheerleaders because the cheerleaders at my school cannot do anything. [no disrespect whatsoever]) Also, we have practices that take up to 12 hours at most. And our Saturdays are nearly all taken away. (but it was worth it in the end)

But hey, its my opinion.

[*tweeak*]

well for westfield i think it is....we were BOA champs last year...so everyone got there jackets and a ring...so yah its a sport 

holy hell wow

Oh gosh I have a funny marching band story.

During one practice, it was raining... hard. The football players probably couldn't take the rain and left. Usually, their practice ends around ours, and it was odd that they were able to leave. However, the marching band could not leave and we were supposed to hold our position.
>_>;; Try catching a rifle 8 feet in the air while its spinning and you have a high chance of breaking your finger in the rain. It was veeerrry scary inded.

Also, to the people who don't think of it as a sport. We condition just like any other sport. We compete like other sports. (Cept the cheerleaders because the cheerleaders at my school cannot do anything. [no disrespect whatsoever]) Also, we have practices that take up to 12 hours at most. And our Saturdays are nearly all taken away.  (but it was worth it in the end)

But hey, its my opinion. 

yeah, we had 8 at hours of at once of a saturday. only one decently long break (not counting grab and gos for drinks)

[fameONE]

do you consider marching band a sport?

Marching band is not a sport. Marching band is fascism. I hear a whistle and I'm pleasantly reminded of football or basketball, I hear a loud metronome and I'm ready to run and hide.