marching band, is it a sport? |
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 Jan 11 2005, 03:22 PM
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do you consider marching band a sport?
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Jan 11 2005, 05:06 PM
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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. That being said....I guess, you could kind of consider it a sport since it is a physical activity...I just never thought of it that way...I though of it just as...well...band lol |
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Jan 11 2005, 05:06 PM
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 i'm susan Group: Official Member Posts: 13,875 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 5,029 |
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 
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Jan 11 2005, 05:10 PM
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actually, we do run. in practice and sometimes in shows. its called jazz running. besides which, you dont run in cheerleading, swimming or gymnastics. would you still consider them sports?
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Jan 11 2005, 05:12 PM
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 NO. I'm not 13. or 14. or 15. or 16. Group: Member Posts: 4,616 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 30,577 |
well on one hand the band participates in athletic events such as playing during the football game, and they do practice long hours and all..
but on the other hand they don't really engage in the physical activities that are synonymous with sports. [besides running, you said.] |
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Jan 11 2005, 05:49 PM
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Brie Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 10,172 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,548 |
Yes.
If you can consider stupid cheerleading a sport, then you can definitely consider marching band as a sport. In Latin, our teacher told us that "sport" basically means any activities that you participate in that aren't part of your daily routine.. or something like that. |
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Jan 11 2005, 05:49 PM
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I love you <33333 Group: Member Posts: 2,928 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 30,404 |
hmm...kinda. because like XKali_chik_4_lifeX said,you could kind of consider it a sport since it is a physical activity.
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Jan 11 2005, 06:30 PM
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 RiKACHANtEL Group: Member Posts: 3,876 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 51,230 |
QUOTE(tweeak @ Jan 11 2005, 4:10 PM) actually, we do run. in practice and sometimes in shows. its called jazz running. besides which, you dont run in cheerleading, swimming or gymnastics. would you still consider them sports?  actually you do run in cheerleading and gymnastics...well i know i did.. 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... |
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Jan 11 2005, 06:30 PM
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 Yawn Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,530 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 65,772 |
no, not really....i consider it an extra curricular activity
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Jan 11 2005, 06:36 PM
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and sports arent extra currics?
jazz running 50 times in a row because the freshmen cant do it right can get pretty physical |
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Jan 11 2005, 07:05 PM
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 Hi, I'm Leslie Group: Member Posts: 1,404 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 37,349 |
You run in marching band.. Up and down the bleachers.. around the track.. Yep, I consider it a sport.
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Jan 11 2005, 09:07 PM
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 This bitch better work! Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,681 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 28,095 |
my school does...
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Jan 11 2005, 11:33 PM
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 amazing. Group: Member Posts: 364 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 36,637 |
i think it is~~imma gonna join it next year!!
 they actually run and stuff...my bro told me they had to do push ups if they did something wrong..or wernt supposed to do..
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Jan 11 2005, 11:35 PM
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 crushed. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,432 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,026 |
no, in my opinion, i don't consider it a sport..but a lot of people do.
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Jan 12 2005, 12:30 AM
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well you are working out those wrist bones...so who's best at doing that? i dont remember any drummer as famous as tony hawk or kobe bryant...
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Jan 12 2005, 02:50 PM
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QUOTE(LeSLiE @ Jan 11 2005, 7:05 PM) You run in marching band.. Up and down the bleachers.. around the track.. Yep, I consider it a sport. well, i dont, but then i do everything i can to stay out of trouble with the BDs QUOTE(ArChAn9eL @ Jan 12 2005, 12:30 AM) well you are working out those wrist bones...so who's best at doing that? i dont remember any drummer as famous as tony hawk or kobe bryant... thats because you dont live in marchingland |
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Jan 12 2005, 04:37 PM
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 Save a guitar, bang a guitarist. Group: Member Posts: 621 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 31,916 |
I don't consider it a sport....to me, a sport is like tennis or softball or something where you're actually running and working out and stuff..in marching band you don't work out...so no it's not a sport.
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Jan 12 2005, 08:08 PM
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 HOY!!!!! Group: Member Posts: 268 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 55,098 |
well i guess so.... my friends are all in it and they all complain that they get tired and all sweaty all the time.... yea and the compete too.... o yea any competition is a sport right?
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Jan 13 2005, 03:08 PM
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just so everyone knows, i havent made up my own mind yet on whether or not its a sport. but yes, we get sweaty and compete
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Jan 14 2005, 01:38 AM
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 dripping destruction Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,282 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 21,929 |
No. it's not a sport. it is physically demanding tho.
it's not a sport becuase there is not a unfied handbook. there aren't requirements that marching bands must have X number of people, have numbers on thier uniforms, and the marching band parking lot (that's where my school's marching band practices) must be made of say concrete and be X long and Y wide. |
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Jan 14 2005, 03:08 PM
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(the parking lot or baseball field [where we have to practice] has to have lines corresponding to that of a football field, so it does, so that arguement isnt entirely valid)
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Jan 14 2005, 03:14 PM
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 je suis une noix de coco <33 Group: Member Posts: 1,242 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 62,768 |
yea in marching band its like the US Marines... we give up a lot of time as most most sports do.. the only difference is that we have to learn other concept.. i mean you say cheerleading is a sport.. way not marching... we work as hard.. we have like 12 hours practices and stuff. Plus we do marching like parade routes that are like miles longs while playing and marching almost nonstop in heavy uniforms.
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Jan 15 2005, 02:43 AM
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dripping destruction Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,282 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 21,929 |
well, i know there are lines...
but it's not required to be certainn distances and such.. marching band is a physical activity... but it isn't really a 'sport' |
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Jan 15 2005, 11:26 AM
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im not necessarily for it being a sport, but they do have to be a certain size. maybe the extra endzones or whatever (im not familiar with football) arent necessary, but the lines have to be at the exact same distance aparts and sieza as that of a football field
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Jan 15 2005, 12:36 PM
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 Word. Group: Member Posts: 3,004 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 34,673 |
at my school u get PE credits for being in marching band and i say it is a sport..
ROTC can also be considered a sport if u are in drill teams and stuff.. cuz we do run and we do have rules and things at drill competions... |
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