Gaming a sport?

[BL4CKOUT]

is this really still going wow 100+ posts...

[SkeTToIsTheReUp]

Yes but maybe I'm a fat nerd. I don't like how everyone is saying that because they aren't fat and out of shape and they play halo that automatically means that everyone else is in shape. Because it doesn't it's a generalization, and making up statistics isn't really going to do anything,

The reason why I said "fat nerd" is because I was at a loss of who else would want to label themselves an athlete because they play a video game. Obviously someone who has first hand experience of the struggle that real athletes go through would never cite their gaming prowess as a reason why they should be labeled an "athlete"

Yes I play halo, and if I'm a fat or nerdy is pointless. I don't say that I'm an athlete because I know how to move my fingers better than other people.

iRev pointed out something obvious yet it was missed by a lot of people. Hand-Eye coordination is just moving your fingers where your want them to. Adding to someone's example of the SAT's: people who are better at filling in the circles neatly have a higher hand eye coordination then others.IT

Originally Posted by DoThEdEw

honestly i hate when people use the term fat nerds because guess what YOU PLAY HALO TOO and really there arent many fat pros think of the top 8 teams FB has no fat people many other top teams have none or maybe 1 at the most

[SkeTToIsTheReUp]

Ok you gave three examples...that's supposed to change my mind how?

And if you think that playing video games makes you as much of an athlete as playing football, you have little respect for football. Or as I summed it up "fat kid". Fat kid also meaning state of mind also i.e out of shape.

Originally Posted by AgeofDeath

haha i find this funny, look at me im deffinitly not fat i run atleast a mile or 2 a day and when i have time i run many more, also take Quinn for example, the mans a beast. if im not mistaken he was th top 12 RB in the nation... maybe he could back me up when he sees this, but thats not true... look at TDM he works out all the time and hes deffinitly not fat

just my opinion but your pretty wrong bro

[iReV]

chess ISN'T a sport. read my post again.

Racing is a sport. maybe not NASCAR or drag racing, but i guarantee you that all of the racers in F1 and WRC are VERY physically fit. Unless you want to me that shifting more than few thousand times/race than pulling 4 G corners, decelerating and accelerating for a few hours at a time isn't difficult or physically demanding than you need to revise your line of thinking. there have many numerous occasions with drivers passing out on courses because of hte extremely high G forces that they endure. its widely accepted that the technology used in formula 1 is second only to the tech used in jet fighters and spacecraft.

in case your confused formula one isn't 'indy cars'. a formula 1 car would destroy any IRL/CART/NASCAR car. f1 is typically raced in very complex courses that test a myriad of control/strategies that involve a lot of strategy and physical coordination and endurance. it requires a good deal of technical knowledge and physical prowess. WRC is rally, and is basically the equivalent of F1 but on dirt, snow, and gravel.

[Armageddon91]

Originally Posted by Silent Strike

hunting- NO ATHLETICS INVOLVED!!! your usually sniping an animal that you have baited and doesnt detect you. where's the athletics in that?

Have you ever tried hunting? It takes a lot of athletics to carry your gun, walk up mountains, carry the animal (if its an Elk or Moose then good luck) back to your car. I'm sorry but you PHAIL!!!

[Ace is Sexy]

Originally Posted by QUINN

Thats not a bad time I subbed in for our state championship 400 team, and I ran a 54 second and I was the slowest runner on our 400 team. Safe to say I got dropped like Saiyan.

And I was not the #12 back in the nation Danny, I played for the # 12 team in the nation I was a top 10 back in KY but not bad none the less.

its not that good but i stopped running track after 8th grade.. im doing it next year i believe.. but ill prbly b shitty as hell.... and out of shape

[.aMp.]

Originally Posted by IFS C0LDFR0NT

ok well i belive gaming is a sport and if you say gaming isnt a sport tell the same thing to pro chess/race car driver players and other type of mental sprot, asport is just not physical but mental if u disagree with that then i highy think you are stupid just based onyour mental awarenes while you play is prolly at the speed of a racer but thats my opinion and it wil not be changed

Look at the way you write. Then maybe we can give reason to why you think someone else is stupid

[FearTheHotDog]

according to your definition, it meets 2 of the 3 requirements. i dont think that a 350 lb. fat a$$ would be a very good high jumper.

edit: but they do concider bowling a sport???? go figure...

[Thebrutenextdoor]

"Used by itself, sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determiner of the outcome(winning or losing)" -Wiki Article on Sports-

I don't think gaming is a sport because of the lack of physical hardship while competing. Although it might be more of a preference depending on your reasoning for playing. I'm a casual gamer, and i don't try to perfect my playing abilities, however some of you on this site consider it a sport because of the competitive level you're at. I guess you could consider gaming a mental sport like Chess (respectively) but it's hardly even close.

[MaxVelocity]

Originally Posted by Silent Strike

nascar= sport? I mean.... its considered a sport... but where is the physical prowess?

You actually have to be in realllly good shape to be a nascar driver. To be able to stay in a 100 some degree hot race car for over 4 hours without any breaks is a test upon itself. Whose the last fat nascar driver you've seen? If they were fat, were they successful? nope.

It's all good though, most people don't have an appreciation for Nascar, but it's ok, I understand.