Originally posted by CrowleyOn this basis then we have to accept that all folk that go fishing could also be out to practice for a competition 😉
Most golf clubs hold local competitions all throughout the weekend. So, many people I know play in a competition once, even twice a week.
Anyway, let's not get stuck in semantics...
A kick around or a round of golf could be considered a hobby, until you take into account that it may be practice for competition purposes.
Then it's a sport again, no?
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Originally posted by Mctaytoyeah there are lots of possibilitys lots of opinions and i dont think that there is a right or wrong it is whatever you think
On this basis then we have to accept that all folk that go fishing could also be out to practice for a competition 😉
Originally posted by MctaytoWe HAVE to accept? I don't think so...
On this basis then we have to accept that all folk that go fishing could also be out to practice for a competition 😉
If you are practicing, sure, then you are practicing for your sport.
I would contend that most people go fishing for purely relaxation purposes and only a small amount of serious fisherman go for practice runs.
Originally posted by CrowleyWorld =/= Former Commonwealth Dominions.
Uhm, cricket is a 'world sport'. Not sure what you mean by that. Sure, the americans don't really know it, but that makes no real difference to it being a 'world sport', does it? All that means is less advertising during overs and that's fine by me...
Motorsport, sure, that's one I forgot. I just hate all motorsports, so I forgot about it.
Originally posted by CrowleyIt's certainly hard to draw a line.
Well, how would you define a 'world sport'?
We have good international representation in cricket from countries on every continent, except North America, but the Canadians are OK.
I think that specifically cricket is too tied to the historical political links between the countries involved in it. Football or basketball are certainly less so, to provide counter-examples.
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Originally posted by PalynkaIt is hard, yeas.
It's certainly hard to draw a line.
I think that specifically cricket is too tied to the historical political links between the countries involved in it. Football or basketball are certainly less so, to provide counter-examples.
I think one of cricket's biggest problems is grassroots accessibility.
All you need for an impromptu football match is a ball and some kids willing to run around. Same goes for basketball, you just need a hoop too.
For cricket you need at least something resembling a pitch; a bat; and if you play with a proper ball you will need some protective gear etc.
So it's not as easy to start playing cricket as it is playing something much simpler like football or basketball...
And if the youth don't get involved, then the sport will not develop.
Originally posted by Shallow BlueThere are inshore and offshore fishing tournaments on television. I guess that qualifies fishing as a sport. If you want to disqualify that casual fisherman then you must do the same thing for the person who is not that inserested in the other sports. The person who plays who plays baseball for fun does not count?
I don't accept that fishing is a sport at all. Well, except perhaps for the worm.
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Originally posted by CrowleyThen again, children manage, and have for decades, in both your country and the Indian subcontinent.
It is hard, yeas.
I think one of cricket's biggest problems is grassroots accessibility.
All you need for an impromptu football match is a ball and some kids willing to run around. Same goes for basketball, you just need a hoop too.
For cricket you need at least something resembling a pitch; a bat; and if you play with a proper ball you will need some ...[text shortened]... tball or basketball...
And if the youth don't get involved, then the sport will not develop.
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Originally posted by gambit3If that were the criterium, talking out of your posterior would be a sport, and the current world champions would be called John and Barack. So, no.
There are inshore and offshore fishing tournaments on television. I guess that qualifies fishing as a sport.
Sport is about mens sana in corpore sano. Chess exercises the mens; physical sports, even baseball, exercise the corpus. What does fishing exercise? Oh yeah, the facility to blank the mind, stare at a sinker, and torture a fish. Little sanus about that, ISTM.
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