When a Sport.. Is not a Sport.

[Rachy]

Ten 'sports' that aren't sports

• Golf.
• Ten-pin Bowling.
• Cheerleading.
• Ultimate Frisbee.
• Fencing.
• Dodge ball. ...
• Snooker/Pool.
• Trampolining.

Im really surprised to see that Cheerleading still makes it onto this list, have you ever watched competitive cheer? Its insane!! The skill it takes is next level

 

[Candice Cruz]

 

[Tania Admin]

I think they are all sports in their own right. Some are not necessarily physically exerting sports but you still show "sportsmanship".
p.s. Golf is sooooooo boring.

 

[Miss Monique]

Cheer I would have thought falls under dance.
My step grandson teachers cheer and one of my daughter attends classes for it. They went to comps in Melbourne a few months ago

 

[Terti]

I have always wondered about some of these so called sports . Interesting thread

 

[thirsty]

Darts. How physically fit are those guys.

 

[Terti]

Cheer I would have thought falls under dance.
My step grandson teachers cheer and one of my daughter attends classes for it. They went to comps in Melbourne a few months ago

I would say it’s dance as well .

 

[ttttttt82]

I don't think it's said to demean cheerleaders, all of those non sports take skill, that isn't what defines it.

 

[Rachy]

"Cheerleading can apply to become an Olympic sport having been granted provisional Olympic status by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) three years ago. It means it could make its Olympic debut at the Paris 2024 or Los Angeles 2028 Games".

 

[Xavier Jung]

I love snooker, and those players have wonderful skill. Their weight of shot on a potential snooker is fascinating for me.

On a related note, I have often wondered if Chess has the greatest difference between an amateur and a professional in any sport. For example, I could bowl to Steve Smith and fluke getting him out, but there is no luck in chess, and the Grandmaster ability to play multiple games at once has no compare to any sport I can think of.