10-01-2008, 07:16 AM
Rock Monster Wrote:Allyson Wrote:No, I mean direct contact with you vs. another person. I put gymnastics and golf and cheerleading in the same category, competition.
By direct contact I mean football, soccer, tennis, etc where you have an opponent to beat, not just you doing the best you can for yourself.
I agree with you, but by your definition, Nascar is a sport. And what about Track and Field? Long jump, Pole Vault, Shot Put, etc a competition or a sport?
Hrm, see this is tough to explain. I still see Nascar as a competition because you are competing against everyone else and doing your best. You do not have a clear opponent that you are fighting to win. In the same respect, I consider track&field a competition also.
So break it down: Sports = football, basketball, hockey, soccer, tennis, baseball, etc
Competitions = golf, gymnastics, track/field, swimming, diving, Nascar, bodybuilding, etc
The whole athlete/non-athlete argument is a whole different story.
That's what she said.