FIRST Robotics as a sport

[Jaine Perotti]

Originally Posted by Tim Arnold

I asked a friend about this yesterday, and their comment was

I personally don't care either way, but if Nascar is considered a sport, I would think FIRST is at, or exceeds, its qualification for 'sport' status.

I think your friend might be confusing "sports" with "athletics".

A sport, like someone said before, is something a person does for personal enjoyment and recreation (including NASCAR racing, poker tournaments, and yes, FIRST Robotics), in a way which is also competitive (although it doesn't have to be). Athletics are a type of sport, but the sport must involve physical activity/skill to fall under this classification.

So, all athletics are sports, but not all sports are athletics.