Sport or not?

[EricVanWyk]

Originally Posted by tennispro9911

I'd imagine that Dean refers to robotics as a sport because sports is the closest analogy to FIRST that most people have.

FIRST is not a sport. Robotics is not a sport. Overdrive is not a sport. That would be degrading it. However, it depends how you define sport, because if you define sport very liberally, it might be considered a sport. I also, personally don't consider NASCAR, or things like chess sports, but this thread isn't about that.

Sir, allow me to violently agree with you for a moment.

Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determiner of the outcome (winning or losing), but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports (a common name for some card games and board games with little to no element of chance) and motor sports where mental acuity or equipment quality are major factors. (--Wikipedia)

Professional Baseball/football/etc are degrading to other sports. Some folks down play the word "sport" in association with FIRST because of this popular degradation.