FIRST Robotics as a sport

[buildmaster5000]

Originally Posted by Michael Hill

This sounds like the argument that marching band is a sport. After having done both robotics and marching band, I can say that neither are sports. I can't quite put my finger on it, but they don't have that 'zing' that sports do. Ya, I'm prepared for flames; whatever, not everyone can agree on everything...flame away.

I must respectfully disagree.

I have done marching band, robotics, as well as swum on my school swim team. After 90 minutes of carrying around 65 pound tenor drums, I'm dead tired, even more so than after a hard swim practice. Robotics requires the same amount of energy, just mental instead of pysical like most sports. IMO, my school recognizing cheerleading, rifle shooting and crew as sports is questionable.

[MagiChau]

well "FIRST is the sport of the mind," I consider it a sport. I mean they consider fishing and golf a sport why not robotics.

[Ramiro_T]

I agree. I used to play on the school golf team. Comparing FIRST to golf, FIRST is more of a sport. I treat it as a sport. When we won a match, me and my friends started yelling like if it was soccer or something.

[dag0620]

Originally Posted by Ramiro_T

I agree. I used to play on the school golf team. Comparing FIRST to golf, FIRST is more of a sport. I treat it as a sport. When we won a match, me and my friends started yelling like if it was soccer or something.

Which is kinda funny, cause aren't we playing Soccer???