Sport or Not a Sport - September 2008

Updated June 2024


Here is the long awaited, highly anticipated list of Sports and Not Sports!                                  Go Back to Main Page

A Sport is an organized competitive activity governed by rules and fair play where the physical capabilities of the competitor(s) are the sole determinant of the outcome. 


Sport
Bandy
Baseball
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Boxing
Cricket
Cycling (racing)
Downhill Skiing
Fencing
Field (all events)
Field Hockey
Football
Hockey
Karate (competition)
Korfball
Lacrosse
Luge
Jai Alai
Judo
Mixed Martial Arts
Pickleball
Racquetball
Rugby
Soccer
Speed Climbing
Softball
Squash
Swimming (races)
Tennis
Track (races)
Triathlon
Ultimate Frisbee
Volleyball
Water Polo
Weightlifting (competition)
World Chase Tag
Wrestling
Not a Sport
Auto Racing
Bocce
Badminton
Bowling
Bridge
Cheerleading
Climbing (unless it is a race)
Curling
Dance
Disc Golf
Diving
Dog Shows
Duck Duck Goose
Drone Racing
E-Sports
Figure Skating
Fishing
Golf (need some defense or make it a race!)
Gymnastics
Horse Racing
Hang Gliding
Horse Shows
Horseshoes
Iditarod
Juggling
Motocross
Orienteering
Polo
Ping Pong
Poker
Red Rover
Sailing
Snowboarding
Surfing
Synchronized Swimming
Tai Chi
Whiffle-ball
X Games (judged events)
Guidelines:
- Anything involving an animal is not a sport
- Anything with a motor is not a sport
- Anything with ‘synchronized’ in the name is not a sport
- Anything using a plastic bat and ball is not a sport
- Video games are not sports
- Board games are not sports
- Card Games are not sports
- Table games are not sports
- Anything that relies solely on a judge or judges to determine the winner is not a sport
- Eating and Drinking contests are not sports
- Existence of a 'Defense' greatly increases the likelihood that something is a sport
- Races are usually sports (unless animals or motors are involved)
- Just because something is not a sport, does not mean that strength, skill, and athletic ability are not required to master the non-sport activity

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