What makes a sport a sport?
A sport in most people's eyes, may only be football, soccer, basketball, baseball, etc. because these sports are widely promoted, and have a popular, and extremely competitive sports culture, that requires great physical effort. But what makes a sport a sport does not solely depend on if the sport is physical or not. A sport can also be a mind sport, which uses intellectual ability instead of physical ability. The Oxford Dictionary definition of a sport is: “An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment”. But if this definition says a sport involves physical exertion, can a mind sport still be considered a sport? The purpose of …show more content…
This is because chess is a mind sport and football is a physical sport. But by looking into aspects of what makes a sport for example; sport promotion, prize money, intellectual ability, sport customers, governing bodies and level of competitiveness, we will be able to see if a mind sport can be considered a sport. First we can see that chess takes more intellectual ability. Chess is used for mental training, as it is a way to develop the minds of young people. It also has sport competition. The world chess federation holds international tournaments, and the annual world chess championships. The meaning of sport is competition between individuals or a team, therefore chess has that aspect of competition, to make it a sport. Along with the competition there is prize money. Top Grandmasters can make millions each game. The current world champion Magnus Carlsen makes $1.5 million in the championships. These championships are televised, but it is rare when these events are in the news. Chess is not a popular spectator sport because it is slow moving, and no other board games and spectator sports. We know that chess is a mind sport, but can a sport only involving intellectual skill be a sport? It can be a sport if it has culture, competition, prize money, competition, etc. But can something be a sport if it is considered an art form, but still requires physical
A sport in most people's eyes, may only be football, soccer, basketball, baseball, etc. because these sports are widely promoted, and have a popular, and extremely competitive sports culture, that requires great physical effort. But what makes a sport a sport does not solely depend on if the sport is physical or not. A sport can also be a mind sport, which uses intellectual ability instead of physical ability. The Oxford Dictionary definition of a sport is: “An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment”. But if this definition says a sport involves physical exertion, can a mind sport still be considered a sport? The purpose of …show more content…
This is because chess is a mind sport and football is a physical sport. But by looking into aspects of what makes a sport for example; sport promotion, prize money, intellectual ability, sport customers, governing bodies and level of competitiveness, we will be able to see if a mind sport can be considered a sport. First we can see that chess takes more intellectual ability. Chess is used for mental training, as it is a way to develop the minds of young people. It also has sport competition. The world chess federation holds international tournaments, and the annual world chess championships. The meaning of sport is competition between individuals or a team, therefore chess has that aspect of competition, to make it a sport. Along with the competition there is prize money. Top Grandmasters can make millions each game. The current world champion Magnus Carlsen makes $1.5 million in the championships. These championships are televised, but it is rare when these events are in the news. Chess is not a popular spectator sport because it is slow moving, and no other board games and spectator sports. We know that chess is a mind sport, but can a sport only involving intellectual skill be a sport? It can be a sport if it has culture, competition, prize money, competition, etc. But can something be a sport if it is considered an art form, but still requires physical