eSports v. Sports: Does Electronic Gaming Deserve to be Considered a Sport? “What type of competitor practices for 10 hours a day, lives in a team house surrounded by other professional players, and is supported by coaches, managers, and corporate endorsements? Answer: professional video gamers.” (Li) If the first thought that popped into your mind was a sports player, you were half right. If you guessed “eSports player”, you were definitely correct. “eSports” is an invented term that means “electronic gaming”; in simpler terms, it refers to competitive gaming. Hardcore sports fans who enjoy basketball, football, and etc. would disagree on considering eSports to be a sport. To be a sport, it must have engagement, structure, and training.
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The games all had the ability to connect online. This allowed me to meet people from all over the country and overseas and go against them to score wins. However, my opponents all had different skill levels that showed what they were capable of. For example, in Pokémon, you are required to train a selection of creatures to a minimum level and spend time on them to better their abilities. The creatures you train come in many forms and types. After meeting the minimum, you are fit to connect online and match up with others. Because there are many combinations of what you can compose your team of, you must formulate a strategy against the opponent’s team; likewise, football players create strategies on the field and work with their team to set it in motion. In Pokémon, how well you play makes you fall into numbered tiers that tell how good and desirable you are like how athletes are ranked based on their smart moves and win ratios. Furthermore, players of Pokémon and players of sports are rewarded money based on their ranks. Even though Pokémon and football are like apples to oranges, they strike similarity on individual participant
The games all had the ability to connect online. This allowed me to meet people from all over the country and overseas and go against them to score wins. However, my opponents all had different skill levels that showed what they were capable of. For example, in Pokémon, you are required to train a selection of creatures to a minimum level and spend time on them to better their abilities. The creatures you train come in many forms and types. After meeting the minimum, you are fit to connect online and match up with others. Because there are many combinations of what you can compose your team of, you must formulate a strategy against the opponent’s team; likewise, football players create strategies on the field and work with their team to set it in motion. In Pokémon, how well you play makes you fall into numbered tiers that tell how good and desirable you are like how athletes are ranked based on their smart moves and win ratios. Furthermore, players of Pokémon and players of sports are rewarded money based on their ranks. Even though Pokémon and football are like apples to oranges, they strike similarity on individual participant