Girls Hockey: Sport?

SportsMa · Post by **SportsMa** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:16 pm

This whole thread is just plain silly and like an idiot or moron I keep reading it.

Silent But Deadly · Post by **Silent But Deadly** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:32 pm

Twinnesota wrote:
elliott70 wrote:An old and good friend once told me the difference in sport and athletic event is that in sport you have the abiltiy (within the rules) to effect the outcome of your opponent or said another way to play defense.
Well, that takes out most track events, too !!!
AND singles tennis...which is mostly offense [ulness you just cover your face to stop a volley].
AND gymnastics...unless you are out there tripping your opponent.
AND individual swimming...unless you try to drown the other guy.
What a silly post !!!
T

I thought Elliott70 made sense until I read T's post......I won't sleep tonight trying to solve this mystery!

Twinnesota · Post by **Twinnesota** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:40 pm

Well there's more...

That takes out "sporting" clays and skeet shooting [unless you shoot the shooter] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

T

PS---In England it would take out Fox Hunting as "sport"

[One good thing is that if we eliminated most of the activities, we would have less reason to be good "sports"]

RSI · Post by **RSI** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:56 pm

SportsMa wrote:This whole thread is just plain silly and like an idiot or moron I keep reading it.

ME TOO....

Twinnesota · Post by **Twinnesota** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:16 pm

RSI wrote:
SportsMa wrote:This whole thread is just plain silly and like an idiot or moron I keep reading it.
ME TOO....

What say we add curling?
T

MNHockeyFan · Post by **MNHockeyFan** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:33 pm

Twinnesota wrote:What say we add curling?
T

What little I know about curling, isn't there quite a bit of defense involved, with positioning your stones and knocking your opponents' out of the circles, etc.?

"An old and good friend once told me the difference in sport and athletic event is that in sport you have the abiltiy (within the rules) to effect the outcome of your opponent or said another way to play defense."

Curling then would seem to qualify as a sport, more so than bowling!

northlandpro · Post by **northlandpro** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:51 pm

Girls hockey is most certainly a sport and a much better use of icetime than figure skating which is banned in Roseau & Warroad.

RSI · Post by **RSI** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:55 pm

So then by using Elliott's "defense" definition we can eliminate the NBA and NASCAR as sports.

Lets not forget most of the Olympic events (notice I didn't call them sports), both Summer and Winter. Not too much defense played in the luge, downhill skiing, speedskating, 100M dash, hurdles, decathalon, long jump, pole vault or on a bobsled

I'm glad they don't try to defend the javelin

Sioux Rule · Post by **Sioux Rule** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 5:31 pm

northlandpro wrote:Girls hockey is most certainly a sport and a much better use of icetime than figure skating which is banned in Roseau & Warroad.

Well stated, Pro.

State Champ 97 · Post by **State Champ 97** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 8:16 am

RSI wrote:So then by using Elliott's "defense" definition we can eliminate the NBA and NASCAR as sports.
Lets not forget most of the Olympic events (notice I didn't call them sports), both Summer and Winter. Not too much defense played in the luge, downhill skiing, speedskating, 100M dash, hurdles, decathalon, long jump, pole vault or on a bobsled I'm glad they don't try to defend the javelin

Eliminating the NBA and Nascar would not hurt my feelings one bit.

northlandpro · Post by **northlandpro** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 12:20 pm

Sioux Rule wrote:
northlandpro wrote:Girls hockey is most certainly a sport and a much better use of icetime than figure skating which is banned in Roseau & Warroad.
Well stated, Pro.

Why thank you Sioux, have you cleaned out the elevator yet?

Sioux Rule · Post by **Sioux Rule** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:14 pm

northlandpro wrote:
Sioux Rule wrote:
northlandpro wrote:Girls hockey is most certainly a sport and a much better use of icetime than figure skating which is banned in Roseau & Warroad.
Well stated, Pro.

Why thank you Sioux, have you cleaned out the elevator yet?

I personally went over there to check it out. The elevator now smells like Gopher excretion. Not one of the Fighting Sioux's prouder moments......