Marching Band As A Sport

Most schools offer a variety of activities, classes, and clubs. I personally was never interested in school or anything to do with it. Then I came across band and was instantly hooked. Band has concerts, marching band, and you get to meet new people. Band is my favorite class and here are some reasons why.

Many people consider activities such as, football, baseball, volleyball, and track to be a sport. The qualities that tend to make these activities considered sports are, running, tackling, hitting a ball, participating in relays, and so much more. Not mentioned in this list of sports is dance. People tend to believe that dance is nothing more than moving your body to some music, it is also very mentally engaging as well as being a physically demanding activity. The question that many might ask: Why is dance not classified as a sport? Dancers that compete in competitive situations do not get off as easily as people may think. These dancers require countless hours of exercising, training, and stretching, just as much, if not more, than other sports. To perfect the art of dancing comes with years of training and dedication. With this explanation of the art of dancing, it can be concluded that dance is in fact a sport.

All of this contributed to me joining the marching band, beginning in eighth grade, which has taken over my life now, in the best way possible and given me a defined place. It’s nice to be a part of something like

8. I am in competitive marching band. This means that I can compete up to 16 different bands at a time. In band we all have the mindset of a winner. Right when we march onto the field as a band, we know that we will own that field, and that we will win. Winning does not mean everything, but it means

Many people believe marching band is not a sport because it involves people playing music. Since people are playing music, they think it is more of an art than a sport. It is true that we people in a marching band are playing music, but there is a lot more that they do besides playing music. I have so far participated in marching band for six years, five in middle school and high school and one year in college. Even though not all marching bands compete, it should still be considered a sport for the ones that do.

One reason people claim that cheerleading is not a sport is that sports require competition, and cheerleading is merely a means of rallying excitement at sporting events, and therefore is not a sport itself. However, in addition to performing at sporting events, many cheerleaders and cheer squads also compete in cheerleading competitions across the globe. In a cheerleading competition, cheer squads perform routines to music, and are judged based on what stunts the squad performs and how well

The definition of a sport is as follows, “Noun; an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature.”. I would argue that colorguard, an activity in which one spins flags, weapons, batons, and props with the marching band, should be considered a sport (Dictionary.com).

When you think of something that should be considered a sport, marching band is not necessarily something that comes to mind. For one, it fits the definition of sport being physically exerting, so much so that some members have even fainted due to exhaustion. On top of the members that march, there is also the color guard. The color guard is a group or section in the band that not only marches, but uses other items in the show. Most times they can do as much, if not more, work than the members that play instruments. Second, it requires a lot of skill, not only do you have to walk/run/march in time, but you also have to play your music from memory while marching to different points on the field at different speeds. The last criteria for being a sport is being played in a team or by an individual. DCI ( Drum Corps International) is the highest level of competitive marching band. The shows can last much longer than high school marching band, up to 15 minutes, on top of that, their shows are much more vigorous and exerting.

High school has never been the worst years of my life. It has been difficult, but I had never felt like it was truly wonderful or meaningful until this year. This past summer, I joined the marching band, and since then my life has changed drastically. Marching band has increased the quality of my high school life, given me the opportunity to impact others, and taught me more about myself than I knew before. Being in marching band, I have made an abundant amount of friendships that never before have I experienced.

As Newt Gingrich once said, “Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of the hard work you already did.” This quote applies greatly to marching band. Many people like to discredit it as something that is simply “walking around and playing an instrument,” but it is much more than that. We didn’t win championships across the east coast twice by doing something just anyone can do. No one perseveres quite like the band.

Having to learn all of this takes hard work, time, and a lot of money. This is why band should be considered a sport. The definition of sport is “an athletic activity requiring skill or physical activity and often of a competitive nature.” Marching band includes all of the above.

A sport is defined as an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. There are many different national and international associations and organizations that hold their own standard to what can be considered a sport, but they are all similar: if it involves physical activity and competitions. Cheerleading does, in fact, fit underneath

“Put on a show!” The director’s command echoed across the field as the drum corps began its routine in front of thousands of spectators. What attracts people to be involved in such a demanding and strenuous activity? The concept of drum corps has changed drastically over the last 200 years. Tracing its origins from before the American Revolution through the Civil War and into the modern era, today’s concept of drum corps has evolved from a military necessity to a major form of entertainment.

What do most people believe the definition of a sport as? The definition of a sport is this, “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.” Ok look at the first part of the definition it says activity involving physical exertion, cheer leading could be considered that depending on what kind of cheer leading you are doing. If you are doing like stunting that has a lot of activity involving physical exertion, because we are taking people and putting them in the air to do certain movements. The second part says “skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. There is competitive cheerleading were you compete against other teams for certain titles. From the dictionary definition you could say cheerleading is a sport then.

Many kids enjoy extra-curricular activates and clubs, chess club, cheer squad. Most kids all across America can agree that marching is probably the most join due to how fun it the competition, and the memories many kids make will be unforgettable.The first factor that anyone with two eyes can see is how fun it is. A lot of songs are played and in a lot of genres, funk, rock, hip-hop, R&B, and so many more. A marching bands main purpose is to entertain and some of the things bands directors might do may be a little over the top, like falling on the ground and having the football announcer open the song. And one of the most fun things that any marching band can do is perform a half time show, not only is it fun to preform it is rewarding because