Video Games Should Be Sports

Video games have been around for many years and so has competitive gaming. The first video game was created around 1970 and was Pong. Pong required one or two players to play. The players would play next to each other and the game required both players to move the courser to the ball and knock in to the other player’s side. Pong was the first competitive video game because you could play with another person. The video game industry now is a very big market and is suspected to be an 86 billion dollar industry in 2016 (A Classification Of Business Models In Video Game Industry). For the past couple of years video competitions have gotten really popular and now there is a franchise called eSports that hosts gaming competitions in big areas. “The past several year’s eSports have seen meteoric growth in dozens of markets, attracting tens of millions of viewers each year in the United States, alone” (Hollist). Esports is made up of many different games and each game has different teams that specialize in the game that they are competing in. E-Sports 89 million viewers in 2014 and is suspected to grow to 145 million in 2017. ("Red Bull Media Readies ESports Studio for Prime Time."). Competitive gaming should be recognized as a sport because each team has a sponsor. The sponsors pay for all associated costs of the player’s gaming including, but not limited to, plane tickets, hotel rooms, and food. In return the teams have to wear the

A controversial issue has been whether or not contact sports should be played in high school. People believe that contact sports should not be allowed to be played by the youth in high school. This issue is serious enough to have safety laws. For instance, a traumatic brain injury (TBI) law is the Zackery Lystedt Law. The Zachery Lystedt Law was the first law to protect the safety of young athletes when the get concussions. This law says that children must not participate in sorts related functions, such as practices and games, until they are medically cleared to do so. Various reasons include exceeded the joys and benefits of playing contact sports. Said reasons include long term injuries, intense amounts of money needed, thus more sponsors needed, and contact sports have a trend of causing drug abuse.

3...2...1 BEEEEEEP!! Have you ever heard the roar of the crowd, have you heard them chanting the team’s name as they score? Well without sports you won't hear that anymore, it’s not like people will scream that loud for a spelling bee. Schools should not get rid of sport programs in school. Sports help kids in ways that will majorly affect them; practicing, playing or just watching sports help decrease stress levels. Another reason sports should stay in schools is because, they help kids (that play them) stay in healthy and in shape.

Playing a sport is tough enough as it is, tasks such as training, potential for injuries, mental preparation and making sure the team reaches their full potential are all factors. Now, imagine not feeling like a part of that team due to the person you want to love. I was fortunate enough to be able to have a first-hand look into what being a gay athlete is like. My ex-teammate and friend Ryan Houchen, great athlete, even better person. Ryan himself is a homosexual athlete, he played hockey for Metro State as well as the University of Colorado Denver. He, as well as others, are observing that a growing number of gay athletes are emerging and as Ryan says, “Things are definitely on the up”. What he means by this is that it is becoming more

Can gaming be considered a sport? A question just a few years ago, no one would think is even a possibility. But now in present day; there is a legitimate debate on whether video games can or should be considered a sport. I, someone who has played multiple sports throughout my life, along with video games believe video games are a sport.

Should we get rid of sports? Well, my viewpoint of this issue is that we shouldn’t get rid of them. I believe that sports are a good thing for kids, I mean it gets them out and moving. Sports help kids with their social skills in their adult days. Parents won’t have to worry about their child being lazy and unfit. Moreover, what trying to say is that if sports are no longer in school then kids would not be the same if sports were removed from schools.                            Sports help kids have some social skills they need when they’re older. For example, in the article “Are high school sports good for kids?” By Daniel Gould, PH.d, It says “For example,the mission statement of National Federation of state high

Sports are a very big part of the culture in the United States. They are also a vital part of the society and the interaction of the people within the society in many other nations as well. Many activities or games are clearly recognized as a sport throughout the world. An example of this would be soccer which is world renown. However, there are other activities that do not fit so clearly into the description of a sport, like soccer does. Upon looking at a sport like soccer to define what a sport is, the defining aspects would be it is a game, with specific rules, it requires physical strength or athletic ability, it entails specific skills, it involves competition and it is entertaining. There are some activities that do not completely demonstrate all of the aspects often associated with a sport, one of these is NASCAR(National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing).. While there may be some controversy relating to whether or not this is truly a sport, I would propose that NASCAR is a sport because it is highly competitive, it involves very specific skills and it is extremely entertaining.

Football, basketball, volleyball, and many more… these are all known as common sports that people participate in. How many people were involved in sports during high school or even now in college? What is it that makes it a sport? Is it the time commitment? Well what about the competitiveness? We are all used to spending hours and hours on end practicing and preparing for something whether it be a game, a tournament, or a competition… We have all been there before. I started dancing fourteen years ago, when I was just three years old. Growing up, some of my friends always asked me why I wanted to be a part of something that was not even considered a sport, but to me it was and it was the best thing I could have ever been involved in. Anything that consists of countless hours of practicing and is competitive should be considered a sport. The opinions on this topic are endless, but I’m going to discuss three reasons why I believe dance should be considered a sport. Dancers practice just as much, if not more than other sports, they compete against other teams, and dancers act like a family to one another. Although dance is known as an art, nobody said it could not be both an art and a sport.

Nowadays there are a great many of sports and activities that we are able to enjoy. When it comes to some of these activities many people discuss whether they are a sport or a game. There is a certain debate that deals with Golf and it is, whether it should be considered a sport or a game. Many people have different views and opinions on things and golf is one of them. My view is that golf should be considered a sport for multiple reasons.

Should video games be a sport? The article I used is by Jessica Ravitz (CNN). I will tell you about University of Illinois’ video game program. In my opinion video games should be a sport. I will talk about the rooms they practice in, how parents react to their kids playing video games and how you can still get an education.

Monetary prizes have also reached millions of dollars to the winner. ESPN, the nations most viewed and trusted sports network has in the past partnered with video game developing companies to air tournaments live. Despite the massive increase in popularity, many still refute that video gamers are athletes and the games can’t be considered a sport. “It’s not a sport — it’s a competition. Chess is a competition.

For this reason I strongly believe that playing video game should not be considering a sport. Being physical and playing video games is not the same thing. According to this essay, “Video games can be competitive, but they do not require any physical activity” (Web). You use fine motor skills to play video games and large motor to play

Can you imagine growing up in a world where video games are a sport. Everyone sitting down in a chair with their team, while the enemy team is across from them. Loud communication noises coming from both sides of the room. The room now in a very competitive atmosphere. The audience watching to see who will outsmart the other in this mental sport. Watching or playing video games will be like watching or playing any sport. This is why video games should be a sport.

Allen Guttman's definition of a sport being “activity where rules are accepted just because they make possible such activity.” While he makes the distinction that a sport is a clearly physical contest, clarifying that while chess is a contest it isn't a sport because it lacks physicality. The most popular competitive games played by the E-sports community do have a physical aspect differentiating it from chess. Good hand-eye coordination, a good sense of timing, and endurance. A casual game of chess doesn't have a time limit to make the correct move while in first person shooters, MOBAs, and fighting games you have to quickly react to what the opposing team or player is doing. Not unlike a pitcher in baseball who has to throw the right pitch at the right time. If you aren't able to react quickly enough to an opposing player in a fighting game you quickly lose the match. Being able to endure long games without making mistakes in play is a necessary skill in a fighting game where exhaustion can quickly lead to misplays that can cost you the

However, the lack of physical skill is made up by mental skill. Viramontes describes that by saying, “...video gaming requires so much mental training, focus, and the ability to read what your opponent’s next move is going to be” (Can Video Gaming Be Considered an Actual Sport?). A sport like chess is exactly interpreted as this; thinking about strategy and other major key points to win. Along with improving in the mental side of things, video games also increase hand-eye coordination. Robin Burks, an editor for Tech Times expresses that sensorimotor skills and hand-eye coordination improve while actively playing action games (Burks). Likewise, almost everything in life, including all the sports, require great hand-eye coordination to play. Furthermore, video games fall under this category. The term ‘sport’ can be differently interpreted among the general audience. Cerrudo stated that a professor, Dr. Ingo Froböse, explains, how just physical movements do not explain a general sport (Should “eSports” Be Considered As a Sport?). Different people think that a sport does not need physical effort for example, gold or chess. Therefore, video games are a sport.