Is DDR a sport?

[CourtJester]

I'm so torn on this one....

I love ddr...I play it 5-6 days a week.

IMO activities like hunting, and chess are NOT sports. If sitting in front of a chess board is an activity then so is surfing the net. With that being said I should mention that I do like chess, but it's a game.

Hunting is an activity that needs to go the way of the dinosaur (just an opinion). Have you ever seen some people who hunt? Fat, old, and out of shape. Hunting is NOT a sport. Again, sitting and waiting for 4 hours for an animal to walk by is in no way shape or form strenuous.

Here is what DDR definatley is: High impact, aerobic activity. Much the same definition I would give to running, or aerobics. Neither which I consider a sport.

Have I seen some DDR (dancers too) players that are in better shape then some athletes...absolutley.

I still don't think it's a sport though.

And if playing counter strike is ever considered a sport I will kill myself.

[42987||;]

DDR is a sport and I refuse to say otherwise...just because you smartass people want to bring in your smartass logic doesnt make any1 change their mind. Stop nit picking at every little thing >_>.

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[Zukin-Man]

Let me put it this way:

If this can be considered a sport, so can games with actual physical activity, including, but not limited to, DDR.
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[CourtJester]

No f**king way. My minimal requirement for anything to be considered a sport is that YOU MUST SWEAT.

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[L1nK]

I put up this thread months ago. I think we decided that it depends on your point of view, and then it got locked i believe.
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[Didjivibes]

I personally consider DDR to be a sport. If Ballroom dancing, pool, bowling, curling, golf, chess, fishing, etc. are considered sports then why not DDR? By definition, DDR is a sport.

1a. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
1b. A particular form of this activity.
2. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
3. An active pastime; recreation.

Sure, DDR is a video game, but at the same time it is more than just your normal video game. Now I wouldn't expect to see coverage of tournaments on ESPN, yet it is no less a sport than most recognized sports. Some sports are just more socially accepted. Even if I was the only one who considered DDR to be a sport, I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. I'll just keep steppin' away and let everyone else think what they want.

[Johnny Rainbow]

No matter which European country says that DDR is a sport, I still say that it is not.

I just see this as a videogame that gets way more props than it really should. Just because it makes you sweat, it doesn't mean that it's for the highly competitive elite. I don't think that it was made for people to compete against each other, but it's a game that was made so that people could set a goal for themselves(ex: "reaching that AAA"). If people want to outscore another person, be it on a ranking chart or the top score list, that's fine, but I just think that by doing that, they're still just treating it as a videogame than a real sport.
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[CelestialMortal]

I say that DDR is a sport. It requires both Physical and Mental fitness in order to do good, or beat your opponent. The only thing that make ppl think that DDR isn't a sport is because it uses computer generated concepts. This person , or "coach" is only a ignorant person that has one perspective and will use any information at his disposal to try and prove it even if it is completely wrong. For people who may be offended by this person, don't worry many people that are ignorant miss out on the best things in life. Also, he thinks that you have to be outside or moving around and not moving in one place.

Also how does one compare a video game such as Tony Hawk to a physically stimulating game such as DDR. There are different aspets to every game, and the unique aspect aboutBemani games is that you use your legs. I can understand how its not a game if your using your controller at home but to those who are very good players, they are probably in very good shape.

"Sports" such as basketball or baseball also require different skills, In DDR you need good endurance fast reflexes and good concentration. In basketball you need to know good angles in order to shoot the ball and in Baseball you need speed, accuracy, and concentration. As you can see, DDR is as much of a sport and anything else, it just need time so that those who are ignorant (and or possibly 100% brain-dead) to reconize the aspects of DDR

REGARDS
CM

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