[Discussion] Is speedcubing a sport?

[Selkie]

Agreed all of the above. Interesting I wave wondered this at times and others have asked me the same thing

 

[BananaSlayer64]

Cubing is love, cubing is life

I was thinking of saying that lol

 

[henrysavich]

I've always thought of cubing as a non-athletic sport

 

[Matt11111]

My friend from Mathcounts says that he's better than me at sports, so a mutual friend said that cubing is a sport, so then he said that he's better than me at athletic sports. So then the mutual friend called cubing an athletic sport, but to be fair, that would make chess an athletic sport. Heck, that'd make watching TV an athletic sport. WHAT THE BISCUIT. Basically, he said that you're working out your hands whenever you cube. But does that really make me an athlete?

 

[YouCubing]

It's whatever you think it is.

 

[sqAree]

Chess and watching TV is possible without training the fingers or a physical part of our body.
For cubing we need to train our fingers physically.

 

[JustinTimeCuber]

Cubing is cubing. But I have always thought of it as a sort of sport, not exactly an "athletic" one, but more of a dexterous one, because we need to be fast with our fingers.
Edit: lol I voted and I accidently hit "Art". (But seriously, it is a weird talent.)

 

[Matt11111]

Cubing is cubing. But I have always thought of it as a sort of sport, not exactly an "athletic" one, but more of a dexterous one, because we need to be fast with our fingers.
Edit: lol I voted and I accidently hit "Art". (But seriously, it is a weird talent.)

And that's why we both disagreed with said mutual friend.

 

[youSurname]

I would say cubing is a "sport" (note the quote marks), as it has many qualities of sport (practice, competitive etc.), yet lacks the typical athletic side.

 

[Hssandwich]

What is cubing? Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more.

 

[biscuit]

I've always thought of cubing as a non-athletic sport

That is a contradiction. According to the blurb that pops up in google when you google "define sport" a sport is

"an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment."

So to all you calling cubing a sport, no, it is not.

 

[Cale S]

I'd say cubing is a hobby, but if you are competitively trying to get faster it is also a sport

What is cubing? Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more.

my first thought when I saw the thread

 

[biscuit]

I'd say cubing is a hobby, but if you are competitively trying to get faster it is also a sport



my first thought when I saw the thread

A competitive activity/game but not a sport.

 

[Matt11111]

That is a contradiction. According to the blurb that pops up in google when you google "define sport" a sport is

"an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment."

So to all you calling cubing a sport, no, it is not.

Gosh dang it, mutual friend.

 

[Ordway Persyn]

That is a contradiction. According to the blurb that pops up in google when you google "define sport" a sport is

"an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment."

So to all you calling cubing a sport, no, it is not.

Your wrong here, cubing is within that definition of a sport. Let me give that definition an autopsy and see if anything does not apply to cubing:

An activity Involving physical exertion: In order to cube you are using your fingers and hands (and sometimes feet) to move the cube. Very fast cubers are moving there fingers very fast and have athletic hands.

and skill: Obviously, the more skill you have the faster of a cuber you are

in which and individual or team competes against another or others: Obviously we have cubing competitions where people compete against each other. While its often a friendly competition its still a competition. Also cubing to break your past self counts as competition as your competing against your past self, and if you disagree with that statement that playing golf by yourself won't count as a sport.

for entertainment: Cubers find cubing or watching other people cube entertaining.

So yes, cubing can be considered a sport.

 

[biscuit]

An activity Involving physical exertion: In order to cube you are using your fingers and hands (and sometimes feet) to move the cube. Very fast cubers are moving there fingers very fast and have athletic hands.

Using this definition of physical exertion, you could say slap jack/it's superior ERS are sports. It's not a substantial amount of energy exerted as in a sport like basketball. If you cube for 24hrs straight, you will be tired of natural fatigue, but not because you've been cubing.

I'm not saying cubing isn't similar to a sport, it is, but it does not meet all the requirements.

 

[Ordway Persyn]

Using this definition of physical exertion, you could say slap jack/it's superior ERS are sports. It's not a substantial amount of energy exerted as in a sport like basketball. If you cube for 24hrs straight, you will be tired of natural fatigue, but not because you've been cubing.

I'm not saying cubing isn't similar to a sport, it is, but it does not meet all the requirements.

I see where your coming from. I believe there is something called mind sports and cubing is considered one of them. So its not a sport in the sense of athletic sports but In mind sports along with Poker, Chess Etc. Mind sports are basically non-athletic sports.

 

[molarmanful]

Cubing is a way of life. We are one with the cube, and harness its power as representatives of the Cubing World Order.

 

[biscuit]

I see where your coming from. I believe there is something called mind sports and cubing is considered one of them. So its not a sport in the sense of athletic sports but In mind sports along with Poker, Chess Etc. Mind sports are basically non-athletic sports.

I'm fine with calling it a mind sport, as long as the mind part of it is not dropped. Same with E-sports. They are not traditional sports, but they are similar.

 

[SpeedSkewber]

Is Cubing a Sport?

Is cubing a sport? Two major definitions of the word exist
"an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment"
and or
"an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc."
Depending on the definition, other things like poker or pool could be sports?
This is all being asked because I have a meeting with other members of my school's Cubing Club with the District Athletic Administration, and we need a good argument to present. Could anyone help? If this can happen, the Cubing Club (of 12) will become a Cubing Team
Wouldn't this help expand the community too, due to it offering a Sport (P.E, athletic etc.) credit, giving drive for other kids to learn and go out for a team. This may in the end help the kids that aren't as well rounded and lack in athletics.
Don't forget, the brain is a muscle too!