[Discussion] Is speedcubing a sport?

[Kirjava]

It's both, of course. Just like any other sport.

 

[Rpotts]

If you consider something like chess to be a sport, I suppose you should consider cubing a sport too.

In my opinion it's a hobby though. I really don't think it involves physical capabilities or endurance or whatever. It involves lots of practice, but so does maths and I don't consider that a sport either.

Go for 24 hours straight of cubing and then come back and say no endurance involved

Go for 24 hours straight of writing and then come back and say no endurance involved.

pwned

I would argue it's not a sport. Cause if speedcubing is a sport, then cheerleading must be a sport too, and I'm not ok with that.

 

[Kirjava]

SEMANTICS FIGHT!

 

[PatrickJameson]

Cause if speedcubing is a sport, then cheerleading must be a sport too, and I'm not ok with that.

Have you seen cheerleading competitions? Some are quite intense.

 

[Edmund]

If curling is in the olympics and hot dog eating is on ESPN cubing is definitely a sport.

 

[Lux Aeterna]

"A hobby is an activity or interest that is undertaken for pleasure or relaxation, often in one's spare time."

Why exactly is this an either-or thing? I'm pretty sure if you play a sport but not professionally, that's a hobby.

 

[cubedude7]

Pretty difficult question.
If someone asks me if I sport, I mostly say:' I play volleyball and I also go to speedcubing competitions, but that's more a hobby.'
Hmm, confusing, I think it's a hobby.

 

[Edward]

"A hobby is an activity or interest that is undertaken for pleasure or relaxation, often in one's spare time."

Why exactly is this an either-or thing? I'm pretty sure if you play a sport but not professionally, that's a hobby.

So little league sports is just a hobby? I'm sure noone playing for a little league team is professional.

 

[Chapuunka]

For me it's just a hobby because I'm not competing directly against others. It does require skill and practice, but require a lot of physical exertion so it doesn't seem like a sport to me.

Feel free to quote me.

 

[Lux Aeterna]

"A hobby is an activity or interest that is undertaken for pleasure or relaxation, often in one's spare time."

Why exactly is this an either-or thing? I'm pretty sure if you play a sport but not professionally, that's a hobby.

So little league sports is just a hobby? I'm sure noone playing for a little league team is professional.

Uh, yes, little league sports is a hobby. So is college sports, so is any sport whose players aren't just in it for money. Pretty much everything kids do on a regular basis except go to school is a hobby. What is this "just a hobby" business? My point was that the word "hobby" does not imply that the activity is frivolous or trivial or anything... A hobby is for fun, and a sport is competitive -- why do you have to pick one or the other?

 

[CubesOfTheWorld]

I am not 100% sure on either side. I will make a ratio of votes for my brain and what it thinks...

5 hobby:4 sport.

 

[Meep]

It is a hobby. It does not require any physical endurance, only dexterity and speed of hands.

There are no real rules about cubing too. You can solve it any way you want and the solve will still be valid, unlike most sport where rules are strict.
I know about competition rules, but they don't necessarily apply at home. Soccer rules, for example, apply the same way in competition and when you play in your yard too.

Solving it different ways is still achieving a common goal. Having multiple ways of solving it is like having multiple strategies for scoring in a sport.

I say it's a sport, btw

 

[shelley]

Sports can be hobbies. Also, a poll would help you with your numbers.

 

[Mariah94]

Cause if speedcubing is a sport, then cheerleading must be a sport too, and I'm not ok with that.

Have you seen cheerleading competitions? Some are quite intense.

cheerleading is definitly a sport. i don't know that from expirience, though.

 

[Mariah94]

"A hobby is an activity or interest that is undertaken for pleasure or relaxation, often in one's spare time."

Why exactly is this an either-or thing? I'm pretty sure if you play a sport but not professionally, that's a hobby.

So little league sports is just a hobby? I'm sure noone playing for a little league team is professional.

Uh, yes, little league sports is a hobby. So is college sports, so is any sport whose players aren't just in it for money. Pretty much everything kids do on a regular basis except go to school is a hobby. What is this "just a hobby" business? My point was that the word "hobby" does not imply that the activity is frivolous or trivial or anything... A hobby is for fun, and a sport is competitive -- why do you have to pick one or the other?

i have to pick one or the other 'cause my teacher says so, lol. But very good point. anything that is a sport, is a hobby, but not all hobbys are sports.

 

[DaijoCube]

daijo cube- you are wrong about the rules of sports applying everywhere, they are almost always changed or varied for backyard sports play

Yeah, they are different. I failed to say what I wanted to say rly.

 

[Samania]

Its a hobby.
you dont exactly sweat while you cube.

 

[RyanO]

Hobby

 

[Kian]

I absolutely do not consider cubing a sport. In my view, it is a hobby.

 

[cincyaviation]

I consider it a sport. It is a very low-level one, and barely above a hobby but it is still a sport.
The reason i say this is because there is a definite win-lose factor (unless you tie). You are not relying on people's opinions for your scores, and in my opinion, that makes it a sport. I consider a sport to be something that you can compete against others in and there can be a definite win-loss based on a solid fact. I would consider cheerleading, for example, to be a recreational activity, because scoring (to my knowledge) would be based on the opinion of a judge. Like it or not, this is why i think cubing is a sport.