Would you consider DDR a sport or not?

nforcer06164 · Trick Member Joined: 28 Jun 2002 Location: Burbank, IL

Well, DDR is actually quite unique, so this point can be argued for ages. It is both a video game and a workout program. I think it really depends on your point of view. Is running a sport? Sure. Can DDR be considered a sport, having the same constant movement with your legs? Sure. Bt then again, it IS a video game. Does that mean that it can't be a sport? Certainly not. I think it's just a grouping and stereotyping issue; "a video game can never be a sport". I'm quite undecided on whether it is a sport or not myself, so I'm not going to take a side. I just thought I'd leave something to chew on.
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L1nK · Trick Member Joined: 20 Jun 2003 Location: Kansas

Wow, I didn't know this topic would cause all that. So I change my opinion from sub-sport to sport.
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Mysterio · Trick Member Joined: 20 Nov 2002 Location: Aiken, SC

Well, if it requires physical effort and skill, it is a sport IMO.
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[quote:ed89271168="Frozen CaffMaj 4 Extreme"]just because i play ddr, does that mean i'm going to go randomly stomp someone to death?[/quote]

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DJX · Trick Member Joined: 30 Jun 2003 Location: CA

I think it could be considered a sport...now all we have to do is lobby for the creation of an official DDR League! Then KOJ would never stop making games

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L1nK · Trick Member Joined: 20 Jun 2003 Location: Kansas

I second the creation of the DDR League

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b0mb baby · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 3:28 pm Post subject:

interesting topic..

to whoever says ddr helps in track and cheerleading .. it does... (xD i'm in track and cheerleading).. i mean i have big leg muscles to begin with but i think a lot of ddr really helps in muscle tone for me.

now to the sports topic, it really depends on how you look at it.

ddr is competitive (tournaments) .. ddr gives you a full workout and lots of cardio..

but then again..

it's a videogame

.. as stated 1038571938531 times.

some aspects it could be considered a sport and some it can't. to tell you the truth when i came in reading this thread i was like WTF DDR ISN'T A SPORT? but some good points were brought out.... i think it could go either way now.
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Gogo · Trick Member Joined: 16 Mar 2003 Location: Essex, VT

A sports a physical competitive activity. As much as chess requires skill it is still not a 'sport'. Ballroom dancing, DDR, and Football are all sports. Granted, ballroom dancing is just lame :-D.

Bravo to jonathon948 on a well rounded and thought out argument which is absolutly correct. I was going to say the same thing, but I don't think I could word it better.

Meanwhile other members such as *BEEEP* probably should go shutup. Unrefined bashing really doesn't help. There were people who managed to say no in a graceful manner (Even if they were wrong

). Unfortunatly, not everyone was able to do so.
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L1nK · Trick Member Joined: 20 Jun 2003 Location: Kansas

[quote="PolarisIIDX]try listing DDR as a sport on your college application/resume and see if anyone takes you serious.[/quote]

Will do.
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DJX · Trick Member Joined: 30 Jun 2003 Location: CA

PolarisIIDX, I think it would help if you defined what you believe to be a sport...is DDR not a sport because it is a video game...is it really so impossible for something to be classified as more than one type of activity?
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nick. · Trick Member Joined: 09 Jul 2002 Location: Studio city, CA

I'm going to run at full speed into a brick wall without bashing my head open, it requires physical exertion because of the running, and it requires skill because I'm trying to keep from bashing my head open. Lets make it a sport?

TrOgDoR89 · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 2:56 pm Post subject:

In some ways i would consider DDR a sport. In fact i agree that it is a sub-sport. But i dont think that chess is a sport b/c u dont win gold medals for it and they dont have games on channel 4 in the evenings. I think that Chess is as well a sub-sport as DDR but DDR is more on the physical side when Chess is less physical

tac-tics · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 3:17 pm Post subject:

I'd consider chess a sport before DDR probably. DDR seems more like excercise to me (or at least, that's how I think of it). That and I hate sports, but I don't hate DDR, so.... yeah.
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Puff · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 5:00 pm Post subject: DDR a sport?

Well, i consider it a sport, for a few reasons

1- u get excersize and loose weight

2-it takes practice

3-its competitive

those are 3 core things in sports in my opinion
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Johnny Rainbow · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Fukuoka, Japan

Jesus christ, THIS again?

DDR is a videogame.

NOT A SPORT.

A lot of you people take this WAY too seriously.
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nick. · Trick Member Joined: 09 Jul 2002 Location: Studio city, CA

DJX · Trick Member Joined: 30 Jun 2003 Location: CA

Dude! I wanna be able to play counterstrike on a treadmill! Talk about multitasking!

In terms of the team competitions thing, I see where you are coming from, but two points:

1. Teams are not a requirement of a sport ex. Tennis, Racketball, Snowboarding, Skiing

2. There is nothing that prevents the creation of an official DDR competiton organization, it just hasn't been done...yet...

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