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Rumpel Felt · April 12th, 2007, 15:40

Airsoft and paintball are NOT sports! They are action hobbies. You could try and classify paintball as an extreme "sport", but never airsoft.

When I think sport I think symetrical field, standard equipment, refs, periods, athletes, etc. Airsoft may sometimes come close to having a few of those but it's not concrete and cannot be anyways.

If you can do it and arrive at any measure of success and hold a beer or cigarette in your hand or be horribly out of shape at the same time, it's NOT A SPORT.

Things that are not what one could classify as a sport:

Paintball
Airsoft
Billiards
Poker (discrace that it is now on TSN)
Bowling
Foosball
Hell....Golf (seriously, how can someone call that a sport)
Table hockey
Pinball
Darts
Shooting
Hunting

These are all FUN activities/hobbies/games but they can hardly be classified in the same catagory as:

Hockey
Basketball
Soccer
Football
Rugby
Tennis
Baseball (to a lesser extent)
etc.

Yes there are other things that require peak physical fitness, but those would classify as extreme "sports".

Remember, just because it's competetive, doesn't make it a sport. Is debate club a sport? Didn't think so.

Airsoft is a kick ass HOBBY. And with all the lameness of TM plastic, hicaps and the whole AEG concept I wouldn't go so far as to call the mainstream of airsoft MILSIM either.

Reenactment sounds good to me!

April 12th, 2007, 15:40	#20
Rumpel Felt Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Kitchener, Ontario	Airsoft and paintball are NOT sports! They are action hobbies. You could try and classify paintball as an extreme "sport", but never airsoft. When I think sport I think symetrical field, standard equipment, refs, periods, athletes, etc. Airsoft may sometimes come close to having a few of those but it's not concrete and cannot be anyways. If you can do it and arrive at any measure of success and hold a beer or cigarette in your hand or be horribly out of shape at the same time, it's NOT A SPORT. Things that are not what one could classify as a sport: Paintball Airsoft Billiards Poker (discrace that it is now on TSN) Bowling Foosball Hell....Golf (seriously, how can someone call that a sport) Table hockey Pinball Darts Shooting Hunting These are all FUN activities/hobbies/games but they can hardly be classified in the same catagory as: Hockey Basketball Soccer Football Rugby Tennis Baseball (to a lesser extent) etc. Yes there are other things that require peak physical fitness, but those would classify as extreme "sports". Remember, just because it's competetive, doesn't make it a sport. Is debate club a sport? Didn't think so. Airsoft is a kick ass HOBBY. And with all the lameness of TM plastic, hicaps and the whole AEG concept I wouldn't go so far as to call the mainstream of airsoft MILSIM either. Reenactment sounds good to me! Last edited by Rumpel Felt; April 12th, 2007 at 15:44..