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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I assume the “marching band is a sport” people are just being facetious.  Although I suppose it tracks with our current climate of “words mean whatever the speaker says they mean”…[/quote]

No, I meant what I wrote.  It is a VARSITY sport.

It is also extremely athletic and requires tremendous discipline.

I am a band parent; I know these things for a fact.[/quote]

What schools consider it a varsity sport?  That’s hilarious!  If it is it would be either to 1) fulfill Title IX requirements or 2) to allow unathletic kids and their parents to essentially lie on the college applications and say they played a varsity sport  :roll: [/quote]

Wrong.

Marching Band earns a varsity letter in county schools.  Everyone knows that.

Plus: it’s a sport everywhere, not just FCPS

https://www.campustimes.org/2019/09/22/marching-band-is-too-a-sport/[/quote]

Please cite your sources.  It is NOT a sport anywhere, and it’s not considered a sport everywhere.  Schools handing out varsity letters for this the athletic equivalent of grade inflation.

Just give it up and admit that your little snowflake has no athletic ability whatsoever.[/quote]

I have no dog in this fight, have never had any sort of even tangential association with marching bad culture, etc.

But I will say that for someone to be so virulently anti-Marching Bad is very, very odd. You seem insistent on denigrating the endeavour, for no apparent reason. You also seem extremely unpleasant and, conjecture but likely 100 percent correct, incredibly unhappy. Be better.[/quote]

WTH?  I am “not anti marching band”, you tool.  I was in marching band in high school for four years.

But it’s not a sport.  Jesus Christ.[/quote]

Marching band can be considered a sport because it involves significant physical exertion, requires a high level of skill and coordination, and features competitive elements where teams compete against each other in competitions, with clear judging criteria to determine a winner, even though the focus is on performance rather than directly opposing another team in a traditional sporting manner.

Key points supporting marching band as a sport:

Physical demands:
Carrying heavy instruments for extended periods, marching in precise formations, and performing complex movements all require considerable physical endurance and agility. 
Technical skill:
Mastering musical techniques while marching in sync with the group demands a high level of coordination, timing, and musical ability. 
Competitive nature:
Marching bands participate in competitions with set rules and scoring systems where judges evaluate their performance against other bands, determining a clear winner. 
Training regimen:
Similar to other sports, marching band members undergo rigorous practice schedules to improve their physical fitness and performance skills.[/quote]

Sounds like a hobby.[/quote]

ITS NOT A HOBBY!  It’s a sport ok?!!!![/quote]

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