Ping Pong (Table Tennis) is the Best Sport of All

In my opponent"s video, , none of the cats were actually PLAYING the game! Only three clips total showed a rally. All of the others were trying to catch the ball or pounce on it. My opponent failed to show any animals playing ping pong. In my video evidence listed as source #9 above, dogs, birds, cats, mice, monkeys, guinea pigs, and turtles are capable or riding around. Some even do tricks too! [2]This obviously shows how skateboarding is better than ping pong. Animals can skateboard. Animals cannot play ping pong. Hey, take a look! Skateboarding IS sponsored by an international organization! [3]The ISF"s main goals are to "To make skateboarding available to everyone in the world who wishes to participate and to guarantee skateboarding continues to provide the freedom of self-expression and creativity". My opponent was wrong by saying there was no main worldwide governing body. His point therefore doesn"t prove that ping pong is better than skateboarding. Furthermore, to prove that skateboarding is more important than ping pong, International Go Skateboarding Day is a worldwide recognized holiday celebrating the sport of skateboarding. There is no "international ping pong day". It is celebrated on June 21st of every year [4] Ping pong isn"t even recognized with a day to commemorate it. My opponent didn"t elaborate at all about ping pong sponsorship and claims that "there are sponsors within ping pong as well", but didn"t support this with any sources which makes his point insignificant. "" then surely finding enough space for a skateboarder is far more difficult!" How is this possible? Go skateboard down roads and sidewalks in cities and in your neighborhood, skateparks, and even garages. In the winter, I prefer to skate in my insulated garage as do others. Because skateboarding is an outdoor sport, there are many places to explore. In contrast, with ping pong, you and your opponent are playing on a mounted (difficult to move) table that is usually indoors. In summary of my rebuttal on this topic, nobody has any trouble finding places to skateboard as it is outdoors which negates my opponent"s attack on this subject. My opponent says my argument about skateboarding being used as transportation is nullified. He didn"t elaborate on what he means by this. How is this cancelled out or irrelevant? If you want to go somewhere fast, take a skateboard! It is still the sport of skateboarding even if you aren"t doing tricks, you know. Same with ping pong. Ping pong as my opponent has said is recreational. So is skateboarding; with an added bonus! Transportation! Plus, he has failed to prove how ping pong has more health benefits than skateboarding does while I have listed many in my argument above. He only states that the calorie burn is higher which can"t compete with my many sources and facts in my argument. Finally on this matter, he mentioned that I didn"t cover how skateboarding is more mentally exhausting. Ah. Okay, here I go then. CJ Poulin, a skate instructor says "Skateboarding is 90 percent mental and 10 percent physical," and he is right. [5] Skateboarding is mentally tiring because of the "MENTAL BLOCKS." What is a mental block you may ask? A mental block is trouble committing to a trick or maneuver in skateboarding. Defeating and overcoming these fears of worrying about the injury is extremely difficult; much harder to overcome these mental challenges of ping pong. In ping pong, the mental reactions are more of reflex than responding to fear and risk of injury. The positive side of skateboarding"s risk of injury is that the sport trains you to overcome your fears of falling and getting hurt which is very helpful in real life situations. As for reflexes, skateboarding develops strong reflexes too! Skaters need to focus on landing on the board with proper timing and control. Skateboarders also need to time the flicks of certain tricks after they pop the tail of the board down to start the/those tricks. Skateboarding"s mental side has positive benefits unlike ping pong. My opponent believes he is able to win because he says skateboarding has the possibility of injury. There are many ways to prevent this risk. This website lists ALL of the kinds of pads possible. [6] Skateboarding is only dangerous without wearing pads. Pads eliminate almost ALL risk of getting hurt. Pads can protect you from minor to severe injuries. (Skip to 35 for the crash) The most important piece of safety gear is the helmet. This guy in the video could have had less injury by having a shirt on and perhaps knee pads on! Even when people get injured, they take it as motivation to land tricks! Besides, there is nothing close to the sensation of landing a new trick for the first time! "Ping pong mallets are smaller [and lighter] than skateboards." True, but how does this prove skateboarding to be lower than ping pong exactly? Sure it adds to the point that the paddles are transportable but as for a proper table: 1) the table needs to be an appropriate length and width, 2) the table needs to be an appropriate height for the players to use effectively, 3) the table needs to be completely isolated in a space where players can move freely without fearing bumping into other objects on or around it, and 4) the table needs to be one that is okay for scratching up or taking the hits of the ball and paddles. (If you accidentally hit your paddle on the table, will it leave a scratch?) A glass table would not be suitable. How accessible is a table like that? Certainly not the ones in your home (unless it is indeed an official ping pong table!) See my point? The net as well can be an issue to set up or create. What material or object can create a long, balanced, and supported barrier between/among the players? Skateboards are far easier to set up and there are no worries of transporting your skateboard around. Going on a trip? You are certainly not going to be able to play ping pong while you are away, I"m afraid unless if wherever you are going has a table that fits the criteria above which I doubt.) There is no way to bring the table along despite the paddles being lighter than a skateboard. As with skateboarding, throw the board in your car and bring it with you. There are many new places to explore on your skateboard on your trip! Don"t forget tons of water! Skateboarding is a sport that has equipment that is far easier to transport than the equipment in ping pong. To conclude this point, my opponent cannot deny that a table for playing on is not easy to access or find despite the paddles being lightweight and easy to transport. This negates his attempt to prove that a ping pong game is easier to transport than skateboarding. I forgot to mention that the average cost of a skateboard setup (a complete skateboard) is less than $100. That covers a decent set of wheels, trucks, and the deck! I know this based on the 4 skateboards I have gotten over the years. One of my opponent"s arguments was that ping pong brings people together. Exactly the same with skateboarding, but even better. People can go skateboarding together; it is not restricted like ping pong is. In skateboarding, you can invite over 10 people to go skating with you but with ping pong, a maximum of four people can play at once! Furthermore, to push my argument above, you can go skate by yourself too. With ping pong, you"ll need someone to join you. Ping pong: 2-4 players required. Skateboarding: 1 to maybe 20 at the most! This makes skateboarding superior to ping pong! Sources: 1 2 3 http://www.internationalskateboardingfederation.com... 4 http://theiasc.org... 5 http://www.vaildaily.com... 6 http://www.warehouseskateboards.com... 7