Marching band is harder than football. (High School)

I would first like to apologize in advance if my arguments do not match the formats on this site. I have not debated in this medium before and this will be my first on this site. The argument will be set up, for simplicity sake, in sections of factors that make up the whole of "More difficult". The first round Will be for opening statements only and the last 3 will be rebuttals. 1) Mental 2) Physical 3) Miscellaneous These categories may be divided as seen fit. My opening Arguments: (Mental)" Marching band requires a vast array of mental abilities all at the same time. During the halftime show a marcher must be acutely aware of the following: Step size, tempo, marching technique, direction, horn angles/direction, notes/rhythms, dynamics, and your body positions (attention/marching positions). This is all going through a marchers head during the performance and it changes from set to set, of which there are upwards of 50. If any one of these things are off then there is a break in the form, or a wrong note, or one person sticking out musically or physically even if he is in form. People don't notice the people doing everything right so long as there is one person wrong in a performance, which defeats the entire purpose of the show. Additional responsibilities are added depending on where you are in the band. Each of brass, woodwind, colorguard, percussion and drum major positions all differ drastically which makes teaching them a nightmare and also slows the process down significantly. (Physical) Most people tend to underestimate this aspect of marching band because the average marcher is less muscular than the average football player. While marching band is a very taxing activity as well, the real physical difficulty comes in different places. One things most people don't notice is the way we march sideways, while our chest is parallel to the sideline. This is an awkward position to anyone and puts pain on the back. This pain is furthered for people with instruments resting on their shoulders causing the spine to be crushed and twisted. this also cuts off airflow significantly. The use of muscles that are almost never used by the average person, such as standing on your toes and your heels for long periods of time, are a difficult feat to master. Building brand new muscle is a painful process and has to be done for a clean performance. Each performance is also performed at halftime, meaning that the band has all been standing and playing for half of the game before putting on the show. Airflow is the main cause marching band surpasses football physically. While marching you are wasting your air supply on your playing and this causes inexperienced marchers who may have been playing their instrument for years to pass out because there was not enough to fuel both at once. The splitting of air gives marching the sensation of sprinting, and wears down a marcher far faster than just marching or just playing alone. (Miscellaneous) The individual responsibilities of every single marcher are key. Each member of the marching band must memorize an 8-12 minute show along with an extensive packet of a couple dozen stand tunes. Each member must also know what they are doing wrong or not good enough during each practice and constantly work on improving every aspect of their marching and playing technique. the time frame for learning everything is about the same amount of time it takes the average concert band to prepare an important musical performance. Marching band of course throws in a lot of extra stuff as mentioned, which results in a massive amount of rehearsal time. Most marchers would refer to the band room as their second home and everyone else as their second family because of how often they met. The dreaded band camp consists of all day practices either at the school or at a nearby college. This is not only the longest week of rehearsal, but it is also the first big one of the year, meaning the rookies have no developed muscles and the vets may be out of marching shape. During the average school week bands generally meet 3 times a week for standard rehearsal, which range from 2-3 hours, and another all day practice or competition every couple of weeks. This, coupled with the all night football games leaves a marcher very little free time. I apologize for the length and I appreciate anyone reading this and am looking forward to a long and rich debate with my opponent