Marching Band is technically a Sport Attempt #3 (Please read the rules)

So in this round I'll be going over the opponents case explaining why it falls, and defending the attacks the opponent has made against my contentions. Firstly On The Opponent's Side As proven by my contentions, Marching Band does not fit the criterion of 2 of the 4 requirements in order to be considered a sport. Marching Band does not require physical exertion when competing, and it varies from one person to the next. One person can have a much harder time than the other, causing a disbalance of who is actually putting in physical effort and who is not. Considering most instruments in a Marching Band are not heavy, we can say that only a small majority of musicians actually experience physical exertion. Since that being the minority and not the majority, it does in deed fail. Also a quick note with competition, not all Marching Bands compete. Of course most do, but saying they all do is simply invalid. Some Marching Bands are strictly for entertainment at schools, which would mean that those Marching Bands are not sports. And finally a set of rules. As proven also in my contentions, Marching Band does not have a set of rules. Saying anything different is a joke and should be thrown out. There is not a set of rule for ALL Marching Bands, which means there is not a set of rules. This also addresses your second rebuttal. Secondly On The Opponent's Side Of course band directors would say Marching Band is a sport. They are the leaders of it. Of course I agree that a majority of personal opinions can't prove something correct, but in this sense it absolutely does not because of a very common sense approach. The band directors would be bias! What you're advocating is that we ask the directors of a activity if what they do is physically demanding enough to be considered a sport. Of course they'd say yes! That way they make everyone who participates in them, including the directors themselves, look better. This contention should be completely thrown out because a biased source is not a credible one. Lastly On The Opponent's Side The fact that this is even an argument upsets me. We're debating if Marching Band is a sport, not fishing. And furthermore, at least fishing follows all four of the requirements of a sport. It has physical extersion to real in large fishes, there are fishing tournaments, the rules would be the fishing laws, and it is a very tough sport that does require skill. Just because fishing is a sport and Marching Band is not, that shouldn't mean we mention it in today's debate. What doesn't make sense is that for a Marching Band debate you brought up fishing. Now I will be addressing arguments my opponent has made against my case. Firstly What we're debating is if Marching Band is a sport. If, as the con, I can prove that in some way shape or form that Marching Band does not fit the entire definition, I should win the round. Secondly True physical exertion is the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit[1]. Marching Band simply does not do this when you're competing. The training before hand sure, but that's you yourself putting in the effort in order to better yourself. When you're competing, though, this isn't happening. You're muscles are not being exerted in multiple ways, and it's not helping you stay healthy. It does in fact matter how much is being exerted, because it has to keep you fit. In order for it to be physical exertion, muscles must be exerted in various ways and must KEEP YOU FIT. When you're competing, simply put, Marching Band is not helping keep yourself fit. Lastly There purpose is to entertain, but it goes much deeper than that. The original purpose of football and basketball was to allow people to prove that there team was better than the others. Of course they do entertain, but their purposes expand way beyond that. With Marching Bands, they have one single purpose. To entertain, nothing else. Also, I used those two sports as an example because of how popular they are. In no way am I saying that all sports are similar to those two, but I am saying that all sports have similar qualities. A sport must include ALL four of the parts mentioned earlier, and as proven, Marching Bands do not. 1. http://www.vocabulary.com...