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I hang out with a few college athletes, and I used to be an athlete, I just don't really have time for it anymore... does that count? lol 
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what sports? And no, band is not a sport, neither is cheerleading. I will say that it takes skill to play any instrument, but as far as a sport...gonna have to say nah...
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band is a sport if anything is.Maybe you never seen a show band (predominantly african-american). Have you ever watched the band train? We do the running, the push ups, the sit ups, the crunches, the lunges,the stretches, the jumpin' jacks, the sprints, the laps around the football field.the full nine yards. And that's warm up. Then we learn a ten minute field show (if you're not in good shape, you'll never make it to the end). We learn music, drills, and a 2 min. dance (have you ever tried to dance and play as loud as you can at the same time? It takes skills). At my school the band spends more time on the football field than the football TEAM. we spend an average of 20-40 hours practicing. So whoever decided that you need to toss, kick, or block a ball to be an athlete is sadly mistake. We earn our scholarships just like every body else.
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the friends I hang out with play soccer, softball, hockey, baseball, rugby, etc...LaxItUp said:
I played softball and soccer
but not anymore unfortunately.
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I swim at school. It rocks -- no way to get the freshman 15....if anything it's like the freshman -5
Oh, and before you ask, I swim the 500 and 1650 (1 mile) freestyle
Oh, and before you ask, I swim the 500 and 1650 (1 mile) freestyle
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Like I said before. I used to do orchestra and show choirs so I know how much skill it takes to do stuff like that. However... I really don't think that either of those are sports, even though we worked on routines and all, so... Band... takes talent, some work, but ultimately a sport...noooooooooooMatt.9:22 said:
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I play soccer at a jr college in Mississippi. ...
soccer... i think it should be taught in a classroom prior or while playing. I highly doubt that a lot of people understand the game. Unlike football, soccer practices are not structured with multiple coaches. Most coaches do not teach or know how to teach various scenarios around the field and how the players should react. Most of what is taught is shooting and passing and heading and basic moves everyone should know how to do. ah.
hehe.
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soccer... i think it should be taught in a classroom prior or while playing. I highly doubt that a lot of people understand the game. Unlike football, soccer practices are not structured with multiple coaches. Most coaches do not teach or know how to teach various scenarios around the field and how the players should react. Most of what is taught is shooting and passing and heading and basic moves everyone should know how to do. ah.
hehe.
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I did Rowing my Freshman year and boy was it a major step up from high school sports, especially when we started the 2 practices a day! I absolutely loved the intensity and the team. However, during high school I was used to volleyball, softball, and basketball (I guess "skill" sports), so mentally I couldn't stand the repetitiveness of the rowing machine early in the morning, which is why I'm not still on the team. Had I been blessed with height I would have loved to have played Div. I vball. Anyways, now I mostly just stick with lifting and intramurals...and the occassional 5K.
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LaxItUp said:
orchestra and show choirs don't have a thing on showstyle marching band. Someone needs to enroll you in a band camp, son. At the end of the week you won't feel like you weren't athletic.
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I play golf. Yeah, Yeah, could fall under the sport/no sport category for some of you, but try strapping 20 lbs to your back and walking 5 miles every day, on top of running 2 or more and weight training. Golf is also more of a mental game than any other sport. Don't believe me? Hit the links in a college tournament and see how well you do...we're not average or weekend golfers. My dorm houses basketball, softball, volleyball, golf, and tennis...the baseball guys have their own dorm :-(
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Matt.9:22 said:
Band camp??? Riiiiiight, of course that would be a heck of a lot worse than two or three a days to play lacrosse. I'm sure you have it rough running around four miles worth of sprints all the while some 6'4 gorrilla is taking a swing at you with a trombone. Band.... still not a sport...
MarLoc - what school do you go to?
Golf - no arguments there, definitely a sport.
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I'm going to try out for my college's rowing team when it starts up in Sept. but until them, I'll just be doing sports on my own. I am hoping to give surfing a try this summer and wanted to try snowboarding this winter, but so far all the locals mountains have next to no snow, and I've just been too busy. There's snow in the forecast this upcoming weekend, so maybe then I'll pull out my board, get the bindings fixed and head up
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I'm a volleyball player for Richland, it's a school in Texas. I love it and have been playing for 10 years now. I want to get a scholarship to a major university... I'm on the look out!
God Bless!
God Bless!
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Tashena, if you want to go to a D-1 school to play look into Liberty University it is a Christian school but D1, it's off the hizzy... www.liberty.edu
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