Chapter 1: What sparked the debate about whether dance is a sport?
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Had this argument this weekend. Is dance a sport? It is, yeah. Is it, though? It is. I don't feel like if somebody says, do you do sports, I'm going to say yes. I think I'm just going to be like, no, I do dance. Would you say, instead of saying, I do sports, wouldn't you say, I'm an athlete? Because I think dancers are athletes. Okay, then what about cheerleading?
I think those people are athletes. Because I, okay, a cheerleader, I feel like is way more physically fit than like, I don't know, half people who actually do play a sport. Like I could play kickball. That's a sport. But are you an athlete? But am I an athlete? No, you're a fat tub of goo. I'm a fat tub of goo who happens to know how to kick a ball. What classifies something as a sport?
Chapter 2: How do cheerleading and dance compare in terms of athleticism?
Well, I think that they've had this argument for a while. If there's scorekeeping rules, standards, and advancement, then maybe it's a sport. Like if you go to the cheerleading championships down in Orlando or whatever, there's going to be like, you know, one school like Wake Forest is going to lose to Penn State. So, yeah, there's like a level of athletic competition.
But then the same thing happens in debate, but then debate is not a sport.
It's not a sport. I was going to say, so then is band a sport? Because there's the championship, not championships, competitions for band as well. No, it's band.
I see what you're saying. It's banned. And I don't think that anything needs to designate itself as a sport to be justified. Dance, sure, you can call it a sport. But to me, it's dance because it's such a beautiful thing on its own. It doesn't need to be justified as a sport. We already know it's a sport, but it's dance.
I was having this argument because the person I was talking to was like, oh, it makes it a sport because you're being athletic and you're moving your body and stuff. You're doing that in band as well. And they were like, but band's not a sport. But by your classifications. I would say marching band kids. Those are athletes.
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Chapter 3: What criteria classify an activity as a sport?
No, they're not. You've seen some of them. You've seen that tuba player. That tuba player is huge.
Yeah, they're huge. They're made of muscle. They have to carry a tuba and run it. Cross a field and then turn into a snowflake. You ever seen Drumline? The way they make them do laps on the field and have to run with the big old bass drum. That is a lot of work. Yeah. And I think they're all athletes, though. I don't know.
Maybe a sport sometimes... I see where you're coming from, Vaughn, even though I don't necessarily agree with you. But I think we think sports are... Yes, scorekeeping, but you also have a ball. Like a ball is scorekeeping. Why? Name one sport that doesn't have a ball.
Hockey. Yeah.
Okay, hockey, but it's got a little ball.
Fencing.
Fencing.
Wrestling.
Wrestling.
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Chapter 4: How do personal experiences shape views on sports and activities?
You think fencing is a sport? Oh, 100%.
Isn't it just fencing? It is chest fencing, but it's also a sport. Wrestling, hockey, neither of those have balls. Well, hockey essentially has a ball. It's just flat and tiny and spins around. Wrestling. That's definitely a high school sport. Yeah, for sure. Yeah.
I think dance and cheerleading are a sport, but I think that they're so wonderful on their own that I don't think that you need to justify them as a sport. They're dance and cheerleading, but they are a sport.
I'm going to be cranky then. If wrestling and swimming are sports, but dancing and cheerleading aren't sports, why aren't dancing and cheerleading not sports? I didn't say they weren't, Bailey. You also got to think about cheerleading is something that happens at sports games as well.
Like, yes, they do their own competitions, but cheerleaders are at football games, which is what people classify as the sport, the football sport. I think it's because they're a bunch of girls, and you don't like girls, Vaughn. I said people, not me. Can I read the first text message that came through? Vaughn, repeat your argument. I'm starting to pot.
I want to know if dance is a sport, if cheerleading is a sport, because by classifications, they're technically not. You're not going to say, Bailey, do you do sports? You're not going to say, yes, I dance. You're going to say, no, but I dance. It's not in the same realm.
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Chapter 5: What are the implications of labeling activities as sports?
First text message that came in says, go to hell, Vaughn.
That's funny.
People are upset, though. People are saying, I'm bringing this up in the wrong state because what classifications?
It's huge here.
Somebody said you're going to start a war vaunt dance and cheerleading are indeed a sport. Just by what standards? Because I'm moving around a lot, so then that means band is a sport. If we're going by competitions, is chess a sport?
They have chess competitions. No, chess is a competition. but not a sport. Text messages is banned a sport. My brother said, this one says my brother was a tuba nerd. Definitely not an athlete. Laugh emoji.
Give him credit. Give him credit.
And then is golf a sport? Yes, golf is a sport because you keep score. Even if you ride in the golf cart, it's still a sport. But I don't know why it's a sport. Fencing is a sport. I respect all sports. I can't play really any sport.
No.
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Chapter 6: How do societal perceptions affect tall individuals?
Amy, good morning. Good morning. Set Vaughn straight. What's a sport?
What's not a sport? I say if it is in the Olympics or has like a national, like the NFL, the NHL, then it's a sport. If it's not in the Olympics, not a sport.
Okay. So break dancing, then is that a sport?
Yep.
Okay. I don't think so, because I think it's breakdancing. It doesn't need to justify itself, but I can be convinced. Pole vaulting? Yeah. Yeah, well, it's part of track and field. Yeah. Yeah, 100%.
Yeah.
What sport do you do, Amy?
Volleyball.
Okay.
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Chapter 7: What humorous situations arise from height-related comments?
That's the stinger. Bump, bump, bump, bump, bump, bump, bump is the stinger. Yeah. No stinger. They preached it for weeks leading up to it. Bump, bump, bump, bump, bump, bump, bump. And no stinger. Wow, that's annoying. Bump, bump, bump, bump, bump, bump, bump. Guess what young man on the baritone threw in a lone stinger? Hank. Honk. Because it feels like it should go there.
Everybody looked at me, and Mr. Perkins gave me the dirtiest look.
It feels like it should go there. Before we move on, real quick, Victoria said she wants to argue with me.
She's on the phone. Okay. Line four. Hello, Victoria Vonster in the pot. What did you want to say?
Perfect. I want to say that the sport to me is something that you dedicate hours and hours into practicing and training for. just like football, hockey, dance, and cheerleading. I was in dance from 3 to 17, and almost every single day during the week and weekend was consumed by dance practice to go perform just like at the NFL and the NHL. Yeah. That's what I think.
So then this band of sports spend long hours at band camp. That's fine. We can consider that. But like chess, I think chess is a hobby. And I technically think that band is a hobby too. But by your classifications, that doesn't make sense though. You spend long hours. I don't play chess personally, but I'm sure someone listening does. That's a lot of time, a lot of mind power.
You do the same thing in band. That's true. See, it's just a gray area. I'm going to keep it at that. It is a gray area.
What about yearbook? Is that a sport?
Yes. Do you know how much sweating we did in yearbook? Don't ask on yearbook. I was the leader of yearbook, whatever the title is. The editor-in-chief is what I was. It takes a lot of photo taking to get the yearbook done. There's a deadline, Dave.
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Chapter 8: What conclusions can be drawn about age and self-perception?
Just saying.
Period.
Just saying.
Just saying. That's how I'm going to end all of them.
Just saying. Really interesting group therapy. This is where we help people who are kind of stuck and they just need some advice. So let's get started. Julia has a problem that's not really a problem yet, but you're worried it might be a problem down the road. Hi, Julia. Press your button. Oh, there it is. Thank you. Hi, Julia. You're on the radio. What's the story?
What did you want to ask advice about?
Okay, so my daughter, she's 11 years old, and she's already 5'7".
At 11 years old, 5'7".
Wow, at 11.
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