Don't you think that track...?

Question

Isn;t considered a sport by most people? In my school, everyone is obsessed with Volleyball, basketball and baseball. All the track runners get mocked and laughed at, when track is actually a more physical sport than all of those, except maybe basketball, which is mostly running back and forth. Anyway, do you think running is given the credit it deserves as a very complex sport?

Answer 1

yes, why not

Answer 2

runners have balls, all others just play with them.

runners training is far harder than that of any other sport.

Answer 3

I agree with you.

lol our sport is their sport's punishment

:)

Answer 4

I think track is the most challengeing sport and takes the most motivation to get better at. People definitely don't give enough credit to track runners.

Answer 5

running is a great sport, the others are just games

Answer 6

i do think that track is better than the other sports u mentioned, which are also very popular at my school, but though i dont like the other sports, most of them are more popular than track, but i dont get why u get laughed at and mocked.

♥ Courtney ♥

Answer 7

i agree. it doesnt. but neither does dance team.. at least at sum schools. && sumtimes dance iss a lot moce physical than others. but same with track. it DOES deserve a lot mor credit.

Answer 8

Baseball and basketball are games but  track is work

u have to work hard to be great and prove track is a sport

        NOTHING IS WORK IN LESS U WOULD RATEER BE DOING SOMETHING ELSE

Answer 9

If you think about it all other sports run to get into condition to play.

Track is the sport where you run (or jump or throw).

The people who make fun of runners could not run about the class room without passing out.

Answer 10

I like the fact that track is a easily "proven" sport.  It is measured by the individual.  You get timed or measured and that is the ultimate proof.  There is no argument.  In other sports, you can argue all day.  Who is better Wilt Chamberlain or Michael Jordan?  In Track, who is better. . .well who ran the better time.  Case closed.  On a team, people can hide.  You can ride the bench and still be on the team and make fun of those on track.  I consider track to more of sport than others especially when you do start breaking it down and when you start looking at Field events too.

I train athletes in all types of sports.  I think that Track can have a bad rap if the team is not that good.  I will say at the upper most levels, track members are not laughed at.

Answer 11

well when you think about our training .. and compare it to theres they shoukldnt talk... we run until were light in the head and our legs are aching... we even weight train more then their sport...track is the more physical sport all the way. **** the haters