I am writing in response to the 6 August 2012 article by John D. Sutter, CNN entitled "Should pro gamers be considered athletes? "This is a topic that is very controversial. What is the definition of an athlete in the first place? An athlete is someone who is proficient in sports and other physical activities by Google's definition. However, that is not all that it takes to be an athlete, physical abilities are important but mental health and mental fortitude is also a big part of playing a sport in an athlete. Electronic sports have become huge and will continue to grow and to me I would consider them to be athletes.
Like this article mentioned, these pro gamers still do many of the things that athletes do. They are required to lift weights, run and swim in South Korea as pro gamers. They practice hours like athletes to perfect or make their skills better. A typical pro gamer in South Korea practices up to an extreme of twenty hours a day, way more than an athlete involved in a sport like football or basketball. Practicing for twelve hours a day and in some days twenty hours playing a game would get really old real quick, even if it is a game that you absolutely love. That takes extreme passion and extreme love for competition and for the game to practice twelve plus hours a day. A pro gamers' life in Korea at the top level of competition is basically nonexistent. You sleep for about six to eight hours go workout for an hour and then practice the rest of your day for twelve plus hours.
There is a high level of competition in a variety of games today, in Call Of Duty, Starcraft II, League Of Legends, and so on. All these titles have thousands of fans following the competition and supporting their favorite teams and watching them compete. They compete for prize pools some competitions only a couple thousand, but some prize pools for championships can get up to a whopping one million dollars.
That is an awesome feeling, to know that you can barley know somebody, but yet when it comes game time yall are so close and in a battle together. ... I mean athletics got me to a college for practically free. Athletics has nothing but a good impact on you and your future. ... Athletics can change a person's life around. ... You learn a sense of responsibility when you are into athletics. ...
The Conflict between Athletics and Academics Athletics and academics go hand and hand, in college. ... Without athletics schools wouldn't be the same. Athletics belong in the academic life. ... This means some missed practices, or at the worst a missed game. ... There are also athletes who really do not enjoy school, but continue to stay in school because of their love of the game. ...
If graduation rates were so important, then why have a myriad of coaches who have demonstrated the acumen to recruit and graduate athletes equal to or above the percentage of the overall student body been fired for not leading their teams to the NCAA Tournament or a bowl game?... Abandoning intercollegiate athletics, however, is not the answer. ... So, to bring college athletics into balance with educational values, it is necessary to develop a broad framework for reform. ... College Athletics have many benefits as well as disadvantages. ... In conclusion, College Athletics have be...
He has helped me in every conceivable capacity, from athletics, to fixing something around the house, to understanding what the right thing to do is in any given tough situation. ... In athletics, he has taught me never to give up no matter what. ... The fact that he even stayed in athletics is remarkable, given the family circumstances. ... When he tells me to never give up in anything, whether it is athletics or academics, I can't help but think of all that he had to endure to make the grade both as an athlete and student. Who was there to push him the way he pushes me, and who was th...
Through athletics I have grown and developed many strengths. ... Attitude is not only important in athletics but in everything one does. ... Athletics play a big part in my life. ... This football season during the first game of the year I was encountered with a situation that showed how my leadership abilities have grown. ...
Volleyball is a very rough game. ... Our first game was in mid-March. ... I struck out once, but got walked the rest of the game. ... Athletics have helped me into making better decisions. ... Athletics have really shaped me into being a better person. ...
Secondly, another type of a common relationship are formed within a club setting such as athletics and parties. ... The amount of intimacy shared within athletics is not always abundant. ... Likewise, dependability is not required for purposes other than those related to athletics. For example, a football player can depend on his teammates to block for him in the game, but not to pay off his mortgage. ... In comparison to athletics, party friends are similar in many ways. ...
To further note their superiority in athletics, Westchester High also had banners hanging from their ceiling for every championship they had won. ... Not only was this my first varsity game, but it was also my first varsity playoff game. ... I was surprised that the coaches trusted me enough to put me in a game-ending situation. ... I was happy with my overall performance even though we lost the game. ... One scout came up to me and commented, "I like your game for a ninth grader. ...
College athletics have always been one of American's favorite pastimes. ... College athletics have always been at the heart of this competitive rush. They have always been something more pure than professional athletics, more than just the money. In recent years, college athletics have changed for the worse. ... Everyone else benefits from college athletics except the athletes. ...
Stress In Athletics In the Journal article by Mark H. ... He would interview 28 players 3 days of the previous game. Each athlete was interviewed by disclosing two stressful events that happened in the previous game. ... To identify two game stressors; "reflect back to a particular game and think of a situation that was stressful? ... Basically what happens to the individual in a game, win/loss, injury can cause acute stress. ...
