Well, problem Football has two-a-days which are 2 in the morning, 2 in the afternoon (2 hours) for I believe a week. 20 Hours. Marching band has Band Camp and rehearsals which I won't count. Band camp lasts from where I am 8AM to 5PM Nine hours a day. 45 Hours. Marching band works harder and longer than the football team.
i cannot believe how riled up people are getting over a title like damn just enjoy it the way it is. it doesnt need to be labeled a sport and if it is then cool good for you. i have never really cared if marching band was called a sport or not, as long as people recognize that it is laboring and it does require skill.
I am in the Marching Band. I know this for sure though. Marching band is not a sport, yet it is a performing art. It works you very hard but music is still an art.
The definition of a sport is “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.” That’s exactly what marching band is.
If yalls football team only practices for an hour a day, your football team must suck. Our football team practices for 3 and a half hours with nonstop conditioning, weightlifting, and full contact drilling. These practices occur every week in the summer Monday through Thursday. I live in the south where it’s hot and humid everyday. People throwing up their guts is a common occurrence on practice days. I don’t see the marching band doing a quarter of the difficulty we have to face. On the other hand, wrestling is a whole different beast. I practice in a small CLASSROOM and we drink no water, we never eat to maintain wait. We are basically starving ourselves to wrestle. Not to mention the room we practice in is at least 80 degrees with no air conditioning. We practice Monday-Friday right after football season ends. We also practice for 3 hours. I’d like to see the marching band top that. I could not possibly imagine marching band would be harder than both of these sports. To me, marching band is not a sport. There is no doubt in my mind that I will ever change my thoughts on this
Actually the three of us use to be members of the marching band at Birdville High School in the Fort Worth area! We played Denton Guyer in football in the playoffs and competed against Timber Creek in marching band regularly!
Marching is a preforming art like ballet.Anyone can play a sport but not a lot of people can do what people in marching band do. Dont say ive never marched ive marched drum corps and marching band.
Hello all! Samuel here, almost 5 years after this video. I only just found the login for this account. Wow. This was just a school project we made for English in 2012 and 2013. We all go to different universities now, so thanks for supporting this and debating! It’s a great debate to be had.
Marching band is most definitely a sport. Scientists have done tests on DCI (drum corps international) members in the past and from the tests it shows that you need to have the physical fitness of a marathon sprinter. And that was back in early 2000's. The shows they do have only gotten more and more intense
Noah Kim -Those "tests" were actually one test done on a single player -The player was a tenor drummer (40lbs) so the "marathon sprinter" thing doesn't apply to all -You don't have to have the fitness of a marathon sprinter but the conditioning of one -A drum corp is different than a marching band -Drum corps are a lot harder to perform in than marching bands Are you happy?
Now I'd like someone to make a long rant about how I'm wrong that is so long it can't fit in to one comment bc I'm an idiot who knows absolutely nothing
I'm in baseball and was in football but quit to join Marching band and I can honestly say that marching band absolutely drains me, baseball and football was draining but not as draining as band and band camp is wayyyy worst than anything I've experienced in football and baseball. In my opinion marching band is a sport because of how much physical activity it takes, anyone who thinks its not a sport has a one-sided story.
I have been in marching band for years now, and I do not consider band to be a sport. It is very athletic, but not a sport. I consider anything that has to have judges in a different category than sports. Like, gymnastics is not a sport to me, but it is obviously athletic. That's why it's the Olympic Games.
i think band is a different category OF sports because as melting feathers said, gymnastics has judges but it's most definitely a sport. the only differentiating factor between marching band and traditional sports besides judges is the fact that we play against another school/team at different times. in football, you play against another team while both are on the field. you do in soccer, basketball and baseball too.
I still to this day wrestle and do marching band and i would take a 10 hour marching band practice any day v.s 2 hours of wrestling practice marching band requires no actual fitness compared to real physical sports
I wonder how many people saying that marching band isn't a sport is actually in marching band. Can t judge when you're not in it. Just saying. Now I'm in colorguard which is defined as an sport of the arts. SPORT!!! Nobody can tell me otherwise because can you say that you can do a perfect and synchronized routine with tons of tosses and drill that you gracefully sprint in?! No, didn't think so. I have grown tons of muscle from guard and I don't do any other sports.
I thought guard was sort of hard but not that hard until i joined in my marching bands color guard. Hardest but most rewarding thing ive done. Also the only sports injury i ever received XD (dislocated thumb)
Some schools(like mine) realize that euphoniums are really heavy and having to hold one like a trumpet for a long period of time can be harder than playing
Marching Band is a sport, and, having played several sports in my life, I gotta say, Marching band requires more fitness than a lot of other sports that i've played, such as Baseball
Your football team must be horrible. we practice after (school hours) 2:20 to 6:30. But that's just during the school year. Before the season there is a thing called doubles where you go at 6:30 in the morning and start with conditioning (bear crawls, death march, suicides, gassers, classic workouts, long distance runs, indurance tests) till about 9:00 (8:30 if we keep up a good pace). Then we have offensive drills (going over plays, a little conditioning here and there, and hitting drills) till about 11:30. Then we get a hydration break (yes it's called that) till about 12:00 then we do it all over again conditioning and drills (accept defensive drills instead of offence) till about 6:00pm. Then repeat everyday (except sundays) for about 2 months until school starts.
Trellis Rose I give you guys props for being able to hold those things. I can barely stand at attention with my clarinet for 30 seconds without my arms starting to hurt
My friends and I made this video for a school project almost three years ago 😂 I can't believe it almost has 1,800 views. -The guy playing basketball P.S. I was in band for six years. Except I played percussion, not a wind instrument 😂
KnackAttack H. Nope! The three of us in the video were all members of the marching band at Birdville High School! I marched bass drum on the drum line, Dylan marched euphonium and Samuel played in The Pit!
Growing up always doing Cheer, Basketball, and Softball (played all for 5 years) I have to say, I work a lot harder in Marching Band than I did in any other sport.
Marching band really is a sport. I honestly have some arguments though. Yes, marching band is a sport. I've marched and you get sweaty, out of breath, and it sucks when you're tired in a thick marching uniform. Though it is a different type of sport, it is still a sport. It just depends on your lips and lungs as oppose to arms and abs and what not. However, that does not mean you're athletic. No offense but most people in band are scrawny or large these days. Most people who do marching band don't exactly get in shape, it's just not physically demanding enough. Yes, your arms hurt from being at set or attention for a long time, but it doesn't give you football player shoulders. It's not as physically demanding as most sports. I'm not at all a band geek but don't think I hate band or whatever because I love it. In conclusion marching band is just a different type of sport that doesn't make you all that.
Jeffrey Ortiz it was more of like how people that play sports at our school didn’t say it was a sport, like the outside person looking in. We were trying to prove that marhing band belongs in that category so the “vs.” comes from the pushback we got from people who didn’t believe it
Who marches with a euphonium Baritones are used for marching bands Better projection That’s why they also use sousaphone or Constras (bazookas) for tubas
Some bands march with the british style euphoniums and there are even marching variants of the euph probably because the school cant afford to buy new instruments
Marching band is definitely a sport we practice three times a week for three hours and everyday I see every other sport leave 1 - 2 hours earlier then us. The first year my sister did marching band which is only one semester she lost 75 pounds. To hell with this they should make marching band a PE credit what kind of idiots make these dumbass suggestions about marching band anyway.
If fishing is a sport, marching band is a sport. But then again, I say fishing is not a sport. I also say marching band isn't a sport. It's a performing art.
The definition of a sport is “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.” That’s exactly what marching band is.
If you know someone that does not think marching band is a sport, you should tell them to watch DCI. Because I showed my friends DCI and they were speechless.
Every time I get confronted by a football player, they always say that marching band does no work..... then I proceed to tell them that I know they only practice 2 hours a day for 3-4 days a week and do 1 game. Then I tell them we practice 4-6 days a week for 4 hours each practice and go to their games and have extra competitions. Then I explain how many things we have to think about with each step (50+). Then I tell them we also have region band tryouts and a winter concert (who actually practices the winter concert music btw?). That plus extra on-your-own practice if you actually want to be above average at your instrument. Also private lessons. Also dont forget pass-offs or summer band camp, which they do 3 hours a day for 6 weeks and we do 7-8 hours a day for 5 weeks. Not to mention most of us are in higher level classes than them. They tend to try to make something up like, "oh, well, ummm.... what a bout after marching season?" or something, which i proceed to tell them about concert band UIL and solo and ensemble. Don't forget sectionals or after school rehearsals for about 2-3 hours each. And finally end of year concert and then we get the music for next year's show and do it all over again (unless you are a senior). Oh and btw.... they always say that it can't be THAT hard. Then I laugh and say you couldn't even play 1 note or march in time and you are saying that it can't be that hard. I could join the JV team and probably make 1st string if I tried hard enough. I'm sure I left out a few things too so feel free to comment on my comment and tell me them but yeah.
MY SCHOOL DOESNT HAVE A MARCHING BAND, AND I DONT EVEN PLAY IN A MARCHING BAND, BUT JUST PLAYING IN REGULAR BAND IS HARD AND AGHHHHHHHHH *im triggered*
Why doesn't your school have a marching band? As a band geek, the marching band seems like the most important thing in a high school. You should try talking to your principal or something, because marching band is a great way of combining exercise and something you love to do. I hate participating in sports, but when I joined marching band, I didn't feel like that
I mean, the marching band works harder then the sports teams. 🤷♂️ and I’ve done both. Marching Band is harder with fully memorizing music, steps, run down of the show, staying on step and making sure you’re marching with the beat. And the 3 hours a day practices we do. Lucky if we get a water break.
Man my marching is kinda small. We're only 55 members and that includes colorguard and percussion. So about 30 wind players. I dont like having small numbers
Ten years ago and I hadnt found this sooner :0 Me back then: Marchinnnngggg bbbaaannnnddddd yaHHhhh I cant wait to follow in my brothers footsteps :)))) Me now: YOOOOOOOOOOO DO YOU SEEE THAT GUYS? THATS US WALKING IN A COMPLETE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GO-...
Oh my gosh, the concert bari had me dead. Do people even march with those? Also, let them say that marching band isn't a sport! Let them! Their ignorance will bite them someday. We carry at *least* three-pound instruments above our shoulders for multiple hours each day. That may not seem like a lot, but try holding a three-pound weight like that for that long. And, on top of that, they have specific techniques for how they move. Hearing damage, back pain, and dehydration are huge in marching band, too. I have much more to say, but this is already too long for most to spend their time on. :|
Junior high: "oh boy I can't wait until high school and college concert performances" freshman year HS: (none freshman)" *inaudible* DCI*inaudible *DCI DCI*inaudible" (freshman) " what is DCI?" (none freshman)"*chuckle* I can show you the world...!"
Burnsville high school as in burnsville highschool in minnesota dakota county!!!!! OMG!!!!! IM GOING THERE NEXT YEAR AFTER I GET OUT OF METCALF!!!!!!!! Oh btw bhs rocks!!
