Is darts a game or a sport? How Can a fat, unfit guy be a ‘sportsman’?
Jan.08, 2010 in
Darts FAQ
It’s classified as a sport (a competition between two people or two groups of people). In this sense, Chess is also a sport.
Sumo wrestling is a sport except sumo wrestlers are at least twice the size of a darts player. Besides which there are thin and medium sized darts players. Fishing is classed as a sport but I cannot see the point of sitting on a river bank for hours on end with the company of a plastic tub full of maggots.
Darts is not a very good sport for keeping yourself physically fit and some of the professional players are overweight, but this however does not stop the game from being classified a sport.
January 9th, 2010 at 4:41 am
Darts is a sport and always will be asport.
January 9th, 2010 at 10:09 am
by been the best at his choosen sport, where in the world do it say sport means fit .
January 9th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Darts players are sometimes fat but not all of them!
This is because their sport doesn’t require physical fitness, it requires a steady hand, good number skills and concentration to win. I think darts is a game and a sport.
January 9th, 2010 at 3:23 pm
in darts actually the more you wiehg the easier it i to aim due to the increased weight distribution and steady hands. With an “unfit” body one is less likely to have fast, sudden reactions. Touche
January 9th, 2010 at 8:25 pm
If Butterbean (boxer) can be called an athlete, then darts can certainly be called a sport.
A game is when chance is a driving factor in the outcome. Sports depend on physical skill. Since it does take practice and skill to hit a target on the dartboard, it’s a sport.
January 9th, 2010 at 9:27 pm
The “game” of darts is just as much a sport as Billiards, Shuffleboard, Archery, or any other game where endurance is not an issue. By the way, it’s not fat, it’s beer muscle.
January 9th, 2010 at 9:29 pm
no way darts is a sport.. you are correct. my rule of thumb with sport vs. game is : if you can drink a beer while playing, its a game.
January 10th, 2010 at 12:19 am
Have you seen Ronaldo in the world cup???
January 10th, 2010 at 3:10 am
it is a game dude,you don’t have to be an athlete you just have to sit all day in a bar with a beer in your hand and practice throwing darts ,it is a nice game ,but not a sport enyone can do that
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January 10th, 2010 at 6:04 am
Game. Ask any Sumo wrestler if they’re a sportsman
January 10th, 2010 at 11:19 am
LOL I was gonna say Gazza !!!!
But seriously, I used to play competition darts and do still play it every once in a while. I agree that it’s not a sport in the true sense of the word but as for example pool and snooker it requires skill and, as with those game type sports, a certain level of physical performance. I mean, try controlling your body’s movements throwing that one deciding dart in the last leg of a championship when nerves take control ! I’ve been there and I can tell you, it’s not easy !
January 10th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
A fat, unfit guy can be a sportsman. Just at a lot of major league pitchers,NFL lineman, and heavyweight boxers.
As for darts, not a sport because there is no physical play or defense played!
January 10th, 2010 at 5:43 pm
It requires a sharp mathematical mind and good hand-eye co-ordination. It has been defined as a sport.
January 10th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Darts is more of a game that can be played at professional levels. Kind of like poker but more in the lines of billiards. May be considered a sport by some but is more a professional game.
As for a fat, unfit guy being a sportsman, well it’s hard to say that you are a ‘sportsman’ being unfit. Maybe ‘sportsman’ isn’t what you need to be.
January 11th, 2010 at 1:26 am
fat and unfit people can be used as targets
January 11th, 2010 at 7:08 am
Here’s the CORRECT answer. Darts is a game, that is sometimes played competitively. It is much like billiards, in that you don’t have to be in good physical shape to be good at it. The term “sport” is thrown around too much anymore as it relates to certain games. For example, there are chess tournaments for money…is chess a sport? NO. It’s a game. Same thing with mini golf, poker, etc. They are GAMES that are played competitively.
January 11th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Yep, darts is a sport and yes it is stupid that they call themselves sportsmen. I suppose they think it sounds good.
January 11th, 2010 at 5:58 pm
fat unfit guys are all over profesional sports
January 11th, 2010 at 7:38 pm
well, we all have our talents. Different sports require different talents. I can run forever, but cannot play darts. Uh oh I said “play” didn’t I? maybe I do think it is a game….
January 12th, 2010 at 2:22 am
A sport is a game requiring physical skill. As such darts is indeed a sport.
They are plenty fat unfit people in sport. Look at Baseball and Cricket for instance.
January 12th, 2010 at 9:03 am
john daly is called an athlete
January 12th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
In answer to the question “How can a fat,unfit guy be a ‘sportsman’?” I have one word RONALDO
January 12th, 2010 at 2:46 pm
It could probably be considered both. Having participated in several large tournaments, I agree with you that many if not most of the participants tend to be unathletic. At the beginner to intermediate levels, being heavy actually seems to be an advantage in that big people tend to keep their body still when throwing leading to greater accuracy. Many light people seem to want to almost dance or do the “ballerina” when they throw making it very difficult to be consistent. Whether you want to call it a sport or a game, Darts is great fun. Its highly competitive, takes a great deal of talent and practice and you can have a beer while you participate.
January 12th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
them darts weigh 60lb each, some can go up to 100lb .they are made from a rare metal called llogaedd only found on a remote island called sinep in mid atlantic costs $1800 a gram
January 12th, 2010 at 9:14 pm
Sport – a game or competitive activity – according to the Oxford Dictionary – or something along those lines from memory – so its both.
Fitness – there are all sorts of fitness. You look at a Hammer thrower in the olymics and a sprinter – who is fitter? The hammer thrower can probably lift more weight, throw the hammer for hours on end – the sprinters arm would ache after a while.
I dont really do darts – I am more football and rugby but I did a charity darts tournament for a few hours and my arm ached like mad the next day as using a different motion, muscles etc. Am I unfit? The darts player would probably have done it no problem, no aches……
So Darts is a sport – A darts player is therefore a sportsman and fit does not mean thin!
January 13th, 2010 at 1:08 am
Darts is a game and a sport !
January 13th, 2010 at 4:57 am
of course its a sport. if you classify it as a game, then that means that golf, archery, clay pigeon shooting, rifle shooting etc etc etc are all games as well.
January 13th, 2010 at 8:56 am
definitely a game!!