BuckeyeGal

Maybe some marching bands have less disciplin than I did, but at Brentwood High School Mr. Box always had us moving. We were always running to where we needed to be, and did well over 100 push-ups a day, no joke just watch one day of band camp. Back in the 2002 marching season I know for a fact that we put in more time practicing than the football team, you know how I know it... our practice feild was right next to the football team. As I recall their coach (Jack Daniels) commented one day, "Wow the band always stays longer than the football team!" Not only does the band play at half time on Friday nights, they also have competitions on Saturdays... ALL DAY! Football is a sport, but why is it concidered a sport? Because of the competitive nature of it? Well if you google marching bands, check out the Contest of Champions, or even the summer Marching Core pages you will see how competitive it is. I know I could never play football, but I would like to see some football players try and survive a Brentwood High School Band Camp, it starts at 8am and goes well into 9pm for a week! The last thing, what is the definition of the word sport? It is an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc. OK, if fishing and hunting are concidered a sport, then marching band is most deffinately a sport!