The question was posed whether ultimate frisbee is a sport. Just playing catch or throwing it to the dog, probably not. But one glance at an actual game of ultimate frisbee and you'd recognize it as a sport.
Here's my comment from earlier:
Usually, a sport means a competition that requires physical exertion/skill. Ultimate would certainly qualify, it's an organized game between two teams that closely resembles hockey or basketball or football.
Are games, like golf, bowling or pingpong a sport? Well there is competition and skill involved, so a case can be made, but since physical strength and speed are lesser factors, most folks would shy away from the term sport.
The truth is that there is a spectrum of competition with chess and tic-tac-toe on one end and football and rugby on the other. The ones that demand more strenth, endurance or physical skill tend to receive more respect. Tiddlywinks, not so much.
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