Is Marching Band a Sport???

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[@RCM1829]

I mean, the marching arts can be a contact sport. If a judge gets in your way that is.

[@KtheSnowman]

+RCM1829 The judge I kicked mid visual two yrs ago can agree to that statement

[@danielmahanpour8285]

What if you hit yourself with your instrument or stick?

[@wrender-ing]

Getting hit by a flag

[@alexisoelberg7448]

it's always a contact sport for a Guardie heaven knows we hit ourselves enough!

[@joiepizzza5862]

+RCM1829 Or a wayyyy too aggressive horns up. When they said, "snap it" I don't think a noise was supposed to ensue... oops

[@nemolovesy0u]

People who say marching band isn't that physically demanding, haven't held up a marching euphonium.

[@S0RGEx]

+nemothefish Or worn a sousaphone or any battery percussion or carried a contra.

[@johncruz7923]

or jazz ran 3-5 for 46 counts across the field with a baritone playing sixteenth not runs while maintaing posture, marching/playing technique, and not tearing your acl.

[@nemolovesy0u]

^^^^^^^^^^^^ to both of these

[@danielmahanpour8285]

I'm in the pit 😂 very hard music.

[@jacobwilson5596]

*bottom bass

[@dakotajames3977]

"Marching Band doesn't take a lot of effort" lol ask the color guard. They might stab you with a saber if you keep talking

[@jessyschriner6787]

Or just smack you in the face with our flags! XD

[@abbylake6865]

I'm part of the guard, and I'm ready to impale any one with my flag, saber, or rifle at any time.

[@mkscorp9152]

I've had a colorguard hit my Trombone Slide while we were marching

[@Tacosauce-vu6ue]

You hella stupid

[@rachelguzzo1602]

I’m open to that😂

[@akiragl]

I've been seeing many comments stating "I don't think its a sport, because it doesn't have a specific scoring system". I've replied to too many so I'll just put this here Things we are judged on: - Marching in time - Playing in time - Marching while playing (points added for amount) - Choreography (points added for amount) - Playing at correct level of sound (points added) - Horn angles - Posture - Marching style consistency (ours is heel-roll) - Playing together

[@icyyou9839]

akira people mean there isn't a POINT system. There's a judging system, which isn't the same. A point system is direct, and unbiased when it comes to opinion. In basketball, people don't judge if it's a 2 or a 3 pointer. It either is or it isn't. In marching band, you don't have a definite score. You have a score based on what other people think of you and your team.

[@justusnesbitt3693]

Bruh i dont really care if yall consider marching band a sport or not but i do care wen yall compate it to other national sports such as football or basketball that is so annoying

[@Tingling10]

akira Some bands could be counted as a sport, but DCI should definitely be counted as one. DCI is basically marching band, but with a lot hard musics that you gotta memorize, and a lot of running visuals. They also have practice hours longer than usual marching bands.

[@christianortiz324]

Justus Nesbitt there was a study done showing how a percussion player who isnt even a wind player exhibited the same idk as a football player in one 8 minute marching show and we also have to get a physical the same one football players and other sports players get and its recognized by UIL so therefore it is a sport

[@fann.9874]

Synchronization?

[@WillValentine]

If fishing is considered a sport then marching band is. People who say it isn't a sport would survive their first day of band camp

[@mikea2092]

Whoever says marching band isn't physically demanding clearly haven't been to Band Camp

[@designeddino]

@FN-2187 HA ISN'T EVERY PRACTICE HELL THOUGH?

[@thelimon4338]

Mike A oh shit bro, did you survive?

[@georgerowan8108]

Mike A if you thing band is physically thought then that’s a problem talk to me when you carry 5th bass for 3 hrs.

[@mclovin6734]

If you think marching band is physically demanding then your out of shape buddy

[@sporadicspork6314]

Super weenie hut Jr's Have you ever marched?

[@Monocultured01]

My thinking: if ping pong, PING FLIPPIN PONG, then marching and is a sport.

[@andrewprawat8199]

You have never seen professional table tennis

[@grace7033]

Ping pong ain't a sport

[@sporadicspork6314]

Grace It’s in the Olympics

[@bun-bun5623]

If chess is then marching band is

[@S0RGEx]

Personally I do (Especially as a tuba player who marched a pretty taxing show from a movement perspective and this is totally just shameless bragging but whatever, right?), but you're right. In the end, if it's something you're passionate about and love doing, it doesn't really matter whether others think it is or isn't. I like people to consider it one, but if they don't, that won't make me love what I do any less.

[@dawnaperlick3968]

Ryan Sorge I agree, oh and more shameless braving but I play a pretty good tuba, sax, trumpet, clarinet, and percussion game myself

[@dawnaperlick3968]

Braging

[@rachelmarrone3271]

My brother plays tuba and marches . I'm currently in 6th grade and I play tuba too and in 8th Grade I wanna march. My brother has marched with a marching tuba and sousaphone and in 8th Grade I can March with a sousa. What do u march with?

[@StealthheartDraws]

GUYS STOP DEBATING IT GO LOOK UP SPORT IN A DICTIONARY, AND THEN YOU GO SPEND A FEW HOURS ON THE FIELD, SEE HOW YOU HOLD UP and yeah, I do agree with the part that we really shouldn't be debating, it doesn't change anything. I am just sick and tired of everyone saying we don't do anything.

[@ashlyn5674]

Personally I consider marching band a sport, but ik that lots of people don't feel the same. With the definition you used I find it to perfectly tie in with marching band. At this point I find the easiest point out that if you consider people like ice dancers athletes, then shouldn't other performers going through physical conditioning be considered athletes too? Idk maybe I'm just butt hurt about never getting recognition for all that sweat,blood, and tears I poor into this activity ;-;

[@epicman148]

for all the work we do, we never get any credit it sucks lol

[@5oundOfVictory]

@ people who say "marching band takes no physical exertion" yeah sure buddy go play contra in a drum corps and then tell me it takes no physical exertion. i love playing contra, can't wait to march in the reading buccaneer's 60th anniversary season

[@Knottz]

@ people who say "marching band takes physical exertion" yeah sure buddy go play a game of basket ball or literally any other sport

[@silvermist4110]

@@Knottz yeah did it. Basketball and track. Easier with just more annoying pepole.

[@elisam.r.9960]

@@Knottz The only difference between marching band and running is with running I don't wear a portable sauna (i.e. uniform) like I did when I marched. That actually has a huge impact on exertion. Because of that, I've seen more people pass out from marching compared to running. (And there was also the part where my marching days involved some running and damn near doing splits trying to march backwards. Those were some hilarious moments in retrospect.)

[@briannaespinoza6398]

guard is a sport!!

[@abbylake6865]

GUARD MEMBERS UNITE

[@Denny-sq3he]

Getting out of bed is a sport for you

[@mikerophone7923]

Guard is the best

[@eytnoodles308]

Bri Bri #winterguard

[@pulguitalamasveloz1034]

Yes

[@eloncone6925]

Me having done football my freshman and sophmore, and Drumline my Junior year and plan on continuing into my senior year, and also being part of HBCU style marching band. From my experience, football was way more difficult when it came to physically exert yourself. I am not saying Marching Band was not hard. Memorizing music, remembering sets, *CRABBING AT 180 - 200 BPM* because of newer fresh drum majors, is really hard. Then in the high step marching a simpler but longer show still took much out of me. I do agree marching band is physically demanding, and difficult, I do agree marching band is often overlooked as a sport, by many people. What really urks me though is that, in many of the marching band students in my band, will claim it is more demanding, or harder than other sports, yes memorizing, and marching at different speeds is tough, it is hard, i get it, i have experienced the same as you have(Bass Drum, and Tenor Player) but things with football, you get hit harder than you will ever get hit, you run up and down the field, only to get stopped right before the great feeling of a touch down, you may not be memorizing music, and sets, but you are memorizing game changing plays, that could win the game. Practices may be shorter, but a hot practice in pads will make it feel ten times hotter(but i guessed that helped me, getting used to sweating with the drum on, because even though the harness is different than pads, you are still sweating like a bitch) and I could continue. But at the end of the day, I am trying to say, though I would say marching band could be a sport, I just get bugged with the people at my school, remember *PEOPLE AT MY SCHOOL, NOT THE GUY WHO MADE THE VIDEO, I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT HIM* just go out and say "Marching band is far harder, than(insert sport here)," Well I hope you get what I am trying to say. *(I WONDER WHO WILL ACTUALLY READ ALL OF THIS)*

[@Tingling10]

Pine To The Cone I get marching Band might not be a sport now, but DCI and color guard definitely should be a sport. DCI is like Marching band, but harder. A lot harder musics to memorize and huge amount of endurance, plus 12 hours of practice almost everyday.

[@bluewind7386]

I had a football coach say it was a sport lol. A boy call band gay and the couch said shut up water boy the band aids do more then u lol the boy said well band is stupid I told him anything you can't do is stupid then I said o what's that Menes being smart is stupid lol

[@josephmann7131]

Blue Wind you shouldn’t be calling people stupid when you can’t even spell. You spelt couch when trying to spell coach, you spelt aids when trying to spell aides, you spelt “o” I’m not even sure what you were trying to say, and my guessing you were trying to spell means and you spelt “menes” maybe before you call people stupid you should make sure that you can spell first.

[@jamesbargar4469]

All of this coming from a guy who wrote a run-on sentence as his argument. Shame, sir. Shame.

[@VolFan111]

James Bargar that was a nice one😂😂

[@miracleaboagye9688]

huh?????

[@dyl294]

I personally think marching band is a sport, those who say its not, from my experience, have either never tried it or quit before band camp started.

[@Disaster755]

Marching band is definentley a sport. Especially drumline. It's up there with football. You work your ass off.

[@54321blader]

And sousa/contra!

[@Disaster755]

+54321blader Yup!

[@kameronpeterson3601]

no it's not a sport. It requires a lot of physical work and effort, but it is not a sport.

[@sacc8023]

not up there with foot ball at all. There is a difference between marching for 12 hours a weekend vs slamming your physical body against a person for 4 hours strait.

[@sacc8023]

and yes im in marching band and We wond Nationals this year and I still don't think its a sport

[@kaitlinleong9310]

At my school, I use the argument that you can "letter" in marching band so technically it is considered a sport, also there are lots of people who have never tried marching band and I feel that at my school, marching band earns way more trophies in a year than any of the other sports have won in multiple years.

[@YtJCon]

At our school the letter jacked is a different color for marching band than it is for actual sports because they realize marching band isn't on the same level as any other sport. Band kids just petitioned for it so they had to let the kids letter. Marching band is in no way, shape, or form a sport. Sorry if I hurt your feelings but it's the truth. Also please don't use the argument that "try carrying a tuba across a field". That literally means nothing, I agree the tuba might be heavy but just because the equipment is heavy doesn't make it a sport. Like if all football was just walking around in pads. It wouldn't be a sport just because the pads can weigh down on you.....anyway good luck with marching band. Sorry if I come off as mean I'm not trying to be. Good luck and we all have our opinions.

[@holamellamonunyabusiness9704]

JCon Im just saying that at least in my school I know that our tubas had to jazz run and we do a lot of dance and visuals and as a guard member I think that if cheer and dance are now considered a sport marching band should be too. Also, we don't walk we march, and yes, there is a huge difference.

[@SantaClausBitch]

Nestor Pelayo matching bands do have one winner in competitions

[@emilycook1005]

@saint YESSSSS

[@REALjohnmosesbrowning]

If skiing is a sport, marching band is a sport.

[@ryzwy6539]

Dude you are awesome. You're videos have inspired me to further my marching career through college and I'm only a freshman in high school. I joined marching band and 8th grade and I love it so much but I didn't think that it was something that I wanted to do throughout college. You have inspired me to think about going to the Cadets 2 camp. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@419waywardkid5]

If you don’t think it takes effort, you don’t understand how hard it is to march with perfect posture while staying in time and playing memorized music while remembering your movements at the same time If you don’t think there physical exertion you’ve never held a percussion instrument, or sousaphone, or a marching baritone/euphonium, or ran the same show over and over for hours at rehearsal, or seen color guard, or marched in general tbh. And you’ve especially never seen DCI or an angry band director during band camp who likes to make you stand at attention for 12 years. If you don’t think there’s contact you’ve never seen a judge fall victim to bring trampled by the band, or stood close to color guard while it was windy ;) If you think it’s not competitive in any way then... look it up damn If you decide to make your own definition for a sport then you can say it’s not, but if not there’s no reason marching band can’t be a sport. If bowling is a damn sport then so is band 😂

[@derekjsexton]

Last year, I wrote a 10-page paper supporting the argument that the marching arts are real sports for my Social and Cultural History of Sports. When I pitched the idea to my professor, he turned it into a class discussion. I mostly referenced drum corps after marching two years with 7th Regiment, but I was able to support other points with facts and data. Got an A.

[@epicman148]

the one thing that absolutely pisses me off about marching is the judging. we all worked out butts off trying to put together our show wicked, yet the judges gave us bad scores simply because, "I didn't like your music/show". like pls stfu I would love to see you try this

[@kylemosley651]

+Bottle Of Vodka my band didn't make it to state this year because the judge ranked us low since we're a core style band

[@ivanangeles905]

i’m not gay that’s what happens in a sport. People want to be saying it’s a sport but can’t deal with the loss. It’s like feminists, they want equal rights but can’t deal with the equal fights

[@merp4377]

Ivan Angeles how does that happen in other sports?? when are there judges in other sports???

[@avalonsignoraalmas6150]

@Ivan Angeles, I don’t think you understand marching band or feminism. You are just talking crap about things you know nothing of.

[@NoName-yq2jn]

Tbh I agree with you. It shouldn't really matter.

[@0Aquamelon]

“Marching band doesn’t require physical exe-“ *drops tenor drums on the person’s head*

[@kristinasullivan1165]

I am in the color guard, and I think color guard is definetly a sport. I do also think that marching band is a sport too because we all use physical exertion. I am currently trying to get us gym exemptions. Tips? I NEED HELP

[@miauwey]

you could start a petition, but marching band (and guard is apart of the band unless your school is weird) usually counts for p.e. credits in most schools. you could also write a formal letter to administration, stating how band/guard requires more physical exertion than several of the "sports" at public schools have

[@adityabharadwaj2031]

Kristina Sullivan color guard can be compared to dancing

[@toothpaste3488]

A sport is a competitive activity which involves physical exertion. I am in marching band and March baritone and I can definitely say that it is exhausting and we are going to the grand nationals in Indianapolis which is very competitive with a grading system. Now if you argue that band is not a sport then why is golf a sport? If you can consider golf a sport then marching band is way up , go Harrison band

[@chops5276]

To be fair, no one really says golf is a sport

[@toothpaste3488]

Chops lol

[@MaxRamos8]

but now Cheer is a freakn sport and marching band still isn't

[@gatortinabanina]

freaking* band*

[@anyadeising1564]

Max Ramos fuck you

[@MaxRamos8]

hey calm down I didn't say cheer wasn't a sport or easy. I know it's also competitive and dangerous. I'm saying that of all things at least Drumcorps should be a sport. it has dedicated groups that are not from any colleges or schools. Cheerleading does not have it's own teams. that's not to say it's better or worse.

[@Angel-kb8lp]

Max Ramos Cheer is really hard from what I see. And so is marching band, so they both are.

[@ZennyZ645]

Give me a B!!!! Give me and S!!! What's that spell!? BS 😂

[@smayo3975]

I was in marching band for the first two years of high school (best years of my life) but I had a gym teacher who didn’t believe me when I told him that marching band should count as a sport. If only he knew what we did for 36 hours (and yes, I calculated that. No, I’m not exaggerating) every week.

[@madmaxhart5579]

I think that marching band is a sport. The people who say it is not a sport have only seen us at halftime and not at practice. I am making a powerpoint on why it is a sport.

[@thegirlwhohasnolife8502]

Hey at least EVERYONE participates in marching band. We don’t and can’t ever sit on the bench like football 🤣

[@nosocksfly]

I call it a competitive art

[@blakejonesmusic1456]

So a sport lmao

[@A320flyerB6]

I've been waiting for a video to quell this debate for a long time! Awesome video!!

[@RelMCProgram]

Chess is a sport. Let that sink in.

[@jb4469]

I’m gonna leave the argument with this... GOLF

[@Wateryy]

I am trying to cope with the fact that in two years I have to leave marching band ;-; Help me...

[@reneebigsur01]

HI!! I am a GA STATE MOM!!! My son is a Frosh at GA STATE!! So Proud that you represent!!! Have followed you for a couple of years now and always look forward to your very entertaining videos!!!

[@_rene_8563]

Marching band is a sport, and sometimes is much harder than many others. I understand how lots of people wouldn't think so cause they haven't even tried it, my marching band this year have very fast tempos and slow tempos. So Yes, this is a sport. It requires a physical, you have to have the strength to control what you legs do, not only do you have to marching a certain beat but you also have to memorize music so it's very difficult as well. If you don't agree, then you try it THEN tell me it's not a sport. Honestly it's your opinion though but I gotta tell you, opinions aren't facts so that doesn'tran you're right :)

[@sacc8023]

its not a sport

[@sacc8023]

and yes im in marching band and we won nats this year and I still dont think its a sport

[@sacc8023]

Hispanic Genuis10 Carmel high lol I was there in the back with the Tubas

[@rylanfooper7901]

Water. PLEASE GIVE ME WATER

[@0dumbduckie053]

Gush and go 😭

[@joncanaday7034]

Bruh anyone who has marched quads knows how physical marching is. Drum Core or high school

[@jordynanderson5048]

ANY CLARINET FAM HERE!

[@calebzeckzer7979]

marchingband geek YAAASSSS

[@vanessasanchez5641]

jordyn anderson yassss

[@outtolunch5964]

YESS

[@designeddino]

ME

[@derpysheep5872]

I march alto sax, but I play clarinet

[@mackenzieharvey-rackley5218]

"Marching band isn't hard" "I am devolving joint problems at the age of 16 because of band" "okay maybe is hard"

[@graceschultz7462]

So glad to see a new video of you David!

[@sasha5229]

We missed you man, welcome back :)

[@moomood1796]

When i pulled up the rifel i wheezed. My Color guard ppl where u at 😂

[@megabuu761]

RIP... Those instruments! Do people know how much those repairs can cost! Funny and great educational video, it really got me thinking about whether it is a sport, and why it matters. We usually just argue about it with other sports at our school, without really thinking if it is really that big of a deal

[@austinmorphew9100]

Do you know Casey Cooper?

[@Jdfuncorps]

+austin morphew Yup! He's graduated now but I've met him a few times, awesome guy!

[@Queeze101]

Yes. you can have a good band and a bad man. You can have a good football team and a bad football team. All teams and groups in all sports are at different levels. You can have a soccer team that does nothing but hang out and barely practice, but the sport itself at a professional level is outstanding. You can have a band that goes all out all the time. Or drum corps. And that activity at a professional level is also outstanding. regular people know about the NFL, or the MLB, or the NBA, or FIFA, but not DCI or DCA. They're not advertised or televised like other sports.

[@LilTaeo]

WGI: "Sport of The Arts"

[@austinaccomando9437]

DCI should be considered a sport, but high school marching band... It depends lol

[@JTMIA305]

Yess!!! Been waiting for a video like this!!!!

[@ellb-w5076]

It's definitely a sport, I'm only in an English drum corps called 'Liberty' and we only have about 35 members so we don't rehearse any where near as much as as Top corps from DCI, but it is still physically demanding, but at the same time, it is so fun and i get such an adrenaline rush when i perform, and that is the point of Drum Corps, to have fun and compete. But it is definitely a sport.

[@TheRandomAsian711]

I wouldn't care about if marching band were considered a sport at all, EXCEPT It matters to me because I'm in high school, and marching band is an enormous commitment. It doesn't count as a "sport" and I don't have the time for sports. Anything I'm interested falls in either the autumn or the spring, and I can't do anything in the spring, or I'll get sick from my pollen allergies. I don't want the fact that I can't/won't do a sport because I don't want to, to impact my chances of getting anywhere I want to. A friend of mine got refused from MIT because he didn't have a sport. I don't want something like that to stop me or anyone else, but I don't want to give marching band up, I'd rather die :P So that's why I think a lot of people argue about marching band being a sport. Otherwise, I couldn't care less about it being a sport because it's awesome, and being called a marching artist sounds pretty badass.

[@seymour_brainz8210]

I usually ignore people when they tell me that marching band isn't hard well id love to see you jazz run with a contra and say it's not physical but I understand where both sides comes from and mainly agree with both and awesome video man your vids always cheer me up and can't wait for dci 2015 in 2 mins

[@christopherjester4724]

That High school musical allusion!

[@like.clarkwork]

I just say that it's a performing art just for simplicity reasons, but my school considers it a varsity sport. Also I get community service hours out of it apparently.

[@mallorieself4147]

I like your attitude about how you love marching band so why does it matter if others think it is a sport or not

[@rob123swag]

What about boa Atlant regional...i saw you there and met at retreat :)-some random tarpon kid

[@Jdfuncorps]

+Rob Mackenzie That'll be coming soon too! :)

[@noahsweeney9109]

the band I'm in got 14th in Atlanta this year. so close to finals. #sleep

[@asianicecream48]

We're going to Grand Nationals at Indianapolis in a few days, so we're gonna see all the big 4A bands in our class

[@donovanbryant1874]

+noah sweeney mine got 6th went to finals and going to state (FL)

[@ryanvelten6937]

+Rob Mackenzie lol hey tarpon kid, has Chris Turner mentioned anything about West Carteret?

[@thatbaritho2276]

Hey man glad to see you making videos keep up the good work

[@KarlDrumTech]

Great Video! I loved the statement at the end where you say it doesn't matter if it is or not and it shouldn't affect your experience :)

[@KarlDrumTech]

Hi Dylan! :)

[@TsaiSigh]

Cuz playing quads isn’t demanding enough

[@lunamusic4923]

My definition of a sport is any competition that one can get physical injured in

[@mariogutierrez5486]

Dolphin-itly is a sport. Really liking the videos. 🔥

[@jordonorJT]

At the end when the high brass was holding it a different style 😂

[@imexisting9734]

If video games are a sport then marching band is a sport

[@reneebigsur01]

A couple of years ago, I boldly advocated for a top Corps in that I felt they deserved to be treated as athletes and should follow an athletes diet. The rigors that all Corps members go through in preparation, and during the competition season certainly makes them elite athletes. Throw in less than desirable sleeping and resting accommodations such as riding on a bus from venue to venue, and all of the other nuances that makes up the Drum Corps Season, I am in awe of all individuals that endure a Drum Corps Season!!! The best part is,,,,Corps members do not see it as enduring it!!!.

[@isaacvlogs3235]

When he says competing against each other and a pic of your band shows

[@nathanweisser]

I personally believe a sport is something that has an objective winner: that means no judges or opinions involved. So under my own personal definition, the marching art's aren't a sport. But I do believe that it's a very athletic activity nonetheless. This is why DCI describes itself as an "activity".

[@A320flyerB6]

This has always been my standpoint. A sport has a specific method of scoring, like touchdowns, a triple bogey, or a home run. The marching arts are subjective to the reception of the judge and crowd! Nonetheless, all sports and athletic activities take lots of skill, and we should just appreciate talent when we see it rather than judging everyone for it.

[@vidalrodriguez2001]

I could definitely disagree with the whole "subjectivity" part of why some people don't call marching arts a sport. Gymnastics, as a whole, have panels of judges in every event. People aren't debating if gymnastics are a sport (hopefully) as they are one of the (28, I think) sports in the Olympic program. Definitely takes a ton of physical exertion(yes, I know that is subjective, but still), it takes a lot of time and effort to perfect the craft and compete at the world stage(same with drum corps). It's pretty much comes down to that a lot of people just don't know what it takes to compete at that high level in the marching arts and people don't consider that because it isn't that well known, and that's a darn shame.

[@nathanweisser]

+Vidal Rodriguez That's a fantastic argument... if I considered gymnastics a sport, rather than an extremely highly athletic activity. And the Olympics has ball dancing lol. If its in the Olympics, I don't think that automatically qualifies it as a sport. A more productive debate to have: should the marching arts be in the Olympics? :0

[@vidalrodriguez2001]

+Nathan Weisser Well that's where the other part of my "marching arts not being as well known as other activites" comes into that, because there are certain requirements in becoming an Olympic sport in the scope of how global that activity is. Even some very global sports like baseball and cricket aren't even in the Olympics, because there's only so much you can do in one month, considering how long those games take. That doesn't negate those sports from being sports, they're just not as fully global and widespread as some of the many major ones.

[@vidalrodriguez2001]

+Nathan Weisser The first step in doing so, which in my opinion would be the hardest thing DCI would have to do would be to diversify; especially in the regard that Drum Corps match on an AMERICAN football field. American football has nowhere near the reach that Olympic sports have globally, so that would be the first barrier the marching arts have in expanding their global reach, as this activity is uniquely American. If they in the future get the activity up to the Olympic requirements, some how, it would be in a group also in consideration trying to get into a pretty rigid Olympic program. They would also more than likely be viewed as contreversial/maybe revolutionary in their bid to become an Olympic sport. The IOC committee in charge would probably turn that bid down

[@Dribones9]

When your literally 5 1, playing mapex tenors its a damn sport.

[@joncanaday7034]

Tenor gang rise up bois

[@zachpeterson5816]

Marching band is definitely a sport. Ive been in marching band for 3 years and it is lots of hard work. It involves the correct technique while playing the right notes and having it memorized. Also u go to band camp for 3 days and then play in parades and compete against other marching bands. So yes it is definitely a sport.

[@lilemobluebean3801]

Marching band is a sport we might not be running or hitting people but look at how much time and effort goes into learning the drills and memorizing the songs and even playing on the field especially if your uniforms make you sweat in 50 degree weather

[@mr.bug9319]

If gaming is a sport so is playing an instrument

[@RockyFloral]

Anyone else notice at the very end when you get to see the part right after the "collision" how the saxophone player ducks? Cracked me up hahaha

[@braddywakler8601]

1v1 marching contests, two bands on the field at once, whoever scores better wins, a set amount of judges per band

[@AbS-812]

Even people in marching band said it was just an art, but it is a sport and an art

[@designeddino]

*that moment when you traverse into the color gaurd*

[@gvvfggguj992]

Foo fighters in the background. Yea boi

[@JAleck]

My school actually does do an all for 1 competition called the march off where the directors yell out different marching techniques we have to do, and I’ve won it twice now

[@johnmorrisonfan101]

Not long ago in South Carolina marching band is now considered a physical education credit

[@moviemadness2009]

I gave up on the sports argument a long time ago, but damn, do I miss marching. STARTING MY FIRST SEASON OF DCA FOR 2016 WOOOOOOO.

[@A_V__]

You have no idea how happy it made me to see an alto sax in this video 😂😂😂😂😂

[@katiec.1349]

As a marching band person it's definitely a sport

[@torimoss7481]

Lol, our school board offered to classify marching band as a sport but the directors said no because sports have legal limits of practice time, but as a club they can make us practice almost twice as much XD

[@maxgooding8734]

We were running through our opener for the first eight sets and one of our color guard members hit under my saxophone when I was playing it and made my lip bleed, and one of the other saxophones got hit in the head with a flag not once, but twice! Oh, the things we do for band XD

[@kaidgamer]

I love marching band!!

[@lukerosenkaimer5647]

The old principal said that if you do 4 year of marching band that it counted as 1 term of pe

[@Keep.disrupting]

if curling is in the freaking olimpics than marching band is definetly

[@emilywilson1347]

The thing about marching band is we work for months perfecting a show that lasts 8 and a half minutes each performance is a big deal if someone has a bad 20 seconds the whole band could be thrown off if someone gets confused on the next move you can't just call a time out and get clarification the band gets 8 or 9 minutes to showcase what we have been working on for hundreds of hours we don't get 4 quarters 9 innings or 2 halves we have minutes if you fall and get hurt you can't stop and put in a replacement you get up and keep going and talk about physically taxing the band does so much work it may look like we are just walking and playing but it is really so much more at my school the band does more work than the football team (and other "real sports")

[@imexisting9734]

I remember that we had to roll a prop that almost took half the band to put it on the field, if you were the one going backwards your legs would feel like jelly 😤

[@Meggalex]

Oh my fucking god all the GA State merch 😂

[@OrinWillis]

WHEN R U UPLOADIN DCI 2K14 IN 7 MINUTES MAN?1/!!!!

[@OrinWillis]

Oh, good video by the way. Very interesting.

[@finallysoundasleep386]

same like dci 2015 in 2 mins???

[@mikiegamer6415]

When people say marching band doesn't have physical exertion clearly they haven't even tried to pick up the 5th Bass Drum and definitely haven't marched 6 miles with it (the Rose Parade).

[@tacoswingsandburgers]

When someone says marching band isn't physical I just show them that video phantom regiment jazz running across the field while playing firebird

[@Wildtooth-mg9sl]

1. You have to March, 2. You have to play your instrument, 3. You have to remember every note you play which is hard enough to do with sheet music.

[@reagangoudy7354]

Most high school marching band are just there for halftime entertainment and usually the tempo is a walking speed My high school marching band show tempo 168 with a ton of choreography and we practice more than the football team

[@mr_organ]

It’s not a sport, it’s art and talent put on the field. It’s amazing. It’s sorta a sport though. (I’m in band and my dad’s a band director)

[@jadewolf3094]

'not that physical' my ass. Have you ever stood in a thick uniform sweating ur asses off for 5 hours? im willing to bet that we sweat more than you guys

[@adnelg319]

COME HERE WOLFY WOLF! Or on the opposite side when you have to hold a METAL OBJECT TO YOUR FACE IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES. And just to add to it get rid of the vibrato your shivering causes because your uniforms are too small to fit warmer clothes underneath.

[@LindsayHemmer]

I LOVE YOU! And yeah it's a sport

[@Kenna002]

If it was a contact sport the Bass Clarinets would be knocking everyone out. Hell, the knock themselves out sometimes. 😂

[@bradywood459]

Euphs would win I think

[@chrisgiersch7625]

+Brady Wood the drumline would obviously win

[@zoestovall7558]

Blanche i play bass clarinet and it hurts to get hit by one!!

[@Joseph-tm5vv]

High school marching band is ehhh. But college marching band should definitely qualify as a sport. The stuff you have to do is a pain.

[@PhoenixTwoFiftySix]

freshman here, my marching band experience is great, and marching band is so DAMN physically demanding. DCI is killing it.