Wayne Hudson
Sports and Health Editor
I cannot claim the idea for this supplement as my own. As I was scrambling for ideas weeks ago, the idea of a sports-themed supplement was given to me by a fellow staff member. I ran with it because I had nothing better in my empty cul-de-sac of ideas, but now you get to read about cardboard tubes and broomsticks, so who’s complaining?
The definition of what is a sport and what is not, has been skewed over time. In today’s world, if a player can get an endorsement deal from Nike by playing it, then it’s a sport. And in North America specifically, this eliminates other sports from the spectrum. The mentality is “If it’s not on Sportscentre, then we don’t need it.” Well this Sports supplement is out to prove a point.
With sports as diverse as chessboxing and beer pong, I wanted to show to all you ignorant haters that the definition of sports has evolved. Plus it gave me an excuse to do wacky research, one of the best things about my job so far this year. Who wouldn’t want to discover the thrills of squash and read about cockroach racing during dinner? Don’t worry, we didn’t include the cockroach racing; maybe next year.
Other than a thorough understanding of what it takes to cardboard duel, I hope you glean from this supplement a refined definition of sports. A sport is an event or competition that allows people to engage themselves. Sure there’s competition, but it’s a social thing. You may not get to know whether they pick team Edward or team Jacob, but you get to learn their style of play in your attempt to defeat them.
And if you don’t really care about my so-called revolutionary idea of what a sport is, then maybe you will enjoy learning about things you didn’t before. More importantly, find an appreciation for some of the sports you have discredited before or just simply never took the time to try. As for me, I think I am going to have a round of Quidditch after breakfast, a cardboard duel before dinner, and a beer pong tournament every Thursday after Community from this point on. I now bid thee good day.
