Marching band? That’s boring. Band kids just walk around on the field with instruments. It’s not that hard at all! As one person said, marching band is considered a sport. This opinion is argued daily by many high school students. Some students agree, especially the band kids, that marching band is indeed a sport. Others disagree that marching band is not a sport and argue that it's just an extracurricular activity.
Many students agree that marching band should be considered a sport. Members of the marching band do just as much as other students do in sports. Members of the marching band do nothing but sleep, eat, and think about the band, especially during the two hardest, most difficult, and hottest weeks of their life. Most band directors push so hard that some members end up breaking down and quitting. Usually, the majority of the members of the marching band are there to stay. Marching bands practice a lot, work together, run laps, and break multiple sweats compared to any sports team. It has been stated how many physically challenging activities are in this ‘extra-curricular activity’ which would be banned. You have to carry an instrument exactly leveled while marching and sometimes marching at tempos as fast as 144. Moreover, most marching bands in high school are competitive. Competitions are held in their division in the area of the marching band, and the bands are divided into classes based on the number of members in the band. These competitions are highly competitive and can reach meaningful hundredths of points. A band, for instance, was 0.07 points from third place and 0.35 points from second place. The directors receive the judge’s tapes for their band which they listen to and take their compliments and criticisms to improve on, and we also receive a video of the performance to watch and criticize ourselves, much like a football team might record a scrimmage and watch it to see where they can improve.
Some people may say that marching band isn't a sport because there are not any dangers or suffering from injuries. Some people may say that marching band is not a sport because members are not called ‘athletes’, they’re called ‘musicians’ or ‘band members’. It has been said that marching band isn't physically challenging for anyone in shape. While it does require more than a minimal amount of physical activity, that doesn't automatically make it a sport. It has to do with music. Just because you can get gym credits by being in a marching band doesn't make it a sport. Carrying a heavy instrument is far from athletic, and playing fast notes does not make it physically exerting. Requiring skill doesn't make it a sport either. Eating competitions could be considered sports by these terms: they require physical effort, require lots of skill, and are competitive.
Summarizing the two perspectives, I believe that marching band is a sport because it requires physical activity. It builds on important skills that always can be applied to other situations. It uses a specific set of rules and regulations to judge the bands. Most bands compete in competitions in their area, therefore it is competitive. Even though there are fewer injuries than in other sports, there is still a risk of injury, and still an amount of physical strain that could cause injury.