Professional athlete

[douglasville diver]

So Do I Now Need A Jock Strap And Cup To Add To All The Other Dive Gear?

 

[Heffey]

There needs to be competition for it to be a sport

who do divers compete with ?

What are you talking about? There is tons of competition in diving.
There is the ever so popular PADI card collecting, stroke thrashing, brand bashing, Agency wrestling, ............ Yea, I guess you are right. Scuba is not a sport.

But ScubaBoard, now that’s a sport.

 

[Hoyden]

There are professional divers - those who get paid to dive (commercial and scientific) and for them, diving is not a sport. You get paid to instruct others to dive - in sports terms that makes you a coach.

Jackie

 

[makomike]

Thanks rapidiver. Just checked it out. I wouldn't of imagined people would have such strong feelings. It is an interesting question, i guess. I have alway concidered it a sport and was trained that way, but things were different 19 yrs ago. We(PADI) still used the navy tables back then. Thats one reason i like scubaboard, i learn something new every day i look at it.

By the way... ITS A SPORT among other things

but my original post was a little tongue n cheek and to get my wife involved a little. She is a new OW. and like to keep her excited about diving.

why do you non sports think its not? just the competition thing? check out a dictionary. I think it fits in the definitions as tim and others on the other thread pointed out.

 

[makomike]

There are professional divers - those who get paid to dive (commercial and scientific) and for them, diving is not a sport. You get paid to instruct others to dive - in sports terms that makes you a coach.

Jackie

Ya. I knew that coach thing would come up. But never in a million year would i have ever concidered myself a pro athlete. It was just fun to play with.

Its a sport...

 

[DeepBlueResort]

Hi

I think you are a professional sportsman and a professional educator now that will really impress the wife

 

[Bratface]

Just wondering... I've been teasing my wife about this. I recently became a PADI Professional(an instructor)... and diving is a sport... on the next census or things of that sort... am I now a professional athlete:05:

Just wondering

I had posted a poll on weather scuba was a sport or hobby. I agree with you that it is a sport.

 

[TheRedHead]

Well, there are diving records for depth in several categories (on air, mixed gas) and in cave penetration distance and I'm sure many others. In that regard, it is a sport.

 

[makomike]

I had posted a poll on weather scuba was a sport or hobby. I agree with you that it is a sport.

I just went through it. Good question!! I had always concidered it a sport. Didn't know there was a debate! Fun stuff!

bratface that pic looks just like my wife! funny

 

[TheRedHead]

Looks like your wife? Ooooh, makomike, you had better make sure that she never sees that or you might not need a jock strap anymore.