Mackenzie Rankin
SOC 2330
Written Assignment
September 9, 2015

There are many definitions of what exactly is a sport. Defining “sport”, is a physical activity, competitive, its officially governed, and you receive internal and external rewards. (Henderson, 2015) The International Olympic (IOC) committee a non-profit and non-governmental organization that manages petitions that are received by other organizations. Being a member of the screening committee, deciding if some activities are considered a “sport”. Throughout this paper I will be assessing if e-sport is considered a sport and if it should be passed onto the IOC executive committee. After watching the video “This is a sport, this is e-sport”, I can put e-sports into the definition of “sport”. I’ve grown up playing/competing in sports, or at least I’ve considered them sports. The “sports” that I have done involved physical activity are running, jumping, didn’t see any physical activity. The competitors are not competing in any rigorous exertion. The do have complex physical skills competing in the e-sport. I’ve always thought you had to be physically sweating in competing in a “sport”. Most all sports I can think of are very competitive. That is if you have a competitive side to you. In the video the competitors of the different nations are facing off. The next part of the definition is that the sports are being officially governed. The sport is institutionalized which is, the process through which organizations and behaviors become patterned and standardized over time. In the video, I saw that there were announcers but I didn’t see if there were any officials. The final part of the definition is the rewards. The internal rewards are the way winning or losing makes you feel. Being an athlete you have good days and bad days. After winning or doing good in your sport, when people congratulate you it