Many people believe that juggling is just an activity that people do as a hobby but, this pastime can be extremely difficult and require the same amount of skill as a sport. This begs the question; What is a sport? As said by languages.oup.com, “an activity involving physical exertion and skill.” By definition, juggling is a sport, but people may be wondering “wait someone doesn`t have to be physically fit to juggle”. The classic 3 ball repetitive juggling does not require much energy but when you add different routines and more complicated maneuvers, things start to get very tricky. Ryker Dean, a Freshman, amateur juggler at Rocky Mountain high school, competed at Rocky’s Got Talent and placed third. Ryker continues to improve on juggling higher amounts of balls. “When I’m working on my five-ball juggling, I’ll get tired just doing that,” said Ryker. The repetitive swinging of the arms can prove exhausting and the shuffling of the feet, especially when just learning to juggle, can really strain juggler’s muscles.
However, Austin Ryan, a Freshman at Rocky Mountain has other ideas “Juggling shouldn`t be a sport.” Although some people believe this, it`s similarity to other sports proves that it should be. In ways juggling with hands is very similar to juggling in soccer because they have many of the same movements. Another likeness between soccer and juggling is that they both have professionals that are very impressive.
If juggling was a sport at Rocky Mountain Highschool, it would provide people with the opportunity to join a sport that doesn`t require much experience to start. Every activity that is added to Rocky`s portfolio brings a whole new group of students into the programs which adds to the idea familiar to many teachers: “Get Involved.” Juggling should be a sport at Rocky because it will give people a fun activity that deserves to be recognized for its difficulty.
Ashton Vineyard • Apr 29, 2025 at 10:01 am
I love how this article talks about a hobby/activity that has been mostly forgotten about. And that it’s actually giving it attention. I do think it would be a good club here at Rocky.
Nathaniel, Green Barraza • Apr 23, 2025 at 8:59 am
This is a great article, really highlights what a sport is and why we should add things such as juggling and possible even other extensive exercises! great job.
james yorgason • Apr 22, 2025 at 11:59 am
I like how this article gives juggling some light as it is a forgotten sport and them giving it attention feels good and I think this should be a sport or club at rocky.
kanyon thorp • Apr 21, 2025 at 9:31 am
I love how this article really puts into a bigger detail how difficult juggling really is. It takes lots of precision and skill and it looks like a fun activity to start making a real sport. 5 balls at once? Crazy.
Nolan moore • Apr 17, 2025 at 9:57 am
I think this article represents a lot of the jugglers compations for juggling and i think it should be a sport if there is anyone interested in juggling or even a club i think juggling should be included into sports.
brooklynn • Apr 17, 2025 at 9:42 am
this is a great article/debate, i think that most people do juggle so having it as a sport wouldn’t be ideal but if it was a class to learn as an elective that would be a better option so student can choose whether or not they want to learn how to juggle, but overall great article and i was very interested
Devin Donnelly • Apr 17, 2025 at 9:35 am
Juggling isn’t the only “sport that is controversial. A lot of people believe that marching band is a sport. It does require physical exertion, but it doesn’t feel like a sport. Great article. I was able to witness Ryker’s skill at the talent show.