It's a judgement!
Was the ball going to hit the stumps?
Did the dive fulfil established criteria?
It's not aesthetics, it's technical achievement. Going in the water ramrod straight or not. It's a clear assessment.
Yet you're equating it to judging art.
Posted By: norway on August 20th 2016 at 21:55:50
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- Is diving really a competitive sport. If a judge decides it's not imo. Very impressive but (n/m) (NCFC) - asics_kit, Aug 20, 17:33:32
- Yeah. Pointless. Make them jump in to a barrel so we can understand it (NCFC) - norway, Aug 20, 18:18:43
- So scrub gymnastics too then? (n/m) (NCFC) - Mickdundee, Aug 20, 17:41:39
- Not saying scrub anything. Just not sure it's truly competitive. Same for gymnastics (NCFC) - asics_kit, Aug 20, 18:10:52
- Better than boxing (NCFC) - SCC 28, Aug 20, 17:34:53
- Correct. Decisions which affect the outcome are literally decided by judgements (NCFC) - norway, Aug 20, 18:23:35
- No it's not. Where is the aesthetic evaluation in lbw calls? (n/m) (NCFC) - asics_kit, Aug 20, 18:51:05
- ha ha. Soft lad (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Aug 20, 18:00:22
- A judge does not decide the score in any of those. Boxing you may have a point but (NCFC) - asics_kit, Aug 20, 17:38:46
- An umpire decides a score in cricket (NCFC) - norway, Aug 20, 18:24:34
- I thought you did at the Olympics now? (NCFC) - CWC, Aug 20, 17:50:11
- Even more reason Olympic boxing is widely recognised as a joke, right? (n/m) (NCFC) - asics_kit, Aug 20, 18:08:05
- Yeah ref's decisions can decide results if they fuck up (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Aug 20, 17:43:17
- Correct. Decisions which affect the outcome are literally decided by judgements (NCFC) - norway, Aug 20, 18:23:35
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