from my point of view (and I think that I can speak for many canadians), a sport requires any component of fitness. Therefore, endurance sports (Distance running, hiking, biking) are everybit as valid as track sports (sprinting, high jump). Individual sports are important (canoeing, biking, climbing) where you only truly compete against yourself and the elements. Even if you need a partner for some of these, it is still YOUR accomplishment. Team sports are where you have a group of people striving for one goal. Hockey is the most important one here in Canada. We have our own football league (Bigger field and more strategy based than NFL).

Some people don't get it if you don't like hockey, but not like Americans and their sports. They don't consider other sports not valid just because it doesn't involve a team. We are much different here when it comes to that. You cannot get into a university on an athletic scolarship, only with high grades in academics. University sports are ususally only enjoyed by the students, are not televised except perhaps on local cable.

Too, I think because our widely varying temperatures, we HAVE to be open minded about sports. I would love to see someone play baseball in Timmins in January

Are these sports:

Bowling
archery
golf
baseball

or are they games?