General Sport Specification
(this
document is created as a tool for the teaching activity within the PhD course
held by professor Vittorio Marchis and remains his exclusive property till its
final publication)
1.
General
1.1.
Scope
Scope
of this Specification is the definition of the general features of a New Sport,
with a special attention to its reliability and feasibility.
1.2.
Definition
A Sport is a
game, competition, or activity needing physical/intellectual effort and skill
that is played or done according to rules, for enjoyment and/or as a job.
1.3.
Destination
This
Specification is intended to those who want to design a new Sport.
2.
Applicable documents
2.1.
General purpose documents
2.1.1. Human
Rights Declarations
2.1.2. Health
and Safety Principles
2.1.3. Environmental
and Resources Sustainability Docs.
2.2.
Reference Sport documents
2.2.1. Institutional
Papers
2.2.2. General
Sport Handbooks
2.2.3. Standards,
Regulations and Guidelines
2.2.4. TBD
2.3.
Technical documents
2.3.1. Training
Procedures and Practices
2.3.2. Sport
Tools and Equipment
2.3.3. Sportware,
Tissues and Clothing
2.3.4. Sport
Fields and Places
2.3.5. Sport
Communication and Visual Identities
2.4.
Particular documents
2.4.1. Foods
and Drugs
2.4.2. Advertisement
2.4.3. Supporters
and Influencers
3.
Classification of the sport
activities
3.1.
Taxonomies and existing catalogues
3.2.
Disciplines classification
3.2.1. Skill
3.2.2. Power
3.2.3. Mixed
3.2.4. Endurance
3.2.5. Virtual
3.2.6. TBD
4.
Requirements for a new Sport
4.1.
Definition of the new Sport
4.2.
Scope of the new Sport
4.3.
Individuals practicing the Sport
4.3.1. General
4.3.2. Amatorial
4.3.3. Professional
4.3.4. Disabled
4.3.5. Others
4.3.5.1.
Animals
4.3.5.2.
Robots
4.3.5.3.
TBD
4.4.
Team and group practicing the Sport
4.4.1. Team
sport
4.4.1.1.
Training
4.4.1.2.
TBD
4.4.2. One-to-one
sport
4.4.3. TBD
4.5.
Sport equipment
4.5.1. Balls
and other bouncing things
4.5.2. Throwing
objects
4.5.3. Clubs
and other throwing tools
4.5.4. Ground
moving devices
4.5.5. Water
vessels
4.5.6. Air
kites and other aircraft
4.5.7. TBD
4.6.
Subjects supporting and assisting the
activities
4.6.1. Personal
trainer
4.6.2. Masseur
or physiological supporter
4.6.3. Sports
doctor
4.6.4. Psychological
trainer
4.7.
Safety of the Sport
4.7.1. Safety
practices
4.7.2. Safety
gear and equipment
4.7.3. Medical
support
4.7.4. Insurance
4.8.
Sport Reliability
4.8.1. Validity
of the Sport
4.8.2. Reliability
of the Sport
4.8.3. Sensitivity
of measures of sporting performance
4.9.
Economy of the Sport
4.9.1. Funds
and economic support
4.9.2. Competitive
balance
4.9.3.
5.
Environmental features
5.1.
Geography of the Sport
5.1.1. Real
5.1.1.1.
Open space
5.1.1.2.
Water
5.1.1.3.
Air
5.1.1.4.
Board
5.1.1.5.
TBD
5.1.2. Virtual
5.1.2.1.
Computer / Internet
5.1.2.2.
Metaverse
5.2.
Ground for playing
5.2.1. Outdoor
5.2.2. Indoor
5.2.3. Table
5.2.4. Console
5.2.5. TBD
5.3.
Time of the Sport
5.3.1. Game/competition duration
5.3.2. Seasonal
time
5.3.3. Virtual
time
5.4.
TBD
6.
Rules
6.1.
General
6.2.
Players rules
6.3.
Ground rules
6.4.
Judgment rules
6.5.
Ranking rules
6.6.
TBD
7.
Competition
7.1.
Local
7.2.
Tournament
7.3.
World
7.4.
Media
7.5.
Record and memory repositories
7.6.
TBD
Acronyms and symbols:
N/A: not
applicable
TBD: to be
defined
ILB: intentionally
left blank
