General Spec

 

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