Parentage:
WikiProject Sports
Descendent Categories:
none yet defined - probably none ever.
Conventions:
There should be an individual entry for each sport. Defining what is a sport and what is an event is still open,
but as a general rule if it's controlled by one federation, it's one sport (though that's not always true).
Individual events or subdisciplines within a sport should get their own page, if there is sufficient specific information to warrant
it. It is not yet clear whether subpages are an appropriate home for events of a particular sport.
At a minimum, an entry for an individual sport should describe its origins and major countries where it is currently played, give a basic description of the playing arena and any distinctive equipment, describe the basic conduct of the game (team size and composition, object of the game, major rules, and conduct of a competition, and tactics (if applicable)), give some idea as to its popularity with spectators and/or participants (for instance, [sport fishing]? is a popular participant sport with virtually no spectator appeal, gymnastics is a popular spectator sport which comparatively few people compete in, and golf is popular with both participants and spectators), and possibly give some insight into the physical and mental characteristics necessary to succeed at the sport at the elite level (for instance, table tennis players require extremely swift reaction times, whilst weightlifting requires sheer brute strength).
Of course, additional information about the sport (including elite players (or indeed coaches), information about major competitions in that, more elaborate descriptions of certain facets of the sport (for example, pages on leg spin), is highly desirable.
'Hierarchy
At this point we will use the category listing on the main sports page, in the absence of anything better.
Standards:
none yet defined
Contributors:
Robert Merkel
note that there are many contributors to the individual sports articles
Forums
none yet defined
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