Why isn't there a sport forum on Mumsnet?

[ghayes]

Or is there one and I just can't find it?

There is, it's called sport and exercise...

I think its been moved to the health forums.......I had trouble finding it too.

YANBU :)

I wanted to start a thread about Rosi Sexton, the first British female UFC fighter, not sure if it belongs in the sport thread as that more seems to be about participating in sport than talking about it.

I think there's an assumption that women don't watch sport.

The World Cup tends to get its own section when it happens, but there isn't one for general chat about football/cricket/boxing/whatever. That I've ever seen, anyway.

The Euro 2012 one should be replaced by a sport forum and the one in the health forum should just be called exercise.

Was there a subforum for the Olympics?

I love talking about snooker and tennis (but hate football), and that is a different area altogether from discussing fitness dvds. It would be nice if they could be separated...

I often wonder where the threads are too

Wimbledon thread?
Grand Prix?

Hope mnhq take this on board

Why don't people just post these things in sport and exercise , just because there isn't often a post like it doesn't mean it shouldn't go there, seeing how it is sport?

Anyway, interesting article OP, what did you have to say about it? I love kickboxing but sparring is light touch only, I couldn't imagine hurting people (or risking getting hurt) that badly intentionally....I don't think that's a particularly female thing either..

It does seem really silly we are discussing, Roland Garros, Queens and Wimbledon in telly addicts.

Because sport is booooring.

Loads of women watch sport, not having a forum for it just reinforces stereotypes of it being for men.

I am looking forward to Rosi's fight at the weekend, dunno if I will stop up till 3am to watch it though! Will more than likely watch it Sunday morning.

If sport discussion is in tv section then that's why I don't see it..... Have the telly (boooring) section hidden!!!

It should be in the Fun and Games section IMO.

Personally I don't like to watch sport so wouldn't want to participate in or read discussions about that. But I am interested in getting fit and healthy which is what the current 'sport and exercise' forum is used for. I think there should be a separate forum for those who want to talk about sporting events and news.

Last time I wanted to talk about football, I was referred to dadsnet...

Sport and Exercise in in health section.

Dadsnet!! Lol

Can't see why it doesn't have a section of its own rather than being a subgroup under something else. I hate the way it is assumed that because you are a woman you won't like sport.

Startail: I didn't realise we had to go to tellyaddicts to discuss sport. How mad is that?

So if the people who like watching sport are posting on TV section - not entirely unreasonably, as they are after all, watching TV - but nor would it be unreasonable to post about it in sport and exercise, where are the mumsnetters who play sport posting?

Runners and weight lifting enthusiasts are certainly posting in sport and exercise, others too, people also post there about their DC's participation - they're not chatting about how to get fit from unfit or what DVD is best .

Its pretty obvious from post thread titles in S&E what the thread will be about - eg watching or starting/seeking advice. I don't think there's an assumption that women don't like sport! It's not a madly busy thread though it has to be said - maybe because the sad truth is that not that many women are interested in sport? But that's why I'm not sure two sections are needed, if you want to look just at certain types of thread its not as if you have to scroll through hundreds of, say running threads to get to a match watching one.

S&E used to be in fun and games by the way, only recently moved to health - meh...