Chase Tag is generally known as a game that children can play outdoors, but who knew it would be a Sport? World Chase day was founded in 2012 by the Devaux brothers, Christian and Damien. this was inspired by their daytime games in the Yard. But is it really a Sport or just a form of enjoyment like a group of schoolchildren joking on a playground?
Rule
The goal of the game is quite simple, in the sense that, like in a normal Tag game, you have to chase your opponent and mark his body. However, as it is played on an obstacle course, things are a little different.
Each team consists of six members and only two teams can compete.
Each game consists of 16 chases and whoever wins the most chases wins the game.
The labels must only be made by hand.
If an athlete from either team leaves the track during a pursuit, the opposing team wins that pursuit.
In the event of a tie, there is a sudden passed away hunt consisting of 20 seconds to determine the winner.
The team with the longest escape time wins.
If there is no winner after the first sudden passed away round, the game will continue until there is a winner.
Chase tag terminology
Clamping point:
Quad areas where the escapee has fewer escape possibilities
Breeding:
Used by the hunter to attract the outbreak to the areas of the Quad that are easier to label.
Reverse Herd: The escapee takes the hunter to areas that are more difficult to mark.
Slow Motion
When the escapee hides behind an obstacle of the HQ to waste the hunter’s time
Spike: a chase that lasts less than 5 seconds
Center Control: A technique used by the hunter to take control of the Quad center after a Tag attempt.
Dick
Occurs when the hunter follows the same path as the escapee.
Benny Hill
The hunter continuously runs around the same obstacle a certain number of times to catch the one that has escaped.
Foursome
The area where the game is played.
Guac Track: where the escape goes from the sea to the mountains, to the loading dock without touching the ground.
Escape rate: The percentage of prosecutions that end in an escape.
Marrero From England is the most successful team to have won three of these events, while Team Apex won the American event. Meanwhile, it was Bllacklist who won this year’s European Championship after beating Urban Generations.
The game show is a kind of interpretation of the Ninja Warrior game show, where participants climb and jump over obstacles in a limited time.
It is a form of Parkour, a discipline that athletes use to get from one point to another by jumping off walls and stairs, etc.
If so, can it really be classified as a Sport?
Well, back to the term “Sport”.
After Dictionary.com a Sport is “a sporting activity that requires abilities or body abilities and that often has a competitive character”.
So, you could say that yes, it is a Sport because it has a competitive global Tag organization and the athletes make money from it.
But how popular is it, especially around the world?
Well, according to Sports Pro Media, they have 912,000 subscribers on their YouTube channel, which suggests that it is becoming more and more popular because some of its videos are getting millions of views due to the network of Parkour teams attracted to viewing. Channel 4 has also started broadcasting some of the events
Although it is relatively young in its existence as a sport, Chase Tag is certainly something to invest in, especially for the future.
