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Im going with soccer because its the only one I competed in. Being as physically fit as a soccer player is a tough level to achieve. Not only that there is so much more involved to the game than people think.
i'd go with football. i mean the whole point on defense is to knock the offensive threat to the floor. not to mention, those are big, BIG guys in the NFL.
hockey was ranked number 2 on the list of most athletically demanding sports (boxing was number one) no team sport is harder to be good at, then hockey.
I'd probably have to say football, but I may be going by a different version of "harder".
(American) Football requires a large number of players to fill different positions, each requiring a very specialized set of skills. It also requires a number of players performing their job correctly on a play-by-play basis to succeed. Mistakes/Turnovers at any time can also cost you the game (like Soccer and Hockey) and most points require consecutive successful plays to score.
A simple 15 yrd pass play may require each member of the the O line to block their own guy properly, to buy enough time for the QB, for each receiver to run each route correctly, and for the pass to be on target. And that probably has to be done successfully once every 2 plays.
That being said, Soccer and Hockey probably requires the most amt. of skill + luck on a player by player basis to win consistently. But as far as total level of skill, because of the larger number of specialized positions i'd vote football.
I'd probably have to say football, but I may be going by a different version of "harder".
(American) Football requires a large number of players to fill different positions, each requiring a very specialized set of skills. It also requires a number of players performing their job correctly on a play-by-play basis to succeed. Mistakes/Turnovers at any time can also cost you the game (like Soccer and Hockey) and most points require consecutive successful plays to score.
A simple 15 yrd pass play may require each member of the the O line to block their own guy properly, to buy enough time for the QB, for each receiver to run each route correctly, and for the pass to be on target. And that probably has to be done successfully once every 2 plays.
That being said, Soccer and Hockey probably requires the most amt. of skill + luck on a player by player basis to win consistently. But as far as total level of skill, because of the larger number of specialized positions i'd vote football.
I can agree with most of this but the reason I didn't pick NFL is for the following.
1) Like you said, specialized set of skills --- this makes it easier to become very good because you generally only have to learn YOUR position. IE if you are a WR, being good on defense at CB is not a necessity.
2) Snap the ball, run for 5 seconds, fall over, get 30 second break. Not to mention you only play offense/defense so you can get LONG breaks. It isn't as demanding in terms of endurance as hockey or soccer. Physically yes, you get a beating, but you do in hockey too (and soccer) and in hockey you have to combine it endurance. In hockey you basically sprint for 40-60 seconds CONSTANTLY, including stops and then back to full sprint, and you only get a 2-3 minute break between shifts.
In terms of SKILL wise, the most difficult is golf, baseball and hockey. Lots of people can throw a football or catch one and then run with it. Few can carry a puck and skate at the same time, and few can hit a 90 mph fastball with a stick. Forget hitting a little white ball 300 yards with a stick.
Rowing, it takes an immense amount of skill to be competitive, not to mention and incredible amount of strength and stamina. That would make it on par I would think with any other highly skilled sport, but then you have to do all these things in unison with 7 other people. This makes it far more difficult than any other sport
Rowing, it takes an immense amount of skill to be competitive, not to mention and incredible amount of strength and stamina. That would make it on par I would think with any other highly skilled sport, but then you have to do all these things in unison with 7 other people. This makes it far more difficult than any other sport
Rowing, it takes an immense amount of skill to be competitive, not to mention and incredible amount of strength and stamina. That would make it on par I would think with any other highly skilled sport, but then you have to do all these things in unison with 7 other people. This makes it far more difficult than any other sport
weird but i thought of rowing too. it is easily one of the most physically demanding sports there is. the amount of pain they put themselves through is unbearable to most...no wonder they usually collapse in exhaustion after the race. it requires perfect technique, teamwork, balance, strength, stamina, heart.
I can agree with most of this but the reason I didn't pick NFL is for the following.
1) Like you said, specialized set of skills --- this makes it easier to become very good because you generally only have to learn YOUR position. IE if you are a WR, being good on defense at CB is not a necessity.
2) Snap the ball, run for 5 seconds, fall over, get 30 second break. Not to mention you only play offense/defense so you can get LONG breaks. It isn't as demanding in terms of endurance as hockey or soccer. Physically yes, you get a beating, but you do in hockey too (and soccer) and in hockey you have to combine it endurance. In hockey you basically sprint for 40-60 seconds CONSTANTLY, including stops and then back to full sprint, and you only get a 2-3 minute break between shifts.
In terms of SKILL wise, the most difficult is golf, baseball and hockey. Lots of people can throw a football or catch one and then run with it. Few can carry a puck and skate at the same time, and few can hit a 90 mph fastball with a stick. Forget hitting a little white ball 300 yards with a stick.
I'm and AVID golfer and have been for years. But, I'm going to have to disagree. And yes I can catch and throw a ball, but catching a ball while running at full speed with a DB or LB running at you is completely different. You're reactions and concentration have to be running at peak capacity.
Granted bombing a 300 yd drive straight at the 72nd hole of the Masters is not easy either, but the level of skill and talent it takes to perform football moves, in pads, at full speed with 11 equally physical dudes running after you takes some crazy physical talent and skill.
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How can the answer not be baseball? You're practically a Hall-of-Famer if you get a hit about a third of the time. In all other sports people can go straight out of college into their respective professional leagues, but no one can do that in baseball, not even Stephen Strasbourg.
It takes so long and so much practice to even learn plate recognition. Then you have to learn how to make contact with these 95mph fastballs and breaking balls, and then you have to figure out how to place the ball and eventually knock it out of the park.
There's simply no sport that requires as much practice and skill honing as baseball.
hockey was ranked number 2 on the list of most athletically demanding sports (boxing was number one) no team sport is harder to be good at, then hockey.
i agree to that of hockey, in football you might have a head on collision at most of say 30-40 mph depending how fast the players can run, given that the plays dont really last more than 20 secs. now as for hockey you can skate up to about 35 mph. which if you collide with another player that 70mph, now as far as playing sometimes play doesnt stop for a few minutes depending on whether you are doing line changes
What do you think is the hardest team sport and why?
