Racquetball for example is very difficult in skill. Athletic ability certainly

Jun 5, 2023
5:19:58pm

cougaman All-American

helps, but an old man with 2 bad knees can kick the butt of a health my 20 year old athlete. Wrestling on the other hand requires skill, but strength and athleticism is a huge part of how much success you can have.

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Hardest sports. Agree? Disagree?

BlueVU

6/5/23 4:39pm

Depends on how they define hard and easy

LHA

6/5/23 4:41pm

If only the post included a detailed rubric explaining how they scored it.

OPINIONS

6/5/23 4:52pm

RE: If only the post included a detailed rubric explaining how they scored it.

LHA

6/5/23 4:58pm

RE: If only the post included a detailed rubric explaining how they scored it.

OPINIONS

6/5/23 5:02pm

Golf is way way too low.

Croweater

6/5/23 4:44pm

Nah, this is too generous. Golf is little more than a game.

ElCapo

6/5/23 5:06pm

They have a bunch of numbers that mean nothing

Remigius

6/5/23 4:44pm

RE: They have a bunch of numbers that mean nothing

Gustav

6/5/23 4:47pm

RE: They have a bunch of numbers that mean nothing

Preppy

6/5/23 5:04pm

Pointless to compare, but I think they got #1 right

Gustav

6/5/23 4:45pm

Tennis is way too high

BYUMizzou

6/5/23 4:47pm

It's different for each person. Some are just born with better coordination, or

vagabonder

6/5/23 4:48pm

Golf is way harder than basketball

BYUCLA

6/5/23 4:48pm

This isnt right at all

chismoso

6/5/23 4:49pm

I don’t even know how you begin to rank these. Or what “hardest” means.

RalphWiggam

6/5/23 4:50pm

Without definitions the debate and list is useless

Remigius

6/5/23 4:52pm

Soccer is harder than rugby?

Courtimedes

6/5/23 4:51pm

Hey, acting is a very difficult skill that takes years to master

BYUCLA

6/5/23 4:53pm

Much more skill involved and the list doesn't put an emphasis on strength.

vagabonder

6/5/23 4:53pm

Which sport could you start playing at age 20 or even 15 and have a

cougfanz

6/5/23 4:58pm

Baseball/softball lumped together...lol. Two completely different sports. Both

777

6/5/23 4:53pm

I disagree that half of those are even sports.

ochobeeguy

6/5/23 4:54pm

Sports is not the same as athletic competition.

MogollonMtsCoug

6/5/23 5:04pm

If a winner is determined by a judge, it isn't a sport, it's a competition.

ochobeeguy

6/5/23 5:05pm

*artistic* competition

MogollonMtsCoug

6/5/23 5:08pm

Difficulty in skill and difficulty in athletic ability are 2 very different

cougaman

6/5/23 5:00pm

Racquetball for example is very difficult in skill. Athletic ability certainly

cougaman

6/5/23 5:19pm

Middle distance is harder than distance or sprints. It’s basically sprinting+.

DwigtA2RM

6/5/23 5:01pm

Everyone’s own sport will always be the “hardest”

GlutealGuy

6/5/23 5:02pm

Boxing is a good #1. Football is way too high at #3

Medute

6/5/23 5:09pm

Here is a way I might describe hard and easy:

crack

6/5/23 5:14pm

That would place baseball high, always fun when other athletes tried BP

GlutealGuy

6/5/23 5:21pm

Right. But baseball isn't just hitting. That's only part of it.

crack

6/5/23 5:23pm

Put them on the hot corner, not too many athletes would stop anything there

GlutealGuy

6/5/23 5:42pm

Probably true. But you can say that about certain aspects of all those sports

crack

6/5/23 5:51pm

Again, it’s really whatever sport you played there will be a bias

GlutealGuy

6/5/23 5:59pm

This definitely benefits the 'toughness' sports.

Courtimedes

6/5/23 5:46pm

I like the bottom lists cuz I am good at them.

TADOW

6/5/23 5:21pm

The avg. person cannot pole vault or ride a bull without significant training.

Thrill

6/5/23 5:35pm

This is clearly true.

Courtimedes

6/5/23 5:41pm

Down at the bottom of the list - billiards. Any fatty can play that. But, to be

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