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Most Athletic Sport
Posted on 9/27/10 at 9:49 am
Posted on 9/27/10 at 9:49 am
Of the Main 3 sports (Football, Basketball, Baseball) which one requires the most athletic ability to be able to do it well?
Had a huge debate with a buddy Saturday night about this.
Had a huge debate with a buddy Saturday night about this.
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Posted on 9/27/10 at 9:52 am to herbstreit4
probably power forward in basketball
Posted on 9/27/10 at 9:53 am to herbstreit4
Basketball.
Football -- a bit of a technicality, but you can be a superstar kicker without ever having to run.
Baseball is athletically on par with bowling.
Football -- a bit of a technicality, but you can be a superstar kicker without ever having to run.
Baseball is athletically on par with bowling.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 9:55 am to tom
quote:
Baseball is athletically on par with bowling.
WHAT!?!? You are saying they are even, are you kidding?
Baseball is the HARDEST sport to play!
Posted on 9/27/10 at 9:56 am to herbstreit4
So hard to answer the question because different positions in the different sports require different skill sets.
Overall I'd say basketball, but my perception of an athlete might be different than others.
Overall I'd say basketball, but my perception of an athlete might be different than others.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 9:56 am to herbstreit4
Taking the most physically demanding position in each sport, it's hard to choose between a PF in basketball and an offensive lineman in football.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 9:57 am to herbstreit4
Hockey...it is hard as shite to ice skate!
Posted on 9/27/10 at 10:00 am to herbstreit4
I'll say baseball. There is more hand-eye coordination in baseball per individual player. Each person has to catch, throw, and then bat/run.
In football, only the WRs catch. QB throws. Kickers kick (though I guess a punter catches and kicks). Etc.
Basketball is second I'd think. Dribble, pass, catch, shoot.
I think basketball and baseball players are the most well-rounded "athletes" there are.
In football, only the WRs catch. QB throws. Kickers kick (though I guess a punter catches and kicks). Etc.
Basketball is second I'd think. Dribble, pass, catch, shoot.
I think basketball and baseball players are the most well-rounded "athletes" there are.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 10:02 am to CocomoLSU
There is hand-eye coordination in juggling too.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 10:04 am to Muppet
And video games as well.
I don't follow your point.
I don't follow your point.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 10:05 am to tom
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Baseball is athletically on par with bowling.
Pretty much any CF in the game is a solid athlete.
And sprinting a full trip around the bases would be like sprinting a 120 yard football field.
I'm not saying baseball doesn't have the least athletic people of the big 3, but it also has some gifted athletes as well.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 10:06 am to CocomoLSU
Just wondering why that is your primary criterion for athleticism.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 10:09 am to herbstreit4
Basketball without a doubt. They have the best athletes in the world by a mile.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 10:11 am to Muppet
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Just wondering why that is your primary criterion for athleticism.
It's not. If the parameters are the three major sports, then obviously all are good athletes. So I just went with that to differentiate for the sake of actually picking one.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 10:14 am to CocomoLSU
athletics are running, jumping, throwing, and vision. shooting guards and small forwards are the most athletic people on the planet
Posted on 9/27/10 at 10:15 am to Bench McElroy
There is a difference between skill and athletic ability. Baseball requires a lot of skill and little athletic ability. When guys like CC Sabathia and Prince Fielder can be all stars in a sport, it does not require a lot of athletic ability.
It's close between football and basketball, but I would have to go with basketball.
It's close between football and basketball, but I would have to go with basketball.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 10:15 am to herbstreit4
basketball in terms of pure athletic ability, baseball in terms of overall skill
Posted on 9/27/10 at 10:18 am to Pilot Tiger
Especially in todays game, its basketball for pure athletics. Thats why so many draft picks pan out in basketball versus any other sport. More times than not a player can rely on their athletic skill to succeed.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 10:18 am to herbstreit4
i would have to say that whichever sport involves more training in that specific sport (not running or lifting weights, because any sport should involve personal physical development...shite, even Tiger Woods pumps iron).
from personal experience/coaching, i'd have to say baseball. i've known a professional football player personally, who didn't even start playing football until he was a junior in high school. i've heard similar stories about basketball players.
baseball players work on strength, conditioning, but also spend hours on end working on specific quick-twitch muscle groups and muscle memory to perfect their swings and throwing mechanics, so i'd have to give a nod to the little round ball.
my boy, who plays everything well, spends most of his efforts perfecting his baseball skills in order to play select ball, but he competes well with boys even older then him in basketball and football.
there's my opinion, for what it's worth.
from personal experience/coaching, i'd have to say baseball. i've known a professional football player personally, who didn't even start playing football until he was a junior in high school. i've heard similar stories about basketball players.
baseball players work on strength, conditioning, but also spend hours on end working on specific quick-twitch muscle groups and muscle memory to perfect their swings and throwing mechanics, so i'd have to give a nod to the little round ball.
my boy, who plays everything well, spends most of his efforts perfecting his baseball skills in order to play select ball, but he competes well with boys even older then him in basketball and football.
there's my opinion, for what it's worth.
Posted on 9/27/10 at 10:19 am to herbstreit4
Basketball
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