What is the perfect sport?

Obviously criteria will change from person to person. It also doesn't have to be the sport you like the most.

I define the perfect sport as one where the objective is simple and intuitive, and the nature of the game is so logical that the sport doesn't require a ton of seemingly arbitrary rules to keep the game moving along. In otherwords, after a five minute explanation of the sport, would you have to keep saying "you cant do that"?

For me this is my list, with 1 being the most perfect. (I limited my list to widely known sports while also not including "events" such as sprinting)



1)Rugby-I feel like this is the basis of all sports. Its football without 100 years of rules additions. all you need is a ball which is a huge factor. Get the ball over there. So simple.

2)Soccer-Like rugby a sport that keeps going without a ton of stoppages. Dont touch it with your hands, dont be offsides. Go...more or less

3)Baseball-Seems like a lot of rules but really its 3 strikes, 4 balls, get to the base before the ball gets there.

4)Golf-Hit the ball in the hole, count your strokes, dont touch it unless you hit it.

5)Hockey-Would have been higher if you didnt need so much gear. Then you can tell the inventors of the game were like "That could be a problem, lets call it icing and make it illegal"

6)Football-So many rules, stoppage of plays, restrictions. 8 minutes of actual game play in two hour game? Rule changes every year. I love you football, so very much, but you are as fickle and complicated as a women. We may never perfect you.






7)Basketball-The inspiration behind these rankings. I was watching and thinking "what happened to this sport?" If your sport has an illegal act that happens like every 3rd play, resulting in everybody standing and watching a player shoot flatfooted, you've taken a wrong turn somewhere. The sport was so simple to start but it has by far the most red tape of any major sport.


Thoughts?