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re: True or False: soccer players are second tier athletes
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:37 pm to ToulatownTiger
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:37 pm to ToulatownTiger
False. Those people do nothing but HIIT for 90 minutes. frick all of that.
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Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:37 pm to ToulatownTiger
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NBA and make a team
Maybe. Good goalkeepers for sure...and got flopping down. But could you imagine all the broken ankles? Defense would be cut through like swiss cheese.
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MLB and make a team
I doubt it. Stamina is a huge problem for most baseball players. Most aren't very good athletes. Most just have great hand-eye coordination.
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NFL and make a team
Nah, no stamina. Also, SOOO slow on foot speed.
Soccer is incredibly skill based....which takes years upon years of training.
This post was edited on 6/20/16 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:37 pm to JohnnyKilroy
quote:Disagree completely, hitting a baseball is one of the hardest things to do. Especially a player who is good enough to see the majors and his curveball.
And with one year of training, any soccer player could hit an MLB curve ball.
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:38 pm to JohnnyKilroy
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And with one year of training, any soccer player could hit an MLB curve ball.
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:38 pm to tduecen
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A lot of baseball players also grew up playing soccer, I think they could transition to soccer better than other sports. Especially since Baseball is influenced by a lot of players from South America.
100% chance this was not taken into consideration when making this thread.
He probably just thinks soccer is "easy" or whatever and any elite athlete could step in and play professionally with little training.
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:39 pm to tduecen
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Disagree completely, hitting a baseball is one of the hardest things to do. Especially a player who is good enough to see the majors and his curveball.
I'm aware.
See the second part of my post.
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:40 pm to JohnnyKilroy
Woahhh someone in this thread said nfl players have slow feet. Tell that to odell
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:41 pm to JohnnyKilroy
Every soccer player I know only played soccer cause they couldn't make football, basketball or baseball team.
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:42 pm to ToulatownTiger
quote:Well that's a hell of a sample size. Everyone I know that went to southeastern is goddamned moron that can't tie his shoes...
Every soccer player I know
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:42 pm to ToulatownTiger
quote:do you know why there arent that many 6'0+ soccer players on the field?
I believe if you take the top players from NBA and make a team
they arent as agile
This post was edited on 6/20/16 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:43 pm to ToulatownTiger
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ToulatownTiger
Is that supposed to mean something?
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:43 pm to ToulatownTiger
Id say that soccer has more athletes (as a percentage) on the field of play than any other sport.
20% of guys on a basketball court could be this guy
like 40% of guys on an NFL offense are clinically obese.
20% of guys on a basketball court could be this guy
like 40% of guys on an NFL offense are clinically obese.
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:44 pm to ToulatownTiger
You can't just make giant comparisons like "nfl players have slow feet" and "baseball players aren't good athletes"
There are a lot of guys in each major sport that could only play that sport and many guys that could have been pro in multiple sports.
An OBJ or Reggie Bush likely could have been great pro soccer players if thats all the focused on.
Lebron is a freak athlete but people would run circles around him (and through his leg) on the soccer field.
There is no universal perfect athlete
There are a lot of guys in each major sport that could only play that sport and many guys that could have been pro in multiple sports.
An OBJ or Reggie Bush likely could have been great pro soccer players if thats all the focused on.
Lebron is a freak athlete but people would run circles around him (and through his leg) on the soccer field.
There is no universal perfect athlete
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:44 pm to ToulatownTiger
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Woahhh someone in this thread said nfl players have slow feet. Tell that to odell
I was unaware that Odell was an example of the average nfl player/position.
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:46 pm to ToulatownTiger
Comically false.
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:46 pm to Hester Carries
Neither would score a goal/bucket against the other in their respective sports
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:46 pm to ToulatownTiger
This thread is idiotic. Soccer players are some of the best conditioned athletes in sports. Very few sports require the stamina of soccer not to mention the coordination and fast twitch muscle ability required.
And I don't even like soccer.
And I don't even like soccer.
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:46 pm to Hester Carries
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Id say that soccer has more athletes (as a percentage) on the field of play than any other sport.
Just because someone runs more doesnt mean they are "more athletic". The idea of athleticism encompasses the entirety of physical fitness.
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:47 pm to Hester Carries
I didn't say average. I said the best.
What about soccer players is more athletic than recievers? Being able to run for 90 minutes isn't that impressive to me knowing I could do it when I was in good shape
What about soccer players is more athletic than recievers? Being able to run for 90 minutes isn't that impressive to me knowing I could do it when I was in good shape
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:48 pm to ToulatownTiger
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with one year of training on endurance and footwork the three major sports could make teams better than MLS
Ochocinco grew up playing soccer. During the lockout/strike a few years ago he was able to try out with Sporting Kansas City. After working with them for a while, he was still getting embarrassed by the reserve team.
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