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re: What Sport Requires the Most Athleticism?
Posted on 12/23/12 at 8:59 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Posted on 12/23/12 at 8:59 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Dude, wtf.
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Posted on 12/23/12 at 8:59 pm to UltimaParadox
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Baseball requires the most training...
basketball takes the rarest athletic combination
By the "rarest athletic combination" definition the answer would be baseball. Either you have the arm and coordination to pitch or you don't.
Posted on 12/23/12 at 9:00 pm to Deactived
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Jones
I'm sure you could jump out on skates and be ready for the NHL in no time....
Posted on 12/23/12 at 9:00 pm to DrVinnyBoombatz
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No, that would be ice hockey.
I disagree, rookies make an impact at the NHL level straight out of the draft.
even the greatest baseball players need some time in the minors
Posted on 12/23/12 at 9:01 pm to Lucas Jackson
basketball...not even close
Posted on 12/23/12 at 9:01 pm to Lucas Jackson
NASCAR?
Posted on 12/23/12 at 9:02 pm to LSUfan4444
Rugby
Posted on 12/23/12 at 9:02 pm to VerlanderBEAST
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Either you have the arm and coordination to pitch or you don't.
While I might agree, a lot of it is training. There just is not many 7 foot guys, let alone athletic enough to play basketball.
Posted on 12/23/12 at 9:02 pm to UltimaParadox
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I disagree, rookies make an impact at the NHL level straight out of the draft.
even the greatest baseball players need some time in the minors
So, your idea of athleticism is a sport which requires defined skill rather than innate ability?
Posted on 12/23/12 at 9:03 pm to UltimaParadox
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This post was edited on 12/23/12 at 9:04 pm
Posted on 12/23/12 at 9:03 pm to brewhan davey
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So, your idea of athleticism is a sport which requires defined skill rather than innate ability?
yeah separating skill from athleticism is always the hallmark of these threads
baseball = skill-based
hockey = real skill based
Posted on 12/23/12 at 9:03 pm to Lucas Jackson
Dodgeball
Posted on 12/23/12 at 9:05 pm to SlowFlowPro
I'm not exactly taking a stance, just because this argument is so subjective. "Athleticism" is not something that provides an objective definition; rather, it depends on how someone defines it.
Posted on 12/23/12 at 9:05 pm to DrVinnyBoombatz
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I'm sure you could jump out on skates and be ready for the NHL in no time....
no i couldnt but skating is not hard at all. skating is second nature to hockey players
Posted on 12/23/12 at 9:05 pm to boosiebadazz
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african tree hockey
Laughed hard enough that I'm glad I wasn't drinking anything at the time.
The answer needs you to differentiate between skills and athleticism. Playing soccer and basketball are a more even combination of skill and athleticism whereas baseball is weighted more towards skill. Most football positions require more athleticism than skill (QB being more balanced).
Posted on 12/23/12 at 9:05 pm to SlowFlowPro
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yeah separating skill from athleticism is always the hallmark of these threads
baseball = skill-based
hockey = real skill based
Here we go with these arbitrary labels. Hockey isn't anymore skill based than Basketball or Football or anything else
Posted on 12/23/12 at 9:05 pm to Lucas Jackson
I'd say Basketball requires the most. Baseball doesn't require the same athleticism across the board, but certain persons do. Baseball is probably the hardest of the mainstream American sports to master.
Posted on 12/23/12 at 9:07 pm to Deactived
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no i couldnt but skating is not hard at all.
Yea, no. I played for 10 years competitively and was nowhere near the NHL. Skating is very difficult and very tiring. In fact, a lot of players get lessons from figure skaters to master edging. It takes quite awhile to learn.
Posted on 12/23/12 at 9:07 pm to brewhan davey
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So, your idea of athleticism is a sport which requires defined skill rather than innate ability?
I am actually arguing which sport requires the most training, if you look at the post I replied to.
baseball requires more training than hockey.
I think hockey players are more athletic than baseball players overall
Posted on 12/23/12 at 9:07 pm to VerlanderBEAST
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Here we go with these arbitrary labels
it's not arbitrary
skills and athleticism are 2 separate concepts
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Hockey isn't anymore skill based than Basketball or Football or anything else
bullshite
skating, puck handling, shooting are skills. there is athleticism involved for sure, but i doubt hockey players would perform well in physical-only testing. plus hockey has a lot of goons
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