re: Which major sport has the most unathletic people?

The technique required in baseball does not equal athleticism.

Yes, what they do is crazy. Some guys can throw 100 MPH +, others can make a ball literally take a curved flight path every direction but down to up, others can whack a ball 300+ feet consistently with a wooden stick. The fact that it takes years to hone and become great enough at these skills is incredible enough to showcase their feats.

That doesn't mean that they are athletic individuals though. They don't need to be. It's not an indictment on the sport. There's no reason to be offended.

The answer is basketball

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I would love to try it but I wouldn't know where to start.

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Just getting lots of skate practice at a rink and then gradually adding stick control, then passing drills, into full on live action.

Picking up hockey is almost like trying to learn basketball days after learning how to walk, (unless you are already a strong skater)

Down south, unless you live in like a major city, I don't know too many places that have Ice rinks so you could practice or join a league.

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Just getting lots of skate practice at a rink and then gradually adding stick control, then passing drills, into full on live action.

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I was speaking literally. I do not know where to physically start. I don't think BR has a ice rink anymore.

It looks fun as shite. My niche as a HS receiver was that I was really good at catching defenders not looking and blasting them. Seems there is a lot of that going on in hockey.

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So if you practiced enough, you could hone your "technique" enough to throw 100 mph or consistently hit 300+ feet?

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No, but NBA players and NFL players could I'm sure.

The sport itself and what it asks of its' players should tell you which currently contains the best athletes. Of those listed, baseball requires the least and the only argument against baseball being last should be soccer as they don't even use 2 of the 4 appendages.

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I thought the question was which has the least athletic people not which sport requires the most skill and technique

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That was the initial question, I believe.

Least to Most:

Baseball
Hockey
Futbol
Football
Basketball

I might put it in the exact opposite order as you

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I think the problem is we don't have a consensus on what "athletic" means.

Hand-eye coordination is important, but ping pong players have that. Heck, playing video games requires hand-eye coordination.

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Im not saying that is the only requirement. Come on man.


Coordination is a huge part of being an athlete. And while basketball players are probably the most physically impressive, there are a lot of uncoordinated basketball players. Watch how some of them swing a baseball bat, or throw a ball, or hit a golf ball. Simple stuff we take for granted, they are horrible at.