Badger ball is really hard... think baseball but instead of Bats, Violins, and instead of balls , badgers
oh ya and the opposing team are X-men
oh ya and the opposing team are X-men
Poll: Hardest sport to play
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Since it isn't clear what "hardest" means, I'll give my list.
The hardest sport, in a very general way is probably fencing. It's (incredibly) physically demanding, requires a high degree of technical skill and a tremendous amount of mental activity to succeed in.
The hardest sport in terms of sheer endurance is any distance even - long distance running/swimming/biking.
The hardest sport in terms of a general physical capability is likely boxing. People might say any of the MMA events, but I tend to think a fight that's over in 3 minutes, even if it's brutal is somewhat less demanding than a 30 minute match, even if less damage is done (and if you doubt boxing is hard, even discounting the part where you get punched repeatedly, go to your local activity center and try it out for a few rounds).
The hardest sport in terms of pure technical skill is a tough one. I'd probably still say fencing, but any of the gymnastic events could probably give it a run for it's money.
While both American Football and World Football are challenging events, my particiaption in both events seems to indicate that the set of technical skills is fairly low, the necessity to reason properly is fairly low, and while physical prowess certainly helps it's lower than any of the distance events by a great deal (World Football comes closer than American football considering just how much you end up running in the course of a game).
The hardest sport, in a very general way is probably fencing. It's (incredibly) physically demanding, requires a high degree of technical skill and a tremendous amount of mental activity to succeed in.
The hardest sport in terms of sheer endurance is any distance even - long distance running/swimming/biking.
The hardest sport in terms of a general physical capability is likely boxing. People might say any of the MMA events, but I tend to think a fight that's over in 3 minutes, even if it's brutal is somewhat less demanding than a 30 minute match, even if less damage is done (and if you doubt boxing is hard, even discounting the part where you get punched repeatedly, go to your local activity center and try it out for a few rounds).
The hardest sport in terms of pure technical skill is a tough one. I'd probably still say fencing, but any of the gymnastic events could probably give it a run for it's money.
While both American Football and World Football are challenging events, my particiaption in both events seems to indicate that the set of technical skills is fairly low, the necessity to reason properly is fairly low, and while physical prowess certainly helps it's lower than any of the distance events by a great deal (World Football comes closer than American football considering just how much you end up running in the course of a game).
And on top of it the only people out there that aren't at least 200lbs (and most are closer to 300) are the kickers.OneBig Man said:
There are 350lb men that run the 40 in 4.8sec and will take a full running start and run into you with all their force. If you weren't wearing some kind of padding you would probably crack your sternum, as it is things like that still happen.
Last year two players ran into each other, and in a perfectly legal hit (no helmet to helmet) and both of them went unconscious. One got up a few minutes later on his own, but the other one had to be carted off the field.
Let a "futbol" playerslide tackle one of these giants and see exactly who quits playing with a boo-boo first. Football players play through torn ligaments, broken bones and concussions constantly. A "futbol" player cuts himself shaving his legs and he doesn't play for a month.
How many players in other sports end up retiring at 35-36 because they're too old to continue the abuse? Baseball players are routinely making it past 40 now, hockey players play forever. The rest of the sports are kinda meh (as is baseball really, but I can at least sleep through that.)
A top tier football player can typically (depending on position) keep up or beat most track runners in a race, out-muscle a body builder and out think most coaches (not as much today as it used to be though.)
Tough is such a subjective term though, and there are aspects of any sport that are tougher than the same part of another.
Golf is a very challenging technical game but it's lacking in terms of the physical and mental (to a degree) aspects. Golf is probably one of the hardest sports to "master" technically - likely up there with fencing, and I'm often amazed at the levels of control the professionals demonstrate. I can hit a golf ball as well as your average idiot, meaning it often goes in a generally straight line and I can judge it's distance in a +/- 50 yard range. In other words, i'm fairly terrible, but it's an excellent way to spend an afternoon.Gunn01 said:
I dunno, I think it's easier send friends home crying when challenging them to a swimming race. To do well in swimming has far less to do with strength than it does perfection of stroke. Someone who doesn't have a grasp on decent stroke is going to get destroyed. Not that I'm saying rock climbing doesn't have a correct form, I just think being ridiculously strong can make you go faster for rock climbing, but one with muscles can not get faster in swimming without the stroke to base it off of.
Edit: Rock Climbing may be more physically demanding, though. I've only done it on the inside things where they mount "rocks" to a wall
My response:
You have several valid points, but one of the first things that i learned about rock climbing was how to conserve energy through proper technique. On a long climb, you have to stretch your energy out as evenly as possible, and although somebody who is UNBELIEVABLY strong could just muscle it through, i have yet to meet anybody who can climb routes as hard as a pro just by starting out with muscle. In addition, climbing isn't about speed, its about finding the hardest climb that is within your physical limits, and climbing it untill you can climb a harder one.
p.s. Indoor climbing gyms (where they bolt holds to a wall) can be just as hard as outdoor routes, but they are the no.1 choice for climbers because they aren't affected by weather conditions and they can be modified at will to meet a certain difficulty level.
Edit: Rock Climbing may be more physically demanding, though. I've only done it on the inside things where they mount "rocks" to a wall
My response:
You have several valid points, but one of the first things that i learned about rock climbing was how to conserve energy through proper technique. On a long climb, you have to stretch your energy out as evenly as possible, and although somebody who is UNBELIEVABLY strong could just muscle it through, i have yet to meet anybody who can climb routes as hard as a pro just by starting out with muscle. In addition, climbing isn't about speed, its about finding the hardest climb that is within your physical limits, and climbing it untill you can climb a harder one.
p.s. Indoor climbing gyms (where they bolt holds to a wall) can be just as hard as outdoor routes, but they are the no.1 choice for climbers because they aren't affected by weather conditions and they can be modified at will to meet a certain difficulty level.
Im sorry but you can not think of chess ass a sport. My qualifications of a sport are this:
You have to be involved in some type of physical activity
there has to be major skill involve
I see where you were going with the skill involved with chess but it is just a board game
You have to be involved in some type of physical activity
there has to be major skill involve
I see where you were going with the skill involved with chess but it is just a board game
Mixed Martial Arts or Boxing gets my vote. I mean you have to get punched in the face, and no one likes getting punched in the face.