Definitely hockey, you have to be good at virtually everything to play that sport. You have to skate very well be able to control the puck as you skate at breakneck speeds, be able to watch for other players to avoid getting checked or get the puck taken from you and pass and shoot accurately. All of this on skates on ice. And you have to be able to do be able to play virtually every position. unlike in football where you only have do to your one position and not really worry about anything else
Poll: Toughest Sport
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I'd have to say martial arts ranks up there in difficulty. Very difficult to master, requires physical and mental preparedness; but so do many others... I don't know. I think it's too relative a question. My innate inclination would be to assume that the sport which has the longest list of requirements to master... So, if it requires... Strength, Speed, Intellect, Intuition, Prediction... Hard question.
Well I play rather competitive deck hockey, but thats just me. you'd probably have to ask someone who plays for more then just recreation.StBishop said:
Figured you'd have something to say. He's coming down with Jordan Staal syndrome, where he just cant stay healthy. But seriously though its really a shame, especially since he could be away from the game for ever or for a while. Last time this happened like this it was Matt Cooke, and he was out till the playoffs. He's definitely having his playing career shortened, what with his recurring concussions.Suilenroc said:
If you mean tough as in "requires the most toughness" rather than "the most violent" than I think it has to be distance running. Sure you take a lot of hits in hockey and football and rugby, but distance running is the only sport where you are expected to literally collapse from exhaustion at the end. It's not likely to seriously injure you, but I don't think there's anything more physically demanding.
Well, i cant advocate weather or not it being the toughest seeing as I've never tried many other sports, but i have to say judo is incredibly tough.
Just in finding the right timing to use a technique can take years to hone properly, added to the thousands or tens of thousands of repetitions you'll need to perform a move properly, plus the endurance to go 100% for 5 whole minutes plus extreme explosive power required constantly throughout the match, added in with the required versatility and flow of not only your standing combat, but even your ground fighting, while being capable of interchanging between the two at a moment's notice on top of that, the sport literally practices strangling people by cutting off blood supply to the brain and trying to get into an arm lock.
People have literally died and come home with broken limbs from competitions, or even training. I dont know about other sports... but this seems pretty rough to me...
Just in finding the right timing to use a technique can take years to hone properly, added to the thousands or tens of thousands of repetitions you'll need to perform a move properly, plus the endurance to go 100% for 5 whole minutes plus extreme explosive power required constantly throughout the match, added in with the required versatility and flow of not only your standing combat, but even your ground fighting, while being capable of interchanging between the two at a moment's notice on top of that, the sport literally practices strangling people by cutting off blood supply to the brain and trying to get into an arm lock.
People have literally died and come home with broken limbs from competitions, or even training. I dont know about other sports... but this seems pretty rough to me...
I never stated that I believe cricket is the toughest sport, because I don't (although it is incredibly difficult to play well).silasbufu said: