i think rec league beisbol because you have to try to hit a 100mph mlb equivalent fastball
In terms of peak athletic sports: one can only use generalities
I consider american football and boxing and baseball sports have the especially specialized talents in terms of athleticism as a rule (pure speed, strength, quickness, eye-hand coordination) although, of course a typical linebacker or center fielder must possess an amazing range of athleticism that would work anywhere. I’ve seen linemen and pitchers with beer bellies.
I do think that that basketball does draw on a broad range of of different athletic skills (perhaps similar Austalian Rules Football, Rugby, Hockey, etc) although again there are certain amazing specialist talents (for example plenty of strong people and jumpers and quick people in the NBA).
Track and field a generally extreme specialist athletic talents and among these certainly the decathlon would required the broadest skill set.
Of course I dont think these distinctions matter that much as you;ll find exceptions across the board and folks get very emotional about such things lol
I’m surprised that no one has mentioned dating in India. This activity might not require the highest level of fitness or agility, but it does involve an impressive level of planning and teamwork.
^I don’t think it takes that much planning really. You can just call your buddies anytime.
Cheerleading is ranked below golf???
Have you guys seen this? Chinese diving coaching and talent development
Blew my mind! The resources they get. The creativity of the conditioning
Do U.S. kids get that kind of resources?
I wrestled and did BJJ for 19 years of my life.
MMA is clearly harder because you need to know more skills and the punishment is getting beat up in addition to being pinned or choked out.
Crossfit isnt a sport.
Let’s be honest here. American Football is a tarts game. Rubgy is 10x harder and you need to be 10x tougher…
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I respect rugby players. They run up and down the field for 80 minutes playing both sides of the ball. I think they’re clearly in better cardio shape than your average NFL player. But let’s make one thing very clear, the average NFL player could take any rudby player, pick him up and turn him over, and shake any loose change out of his pockets without breaking a sweat.
Put another way, rugby is closer to soccer in terms of conditioning. NFL players are on an entirely differently level when it comes to strength and the amount of punishment they take over the course of a season.
Don’t know that I’d go so far as to call it a tarts game, but would agree that on average American football players probably aren’t as tough as rugby players. That being said, I think many NFL players would be exceptional rugby players (the reverse is probably also true).
^This. American football helmets feel like bowling balls. You’re literally getting crushed by a battering ram that I feels vaguely like running the wrong way at Pamplona. Rugby players typically tackle by taking a player down by wrappingi them up and dragging them down, where as football take downs are often much more kinetic, like a hockey check.
I’ve also known a good man players from both sports at the college level and the rugby players are very tough but more like a tough soccer player, whereas the football players would just crush you.
another point why hockey is different than most is that moving around is a skill that must be acquired. in most sports, you just run. i’ve been running my whole life and the fastest guy on earth can only go about 50% faster than me. meanwhile, i’ve been skating my whole life and the fastest guy on earth can go about 100% faster than me. if you cannot hone this one skill such that you are at least in the top 5000 skaters on the planet, you’re not invited to play in the big game. in addition to being one of the most exhausting and physical, the number skills utilized simultaneiously is clearly the highest in hockey.
Actually we’ll know soon enough. Jarryd Hayne, who was just named the best player in the National Rugby League for the second year in a row is trying out for the 49ers.
Even if rugby is a tougher game in principle, I doubt that any but the best rugby players approach the athletic standards of NFL players. American football is so competitive and there is so much money involved that the athletes are honed in their specialization to the maximum point allowed by technology. The same amount of resources have not been invested in rugby.
Jarryd Hayne was named the best player for the last two years. His salary was $1M.
An interesting anecdote I just found while looking for people who have played both rugby and American football. This refers to Steve Tasker:
“After finishing hes college football career, and before being drafted into the NFL, he joined the school’s rugby team. Although he had never played rugby before, he was named the most valuable player at the Big Ten Conference Tournament.”
Tasker was far more than your average NFL player and the Big 10 is certainly far from the highest level of rugby, but interesting that he almost immediately became one of the best players in the conference.
Whether Jarryd Hayne can transition over is not really relevant. Hayne is somebody who has been selected to be good at rugby, it doesn’t mean he will automatically be good at football. So he’s 6’2 220 lbs, so he’s undersized to play on the line or linebacker, probably not fast enough to play as either a WR or a CB, maybe he can be a good FB. NFL positions are too specialized to make an arbitrary judgement on whether a player from another sport is a good athlete.