ESPN's survey on toughest sport, most inaccurate report ever?

[PITTM]

ive played most sports, hockey was by far the most physically demanding. i had both of my shoulders dislocated in one game, and can think of a billion times where i was straining like every muscle in my body to do what had to get done. most other sports dont have nearly the physical of hockey imo.

rj

[PITTM]

the best part of the entire study?

weightlifting right below table tennis on the physically demanding scale. right...


rj

[mblax10]

The category were their ratings are the worst is Analytic Apptitude:

How are ice hockey, soccer, basketball football rated higher than curling, baseball & golf?

Overall, wrestling & water polo are too low. Baseball, tennis & volleyball are too high.

I always felt ice hockey was the toughest sport, but have no problem with it #2 behind boxing.

[Zurvan]

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The category were their ratings are the worst is Analytic Apptitude:

How are ice hockey, soccer, basketball football rated higher than curling, baseball & golf?



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I'm thinking it's the speed the decisions have to be made in the first group. Making a decision at high speec in a hockey or basketball game is much tougher than making the same decision at the pace of, say, golf. Even though the decisions in curling & golf are probably more difficult than the ones in hockey & football, the extra time given to make those decisions allows someone with less ability to perform well. Or at least make a correct decision.

[brendons31]

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To me the most overrated ones on that criteria were baseball, football and tennis. Endurance in football lol, they stop after every play, and analitical aptitude in football, only person who needs that skill is quaterback.


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They go all out for 5-10 seconds. Stop for 20-30 seconds. Then go all out again. That's incredibly tiring.

As for analytical skills, you obviously don't know much about football. Offensive lineman are constantly analyzing their blocking assignments. Defensive linemen are constantly analyzing the blockers to find out what to do next. Linebackers watch everything from the way the QBs feet are aligned to the direction of the RBs first step to determine where they should go. DBs have to figure out if it is really a play-fake or a hand-off. RBs have to analyze the blocking to find out where the holes will be. The sheer number of plays is mind-numbing.

Football is possibly the most analytical of all soprts.

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Their definition of endurance: ENDURANCE: The ability to continue to perform a skill or action for long periods of time. Example: Lance Armstrong

To say football has any endurance is wrong.Yeah they go all out for a few senconds, then stop for 30 seconds, then after a few plays they come off the field and one of the other teams comes on(special teams,attacking, defence). This isn't endurance.

As for analytical aptitide, I may of under-estimated it, but I still don't think it is high in football. Becasue football is so specialized to the extent of having specialist goal kickers and punters I think this greatly reduces the analytical skill required becasue each player only has to focus on one particulay thing. Compare that to ice hocky, backetball, rugby, where players have to be far more multi skilled which therefore requires a lot more analytical skills. Also, the fact that after every play stops, and teams have a huddle, that also reduces alanytical skills as you have so much tome to make decisions.

[gusmahler]

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And how did wrestling only get a "5" for nerve?

NERVE - The ability to overcome fear. Example: High-board divers, race-car drivers, ski jumpers.

ah now i see, no wrestlers in the "panel of experts".

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I love how they distinguished between the nerve required for bowling as opposed to the nerve required for fishing. Does either sport require any nerve at all? (FTR: I'm a bowler, but I've never fished in my life.)

[brendons31]

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And how did wrestling only get a "5" for nerve?

NERVE - The ability to overcome fear. Example: High-board divers, race-car drivers, ski jumpers.

ah now i see, no wrestlers in the "panel of experts".

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I love how they distinguished between the nerve required for bowling as opposed to the nerve required for fishing. Does either sport require any nerve at all? (FTR: I'm a bowler, but I've never fished in my life.)

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Over here fishing is the most dangerous "sport" in terms of number of deaths (not sure about elsewhere but i would guess its pretty high). So perhaps there should be a much higher nerve factor for fishing lol.

[Uncle Wimp]

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And how did wrestling only get a "5" for nerve?

NERVE - The ability to overcome fear. Example: High-board divers, race-car drivers, ski jumpers.

ah now i see, no wrestlers in the "panel of experts".

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I love how they distinguished between the nerve required for bowling as opposed to the nerve required for fishing. Does either sport require any nerve at all? (FTR: I'm a bowler, but I've never fished in my life.)

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Considering many people fish to relax, I don't see the nerve factor either. Maybe it comes into play when they come home and explain to the little lady what they've been doing all day.

[srjunkacct]

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And how did wrestling only get a "5" for nerve?

NERVE - The ability to overcome fear. Example: High-board divers, race-car drivers, ski jumpers.

ah now i see, no wrestlers in the "panel of experts".

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By this criterion, shouldn't cheerleading score considerably higher than it does? I mean, I like to make fun of/ogle cheerleaders as much as the next person, but the potential for utter catastrophe in their "sport"/activity is pretty large.

[tolbiny]

Rodeo: Steer Wrestling at number 15 with only a 7.88 for nerve? Your telling me that tackling a [censored] cow doesn't take as much nerve as skiing? I've gone skiing, there is no [censored] way i am wrestling a cow.

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wrestling - Nerve, 5.00, base ball 5.13, cycling 5.88, doesn't seem right at all.