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I would say the easiest is football, if you can run and take a hit you can play football
I think the hardest is hitting a baseball...
I think the hardest is hitting a baseball...
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Originally Posted by ooIRON MANoo
So you think it's just kickingOriginally Posted by Durden7
Nah, football is MUCH harder to play at a recreational level. The skills of throwing and catching and more difficult to learn than kicking.Originally Posted by ooIRON MANoo
You could say that for Football, at the rec level (without pads).Originally Posted by Durden7
Soccer is the easiest sport to be moderately good at, but in terms of anything above that its hard.
Its the easiest at a recreational level. Thats it.
Soccer is hard, anyone who says it isn't has never played. I played at the HS level and that was enough for me. I should take up the invites I get, since I'm really out of shape and running/jogging does not interest me. Playing hoops or soccer is the only way to run for me.....
I think football is actually the hardest sport to play recreation wise.
Even at the rec level you have to dribble up the field, pass and kick the ball into the net.
While not everyone can throw a football, not everyone is a QB at the rec level either (Although many try). When I played intramurals in college, it was cake. Catching is catching, and it's easier when you know you are not going to get hit.
Hardest to play at the rec level is Baseball, you still need the skill to field the ball, and hit the ball. On top of throwing and catching.
Originally Posted by cbrooks3
the easiest sport is the one you:
1) spend the most time at
and/or
2) have the most god given talent in
Originally Posted by Durden7
Originally Posted by cbrooks3
the easiest sport is the one you:
1) spend the most time at
and/or
2) have the most god given talent in
You missed the point, didnt you?
Originally Posted by Durden7
Soccer is the easiest sport to be moderately good at, but in terms of anything above that its hard.
Its the easiest at a recreational level. Thats it.
No he didn't. He's saying that the easiest sport to pick up depends on the person. It's different for everyone.Originally Posted by Durden7
Originally Posted by cbrooks3
the easiest sport is the one you:
1) spend the most time at
and/or
2) have the most god given talent in
You missed the point, didnt you?
Originally Posted by Noskey
Originally Posted by Carlos Tevez
making a left-footed cross even though you're right footed...
Made the best cross I've ever done with my left footI was hyped for the rest of the day after I did it
This + so much more. Heading the ball, chesting the ball, controlling a long cross with your feet, dribbling past a defender... all these are skills that take years to develop. Just kicking a ball with force and precision is SO MUCH HARDER than it looks. You can't just swing your leg at it, you have to know where to plant your foot, which part of your striking foot to use, which part of the ball to strike, etc. etc. etc.Originally Posted by Carlos Tevez
I must re-iterate this...if you think soccer is the easiest sport then you are sadly mistaken.
There are many aspects of soccer that make it a difficult sport.
First of all, its much more difficult to handle a ball with your feet than it is with your hands (like in football, basketball, soccer...even hockey you control the puck using your hands).
Secondly, soccer is pretty much the only sport where you are required to use both your strong leg and weak leg. In basketball if you are right-handed, you never have to shoot with your left...in baseball you swing and throw with your dominant arm...in football you throw with your dominant arm...in hockey you pass/shoot with your dominant arm doing most of the work. In soccer you must be able to dribble, pass and shoot with both feet.
Third, people often overlook the importance of off-ball movement in soccer. Soccer is all about moving into the correct position on the pitch without the ball and then making something happen when you get it. The best players (whether you're playing with friends or professionally) are usually the smartest players, not necessarily the most athletic. They know where the ball is going to go and they have the skill to do whatever they want with the ball. I like the Wayne Gretzky quote where he says something like "A good hockey player knows where the puck is but a great hockey player knows where the puck is going to be". The same goes with soccer...this type of intuitive skill is very rare and only the best players have it.
i dont think so....i mean, anyone has a very valid argument for their sport of preference, so thats my answer.
No he didn't. He's saying that the easiest sport to pick up depends on the person. It's different for everyone.
Duh. The question is about everyone as a whole, not each person individually.
I must re-iterate this...if you think soccer is the easiest sport then you are sadly mistaken.
There are many aspects of soccer that make it a difficult sport.
Firstof all, its much more difficult to handle a ball with your feet than itis with your hands (like in football, basketball, soccer...even hockeyyou control the puck using your hands).
Secondly, soccer ispretty much the only sport where you are required to use both yourstrong leg and weak leg. In basketball if you are right-handed, younever have to shoot with your left...in baseball you swing and throwwith your dominant arm...in football you throw with your dominantarm...in hockey you pass/shoot with your dominant arm doing most of thework. In soccer you must be able to dribble, pass and shoot with bothfeet.
Third, people often overlook the importance of off-ballmovement in soccer. Soccer is all about moving into the correctposition on the pitch without the ball and then making something happenwhen you get it. The best players (whether you're playing with friendsor professionally) are usually the smartest players, not necessarilythe most athletic. They know where the ball is going to go and theyhave the skill to do whatever they want with the ball. I like the WayneGretzky quote where he says something like "A good hockey player knowswhere the puck is but a great hockey player knows where the puck isgoing to be". The same goes with soccer...this type of intuitive skillis very rare and only the best players have it.
Are you confusing "easy" with "easiest"? I think you are. Youre talking about small details of the game. Youre a soccer player so obviously youre going to be biased, but as far as simply PLAYING the game at a beginner level soccer is the easiest. Is it EASY? No, but its the easiest.
..Somebody said soccer is just Kicking. Ha.. That's like saying baseballis just hitting and throwing. The Mechanics of making different kindsof passes, shooting etc with your foot, makes it very difficult to justpick up.. You can't just buy a soccer ball, Kick it and say I'm asgood as Ronaldo. NO.. You need footwork like crazy, balance, speed,awareness. It's So much that goes into it.
If its not just kicking, what is it? Of course theres different kinds of passes, but its still KICKING the ball. I never said that just kicking the ball would make you a professional level player.
You really missed my point.
Originally Posted by WearinTheFourFive
Soccer.
Originally Posted by JumpmanJordanAddict89
at Soccer Fans getting mad. Soccer Sucks