Rugby is the hardest sport to play by a mile. Speaking from experience as an ex professional prop forward, having over 120 stones being channelled through your neck from both directions is incredibly stressful. Also having to run around for 80 minutes, with only a 10 minute half time, thats bad too, along with being constantly battered throughout the game. Research has shown that a semi pro game of rugby damages the body at the equivalent of being in a 60 mph car crash, no idea about international level. It has to be the hardest game.
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Of the choices given, I picked Hockey. Even though I'm not a big fan of the game, from what I've seen, those that play it get banged up more than those that play any of the other sports that were given as a choice.
I have played most of the sports listed above and in terms of the all around hardest, i picked football. football requires brains more than the others, even when i played in high school our playbook was close to 100 pages, which we had all of a month commit to memory and my college one was 200 pages.
cfvandal said:
I know football requires the most memorazation, I was going purly on the phyisical aspects of the game.
Actually, it would help if "hard" was better defined.Madman_1_0 said:
American football is a very, very involved, intellectual sport -- both technique and strategy-wise.
And not just for the "glory positions," but even things like the offensive line.
Most people who enjoy chess LOVE American football once they get past the "brawn" of it all.
Especially since there are defined stops and starts -- set up your pieces, execute, planning moves many, many, MANY moves ahead of the current.
There is a "gameplan" -- and most coaches and coordinators pre-script many posessions, especailly at the beginning of the game (although they change them as necessary in "near real-time.").
But I don't know if I can belittle other sports that are more aerobic, they are just more aerobic, but still great studies.
There is still a great amount of strategy to soccer (football) and basketball, and a lot goes underappreicated.
One might argue that takes more practice and work to mesh the "pure atheletism" with the actual, "real-time strategy" involved.
It all depends on the definition of "hard."
It's say baseball isn't very "hard" in any sense other than some abilities.
But for my interpretation of "hard," I'm looking to the player and his ability.
In that regard, even though I've NEVER played it myself, hockey is definitely the "hardest."
You do NOT have your foot control like you do in the other *4* sports mentioned here.
Even lacross is not nearly as difficult as hocky for the same reasons, it's a real TOLL on the athlete -- and takes great skill and precision to master.
So intellectually, American football takes the cake in my view, but it's not as "aerobic" as other sports.
But overall, hockey is the CLEAR WINNER in many areas, especially the overall combinations of skill of the athlete.
I have to tip my hat to the athletes of that game, even though I've never played it.
Just my opinions.
pak_atak said:
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Gotta go with hockey...skating, passing, shooting, checking and fighting...how many more ing's can I give..
I have to go with Voluptuary in a few places about football, but as far as physical demanding in a sport, the most frequent injuries occur in American Football, more than any other sport out there. Yeah you skate and shoot and check in hockey, but the ONLY way to stop the ball carrier in Footbal is to TAKE HIM DOWN! You can bump a guy into the boards or shoulder block him to the ground, but don't you all remember what Brian Dawkins did to Alge Crumpler in the NFC Titlee game last year? It was a clean hit that knocked the wind out of him, and Crumpler isn't a small man, folks. I'll take getting checked on ice over getting BODIED over the middle any day. You are taking hits and making physiacl contact on EVERY play in football, whether you're near the play or not. That's not the case in Hockey, you can ONLY check the man with the puck, and how many guys go to box for roughing. The same aggression that's frowned upon in hockey is NECCESSARY in football. And don't talk about the fighting, either. You don't have o fight in football, just kill the guy on the next play and that'll take care of that...
Football is the most physically demanding sport, hands down, bar none.
Football is the most physically demanding sport, hands down, bar none.
poggy1 said:
I think rugby is really up there too, but it wasn't an option in the poll.ÆGEAN said:
From the list, you can tell it was written by one of us fellow Americans (although I always clarify it as "American football" and "football (soccer)").
Rugby is a game I have played in the US no less, my Alma Mater had an unsponsored team.
But one thing to know about Rugby, from the way I've played it as well as seen it played.
You do NOT hit as "hard" in Rugby as you do in American football because of the lack of pads.
Yes, there is more of a chance of mortal injury because of the lack of pads, but with pads in American football, there absolutely NO RESTRAINT!
It can damn hurt too, because those pads don't protect from all sorts of injuries.
But in the final analysis, I still have to give the kudos to hockey -- because it has the ultimate combination of "everything hard."
But that's just my analysis.
I guess the common denominator is that all sports are "hard," otherwise we'd all be professional athletes. 
Some people are just good at some sports more than others, and everyone has their talents that are appropriate for some more than others.
Some people are just good at some sports more than others, and everyone has their talents that are appropriate for some more than others.
Prof Voluptuary said:
both codes of Rugby are played by children from about the age of five to the Profesional levels here in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa just to name a few coutries....
We as youngsters are conditioned to play at our very hardest, best and fairest..... We have never worn Pads the likes of what is worn in a game of Gridiron.... and hat has never stopped us from hitting like "freight Trains"!!!
You need to watch a "live" game between the top ranked countries to get a feel for how the game is truly played... and I dont mean on TV!!!
Well, being an American and having limited exposure to only our domestic teams and what Fox World shows, I'll have to assume I'm ignorant.jdb67 said:We have never worn Pads the likes of what is worn in a game of Gridiron.... and hat has never stopped us from hitting like "freight Trains"!!!
You need to watch a "live" game between the top ranked countries to get a feel for how the game is truly played... and I dont mean on TV!!!
In any case, I LOVE the game, and unlike most Americans, I recognize the heritage.
I always preferred Rugby for its aerobic nature, but American football is definitely my fancy for the strategy.
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Rugby, I agree! Saw people on the stretcher all the time in college, football with no pads!
Rugby, I agree! Saw people on the stretcher all the time in college, football with no pads!
The only sport on this poll that I have not played in an organized team is hockey , so I can't comment on it. the only sport I ever got serieously injured was in soccer. Tore my left knee ligaments after a defender slid into me. I'm 37 years old and still play baseball, basketball, but I do'nt have the stamina to play soccer anymore.
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thats the funniest thing ive read all night. golf is easy. you just have to know how to play. much like baseball.Dro50 said:
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