So what is the toughest sport?
 

An on-going office debate has enspired me to post this tread. "What defines a 'sport' and furthermore, is golf for example, a tougher sport than tennis?" I sure his is a hotly debated subject over cold ones at any local brew house.

Here's my somewhat educated, experienced opinion: I define a 'sport' as an activity which requires a combination of the following elements:
1. Strength
2. Hand-eye/foot coordination
3. Endurance
4. Hand/foot speed (not the same as coordination!)
5. Strategic thinking (the player, not the coach!)

Now given these five mandatory elements, and giving each one an equal weight, rate the sport for each element from 1 to 10. Add up the total points and you can (somewhat objectively) rate the difficultity of the sport.

Here's my list (I've played all)

Sport (Weighted Element ) = Total

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1. Basketball (4 + 8 + 9 + 7 + 8) = 36
(forward - league play, not horse!)
2. Water Polo (5 + 7 + 9 + 6 + 5) = 32
(hole or point - not goalie)
3. Tennis (2 + 8 + 5 + 4 + 3) = 22
(competive singles)
4. Track / Running (1 + 1 + 10 + 7 + 1) = 20
(distance)
5. Golf (2 + 9 + 0 + 0 + 3) = 14
(weekend warrior)
6. weightlifting (10 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 3) = 14



There you have it. Tennis is a tougher "sport" than golf!

Gimme feedback!!

UFC - 10
boxing - 10
basketball - 8
football- 7
hockey- 7
tennis -4
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chess- 1
baseball- 0

I hate base ball :mad: nothing but over paid, out of shape, sell outs. And they also take over the good tv shows.

Too much thinking involved in that, but to answer the title of the thread, Australian Rules Football is the toughest sport on earth.

Take care,
~Chris

Spending money without my wife knowing, is the toughest.

LOL! get caught once and it's "Game over" :p :p :D :D

isnt it rugby over there?

Notice how that guy in the white suit occasionaly clears the air behind him? He should stop eating beans before the game. :p

Footy RULES! Go Aussie Rules!

UFC all the way.

I have taken hits on a rugby field, and i have taken hits on a football field. i must say that football hits are harder. even if there are pads, i still think that i have gotten hit harder in football than rugby.

I think Motocross is the toughest. It takes a lot of practise and some balls of steal.

Adam

LOL, no. You're not allowed to kill anybody in Rugby.

Aussie Rules Football is to Rugby, what Bigfoot (4x4) is to a Ranger.

As physical as UFC is, I really don't see it as being "Tough Sport"

Why I would still chose the AFC over UFC:

1) there is more rules to think about in Aussie Footy

2) It's very demanding over a long period of time.

Don't get me wrong. I'd rather play Footy than UFC anyday. It's just that UFC seems less of a sport, and more of "who can get the other guy in a position that if he doesn't quit he'll be dead shortly". Heck, any UFC guy could probably get any UFC guy to submit in seconds. DOesn't mean it;s a tougher sport.

I see the "sport" part lacking when it comes to UFC. Even Boxing and Pro-wrestling has more sport-elements.

I know... Pro-wrestling is fake, and UFC is real. So what. ;-)

Lacrosse. Hands down. I might be biased but it has to be one of thge toughest. Probably not as tough as Aussie Rules Football but I would day a close second.

You should see the amounts of bruises and cuts i had after every game :eek:

Dodging bums at the bank on payday is the toughest sport on earth,they tackle harder than Aussie football....LOL

Here's another......

Try walking the lenght of a dealershhip parking lot, without getting tackled by a salesman.

Thats tough:D

hockey, imagine gettting slammed into the boards at 30mph -ouch.:D :D :D :D :D

lmfao, thats so true!!!

I've played football, basketball, baseball, and I've ran in track. Out of those sports, football is definitely the overall hardest. Track takes a lot of hard work and conditioning, physical strength. But it takes minimal mental work. I'm sure there is a few things harder than regular old American football though.

Okay, I've listed a few of your suggestions and plugged them into David's objective rating. Let's see how boxing, hockey, football, baseball, billiards and bowling stack up:

1. Basketball (4 + 8 + 9 + 7 + 8) = 36
(forward - league play, not horse!)
1. Hockey (4 + 8 + 9 + 7 + 8) = 36
2. Boxing (8 + 6 + 8 + 8 + 3) = 33
3. Water Polo (5 + 7 + 9 + 6 + 5) = 32
(hole or point - not goalie)
4. Football (8 + 3 +3 + 5 + 3) = 25
(O. Line)
5. Tennis (2 + 8 + 5 + 4 + 3) = 22
(competive singles)
6. Track / Running (1 + 1 + 10 + 7 + 1) = 20
(distance)
7. Baseball (4 + 8 + 1 + 3 + 2) = 18
8. Golf (2 + 9 + 0 + 0 + 3) = 14
(weekend warrior)
9. Billiards (0 + 8 + 0 + 0 + 6) = 14
10. weightlifting (10 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 3) = 14
11. Bowling (1 + 8 + 1 + 0 + 2) = 12


There. Hockey and backetball are toughest sports, with boxing a very close second. Billiards and golf are about the same. I can't speak for rugby, how does it stack up to the rest?

ITS LACROSSE YOU MORONS :D :p :D

Basketball is not the toughest. More like lamest next to baseball :D

Badminton can be fiercesome.

CROQUET!!!!!! I think I've mentioned this before.....

Bumpy/rough/hilly terrain.....1 a.m....totally dark outside.....about a 12 pack running through my blood.....playing croquet....

Definitely had some bruised shins and sore toes the next day.

:( :rolleyes:

:D :D :D

Croquet.....Interesting.....

You may be right ....

Beer X Large Hammers X Big Balls X Spike Thingys X Drunk friends = Trouble:D


ummmm........What about drunkin Lawn Darts :confused:

Fighting - espescially ground fighting and grappling- is a heck of a lot more physically and mentally demanding than any team sport I've ever played. Granted, some fights only last a couple of minutes or even less than a minute, but during a prolonged fight you'll use and usually exhaust every major muscle in your body. And if you're not a good strategist, then you can get yourself into some pretty sticky situations. You have to anticipate your opponents next move and think of a way to counter it before it happens. You have to avoid putting yourself into a position that will give your opponent any opportunities. That's a lot more thinking than takes place in Aussie rules football and it's a lot more difficult to learn and implement martial arts than it is to memorize a list of rules, run, kick, and catch a ball. And, if you disagree, find a local Brazilian Jiu Jitsu institute and get on the mat with the begginners for 10 minutes straight.

Yup and I could not of said it better myself!!!! That has to be one of my top three if not the #1


I also agree with you here too

Fighting - espescially ground fighting and grappling- is a heck of a lot more physically and mentally demanding than any team sport I've ever played. Granted, some fights only last a couple of minutes or even less than a minute, but during a prolonged fight you'll use and usually exhaust every major muscle in your body. And if you're not a good strategist, then you can get yourself into some pretty sticky situations. You have to anticipate your opponents next move and think of a way to counter it before it happens.


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But the worst for flat out high risk as a sport has to be Hurling ( no not that thing you do Saturday night) It is played in Ireland and it is only ment for the insane!!!

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I could not agree more with this statement. A friend of mine was an instructor at Bushi Ban Karate Do in Deer Park for a while. We used to grapple for practice, keep in mind I was playing football and lifting weights every day at this time. I have never participated in a sport that was more physically and mentally demanding than grappling, and I've played quite a few sports.

Caymon

Whole-herd cow tippin! Bulls included.

Hmmmm, true, but if you line them up right, you can use the domino effect and get them all at once! ;)

I'll never forget the night we were all in the garage working on one of the Mustangs and my then 15-year old told me with this surprised look on his face "you really can knock em over like that"
"And you know this how?" was my reply. I think he just figured out there's a down side to the sport. . . . or at least tellin your dad about it.

LOL!!