<p>soccer is pretty hard. I played soccer and ran XC at the same time and soccer was harder (but I think it is also more fun)</p>
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Blues triumphed as I predicted, it really should have been 3 or 4 - 0 though.</p>
<p>@Necho2 Tall people are naturally better at crew, so if you need more people the coaches will often ask tall, athletic people to join. While crew can be picked up quickly to the point that you won’t tip your boat over, it is VERY difficult to master all the nuances of technique. In short, it’s relatively easy for people to get started but incredibly difficult for people to get good. In addition, you need to be in the very best shape because you need both cardiovascular endurance to sprint for 8 minutes during a race as well as muscular strength because that is what moves the boat. Workouts for crew are without a doubt harder than those of most other sports. I have a friend who was on the state team for cross country who dreads coming to crew practice. People push themselves until they puke then keep rowing to keep their split. It is also recommended that kids in middle school and below not row because it puts too much strain on their muscles if they are still growing, causing many of the problems as weight lifting. The reason I love crew so much, apart from the conditioning, is that it is both an individual sport and a team sport. You have to be incredibly mentally tough to keep yourself going throughout a race, as the last 3/4 of it you are physically exhausted. You also have to be in perfect sync with your teammates because otherwise the boat will not go straight and may tip. Crew combines determination, physical training, and technique, therefore earning it a spot as one of the most difficult sports.</p>
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<p>Because it’s fun to argue with people who don’t know what they’re talking about.</p>
<p>soccer in the USA is not as hard to learn as most other sports. I played varsity soccer for 3 years, and my first year playing soccer was my freshman year. I feel like if you’re athletic, quick, and aggressive then you can be a good defensive player.</p>
<p>Reviving my post from Page 9: Golf - if any of you with 0 golfing experience could shoot under 100 your first time out, I’d be thoroughly impressed. I bet you guys with no experience couldn’t even get the ball off the ground with an iron.</p>
<p>I could get the ball off the ground with an 8 iron after about 5 holes. I generally don’t go beyond a 4 iron though, because then I completely lose control.</p>
<p>It really should have been like 4-0 but oh well. But there was BLOOD! oowwwiees</p>
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What if the pitcher could aim it at your feet and make the ball move laterally in the air as well? Sounds tougher to me.</p>
<p>Marching band, duh!</p>
<p>Salsa Dancing</p>
<p>UNICYCLING.</p>
<p>seriously.</p>
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Randy Johnson slider? Hellooo??
And I assume you’re talking about cricket…Flat paddles are easier to make steady contact with than cylindrical bats.</p>
<p>50% success rate in baseball = best player ever
50% success rate in cricket = spectacularly bad</p>
<p>It’s all relative, which is why this debate is so moronic.</p>
<p>@mckyle: YES :]</p>
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Who are you and when can we marry?</p>
<p>mixed martial arts</p>
<p>no other sports requires that level of conditioning, strength, speed, and technique</p>
<p>also not anyone can just pick it up and start playing</p>
<p>any sport where you can do it without training months</p>
<p>read: golf, ect. is not near the most challenging</p>
<p>and no bias here, because I am a varsity football captain, but I wont say football because if you are a natural monster you dont need to train, where as in MMA you do</p>
<p>^I quit tae kwon do the month before I was supposed to get my black belt…</p>
<p>Oh yes…I am tough ;]</p>
<p>golf definitely. very difficult to master and to not get frustrated at first.</p>
<p>swimming, running etc. are physically tough to condition for at first, but you get used to the endurance.</p>
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<p>quot’d for irony</p>