<p>One thing people are missing on this thread is creativity. In many sports, creativity is non-existent. How many ways are there to run into an endzone? How many ways can you hit a tennis ball? How many ways can you swim a certain stroke in swimming? Sports like soccer, basketball, and wrestling all require a special ability to make split second decisions under pressure. There are so many different ways to score in soccer and you see all of the different moves these guys do. Combine that with the endurance factor and the 20, 30, 40 yard sprints during the game. Basketball also requires creativity in that you have to figure out a way to get around the defender. Should I spin? Through the legs? Crossover? There are many different ways to score, but it takes sharp decision making to choose the right way. In wrestling, it takes a knack to counter certain moves that your opponent does. Then you have to go into your arsenal of moves to choose the right one. This all has to be done in a snap. I’m sure there are other sports that require this ability that I have not listed.</p>
<p>Baseball or softball, because I can’t bat…</p>
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<p>Skiing has many more variables than tennis or golf. The size of the tennis court never changes and it is possible to play the same golf course over and over again. Snow varies considerably from day to day and from early season to late season. Race courses are reset for each run; no two ever being the same.</p>
<p>Marching band. Yes, it’s a sport.
When was the last time you ran around a field with perfect technique while playing an instrument with the greatest and loudest tone possible for 10+ minutes?</p>
<p>gymnastics is the hardest by far</p>
<p>I had a teacher who was into medieval fighting. That was INTENSE! He had a finger he couldn’t bend because he broke it while fighting in full armor.</p>
<p>It was the middle finger, too, and I’m not even lying!</p>
<p>I honestly think it depends on the program you play for. The football program at my first school was demanding, but it wasn’t that bad. The school I go to at the moment requires starters to attend conditioning/weights every single day of the school year in the morning. The coaches don’t care if it’s -5 degrees outside and hailing cause I remember one day when we were out there doing sprints and I walked into the locker room with my shoe literally frozen to my foot from all of the snow that turned into ice in there. I’m going to reemphasize the fact that we have conditioning/weight lifting every single day of the school year.</p>
<p>I respect all of the other sports such as tennis and xc which I admit might be more difficult on game day than football is, but at least the program that I’m playing for right now, which was undefeated in the regular season, takes more commitment and toughness than any other sport.</p>
<p>Shout out to all the wrestlers out there. The weight and diet stuff they go through is legit.</p>
<p>I’d actually vote for golf. Courses are all different, lies are different, shotmaking is all different, and after 4 straight days of both pounding it out and subtlety, you can lose by just one stroke. It is by far the most mentally stressing game in the world ( and I include chess). Certainly golf gets the most votes among professional athletes, many of whom play both during and after their careers. I have never seen a great basketball oe tennis or football player take up lacrosse or swimming or one another’s sport – but they all play golf.</p>
<p>I would most definitely say that curling is the hardest sport. Crazy stuff, man, crazy stuff.</p>
<p>Marching Band.
JKJK I hate when people tell me thats a sport.</p>
<p>In terms of skill: prob Bball
In terms of work: prob XC</p>
<p>Sports are not usually played on one’s own but against an opponent. As such, the sports that draw the most skilled athletes are the hardest, perhaps not in an absolute sense, but certainly in the relative sense. Those are the toughest sports if you ask me:</p>
<p>Basketball
Boxing
Football
Formula 1 racing
Golf
Soccer
Tennis</p>
<p>Let is face it, those sports pay their champions tens of millions of dollars annually and as such, attract the best athletes in the world. The talent and level of competition in those sports is off the charts.</p>
<p>^Someone told me that Marching Band was more of a sport because the kids gave 100% all the time, unlike those baseball players who only worked hard 3/10 times…lol…</p>
<p>Not bad. 5 of my 7 sports made the top 10 list! I think they underrate the skill required for Golf and Formula 1 racing. I also forgot Ice Hockey.</p>
<p>My vote is for golf. I never really considered golf a sport until I decided to try it out. Every little detail counts–positioning, you arms, your back, your feet, how you hold the club, how straight your arms are, the movement of your hips, literally everything. It is incredibly complex and hard.</p>
<p>Soccer. Those guys run a marathon within 3 games.</p>
<p>I’m going to rate based on how easy it is to get into. Think about it: anyone can just get a soccer ball and start playing with their friends. They will have the coordination to run and kick the ball developed quickly, and can get into the sport very quickly.</p>
<p>Same goes for baseball; any kid can get a bat with his friends and just start playing. Not much skill to it. </p>
<p>American Football gets a bit tougher. You have to have quick hand eye coordination to catch the ball which is thrown from behind you, and some skill to get the ball into a spiral. And you need to be somewhat tough to block other players.</p>
<p>I would put racket sports here too; one must be agile and have good coordination as well.</p>
<p>I think basketball would go here as well.</p>
<p>Then come the hardest sports. I would say Hockey is very hard to get into. First one must learn how to skate on ice, which is no easy task. Then after that, you need to learn to use a stick, and use it well. Then you need to coordinate with the team, learn stick handling moves, and be tough enough to get decked sometimes. Not to mention fighting at some points.</p>
<p>Which brings me to MMA, which I think is the toughest. Not only do you have to be in top shape, but you need to be hard hitting, and be able to take BRUTAL pain while trying to deliver it as well. This is why there are not too many MMA fighters out there.</p>
<p>I think car racing is extremely tough as well (yes, whine all you want, it IS a sport). Drivers are always in top shape (maybe not NASCAR :P) during races and it requires the fastest reflexes, a true feel for the road, and daring.</p>
<p>^ Your whole argument is messed up because you are basing how hard a sport is on how difficult it is to pick up and play. Anyone could pick up and play ANY sport, except for weird **** like polo or something. IMO, it’s not a sport unless you are competing against someone else. Sorry marching band (and cheerleading and dance).</p>
<p>Goooollfff … God its a sport that is impossible to master no matter what you do … Spending three to four hours a night out there is a must if you want to be able to get the ball anywhere near the hole and score a birdie … crazy difficult</p>
<p>I did not read the other 20 pages. Has anyone mentioned equestrian sports yet? I don’t even care which event. None of them are very easy.</p>
<p>Football is the hardest physically, because its a natural sport, either you good or your not. (With the exception of playing quarterback).</p>
<p>Golf is the hardest sport mentally because it takes a lot to keep calm and hit a good shot. </p>
<p>P.S. I play football in highschool(JV) wrestle( varsity) and play golf</p>