Of the 6 major sports, does basketball require the least amount of skill?

[28renyoy]

I'm speaking of

Baseball
Football
Basketball
Soccar
Hockey
Golf

[IGOTGAME]

It is football by far.

[28renyoy]

It is football by far.

yet you see far more undersized players in the nfl than you do in the nba

[L.Kizzle]

soccer

[lilojmayo]

I'm speaking of

Baseball
Football
Basketball
Soccar
Hockey
Golf

Football and Basketball are easier to pick up then the other sports. Which is why they are the two most played sports in the country. But at the same time since they are played so much the competition far exceeds any of the other sports. You basically have to ask if you never had experience playing a sport which would you struggle the most.

1. Golf
2. Hockey
3.Baseball
4. Soccer
5. Basketball
6.Football

[NumberSix]

It is football by far.

Yeah, depending on position, it's easily the NFL by far.

[USABall]

imo (ice) hockey is the most difficult, followed by basketball then meh


side note: interesting article/study:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/sportSkills

[Rekindled]

football . because every position is so specialized everyone only need to go 1 thing.

[cteach111]

i think its football.. besides the quarterback position

track is another sport, well specifically the 100M

Success in those sports relies almost 100% on your genetics.

i agree with others on soccer, lacrosse, hockey, golf, etc. i suck at those sports lol. they are hard as hell to pick up.

[NBAller]

Golf.

[Boston C's]

For me its baseball easily besides pitcher and catcher players really dont need to have stamina to play baseball you can be an outfielder and barely see the ball all game and then you bat like once every 3 innings... the toughest thing is hitting because the ball goes so fast that requires skill and development but once you got that down your all set

[jlip]

I've never played organized soccer. So from an ignorant outsider's perspective I'm wondering what skills are actually needed to play that game effectively apart from great footwork/ coordination?

[28renyoy]

Golf.

golf is by far the most skilled sport. it's probably 95% skill until you reach a point where athleticism/strength takes over. hitting a baseball is right behind it.

[Theoo's Daddy]

golf and it's not even close..

[Dave3]

soccer

Please tell me you're kidding. If you think soccer requires the least skill then I'm almost positive you have never played it. Speaking as someone who plays basketball and some soccer/baseball, the latter two are much much more difficult to pick up.