Handball-I am 6'1 above average athlete. No doubt in my mind I could make the USA handball team if I spent a year or 2 trying to.
That sport is retardedly simple.
So, do it.
By the way my vote goes to rowing.
The proper technique is not impossible to get.
It surely requires an awful lot of training to reach the physical intensity and resistence needed, but if you have time and you're committed, this is the least difficult sport imo.
I used to play AYSO for Chatsworth, making the regional teams, from the age of 7-18 but make no mistake I was never good and still suck, everyone can do AYSO. But the point is our team was the worst in the region and we always went against teams full of giant mexican kids 2 years older than us lying about their ages who would not only kick our ass by 5 goals a game, but also throw all these really dirty shots and even just punch players on the field when the ref wasn't looking, so we had to fight back by being dirtier and doing the same.
I wish football was as violent and dirty as it used to be when I played AYSO but it's the opposite at a pro level.
throwing sneaky elbows without getting caught and stomping players feet was the only thing me and my team was any good at.
Chatsworth, as in Chatsworth, Norway, or Chatsworth, Egypt?
I don't read Bill Simmons but I bet that article does nothing but state the same thing every other American who watches handball can see. Gonna google that shit.
Please tell me what is so crazy about this sport. It is a normal baseball throw. The goal is gigantic, the defenders hardly do anything, they just pass around the perimeter til someone decides to jump into the defense-you don't need any speed or quickness to succeed-why is it so hard?
You are welcome to try. I guarantee that if you tried to play handball against any good competition you'd go home with a few broken ribs and crying in embarrassment.
it actually makes sense. it's something very natural and doesn't require any additional skill or knowledge. anybody can run. See: Forest GUmp
Yeah but the point here is: what is the sport where it's easiest to reach an olympic level.
Running would probably be at the bottom of the list.
If your body structure isn't adequate, there's no training that will get you there.
Unless you become a Bhutan citizen or something.
Yeah but the point here is: what is the sport where it's easiest to reach an olympic level.
Running would probably be at the bottom of the list.
If your body structure isn't adequate, there's no training that will get you there.
Unless you become a Bhutan citizen or something.
People fail to realize athletes in Marathon run as fast as common people at their fastest speed, for 42,195km.
Yeah but the point here is: what is the sport where it's easiest to reach an olympic level.
Running would probably be at the bottom of the list.
If your body structure isn't adequate, there's no training that will get you there.
Unless you become a Bhutan citizen or something.
Correct, and we have to stress the genetics and bodytype here. Some sports simply require a certain build, but maybe, given you have that type of build, sport becomes easy? For example take a 7 foot volleyball player. I really think that sport isn't hard, it's just concentration and basic movement... Well, you have to have somewhat "good" hands, I suppose, but it's really a sport that in our school the laziest guys used to play (those that found basketball requiring too much physical energy). So yeah. My nomination goes to volleyball.
I have to admit, I know a bunch of people who played volleyball at a fairly high level. Nothing extraordinary, but high national amateur level, and I was never really impressed with their overall athletic ability.
These weren't the people who tended to get picked first in gym class for anything but volleyball. People who excel at other sports such as basketball or soccer you could count on to be quite adequate at most sports, but the same couldn't be said about the "volleybal people".
I have to admit, I know a bunch of people who played volleyball at a fairly high level. Nothing extraordinary, but high national amateur level, and I was never really impressed with their overall athletic ability.
These weren't the people who tended to get picked first in gym class for anything but volleyball. People who excel at other sports such as basketball or soccer you could count on to be quite adequate at most sports, but the same couldn't be said about the "volleybal people".
Plus the speed and precision is crazy. When someone spikes, the ball travels so fast you have less than 0.1 second to react or you're too late. This occurs for the most part of the game.
well if you live in usa getting in the olympics will be pretty damn hard even if you are a good athlete...for a small country (african mostly) is much easier... doesnt matter if you failed to qualify for the semis/finals... still you made the olympics
if you watch the heats ( qualifications, they are on air right now ) there are peeps running around 12 seconds in 100m( last in the race but still olympic level )... any good athlete can run that fast with some training... also the same can be said for swimming
as being a championship level in the olympics? probably badminton
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)... any good athlete can run that fast with some training... also the same can be said for swimming
