Which Sport Do You Find Most Bizarre?

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I played rugby a few years and also competed in Bodybuilding contests and Powerlifting meets. They started me playing outside center. That was way too “fluid” to me. I was running from on side of the field to the other way too much for the cardiovascular shape that I was in while trying to get bigger and stronger. I told them I needed to play wing. (And not weak or strong side wing, either) They put me at left wing. The fluidity for me dropped significantly. BTW, when I played rugby there were no substitutions allowed. I liked that rule.

American Football allows the fans to be make believe “play callers.” Then get immediate feedback on what worked or didn’t. It is amazing how many Head Coaches or Offensive Coordinators are out there just waiting for a call to report to teams for employment. American Football is played most closely to Chess and play by play.

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For a few reasons soccer is really big around here.

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Picture from 1940. My grandfather, fron row, second from the left, grand mothers brother is top row 3rd player from left.

I was never really into it, but the high school I went to used to host the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.

:man_shrugging:t2:. I dunno. It seems like one of those things that is more fun to play than watch.

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Lol I can see the resemblance.

Most sports are, though, aren’t they? Except slap fighting. That doesn’t seem fun to me. Unless I get to slap first then concede immediately before the guy’s turn.

“You win, buddy”. :rofl:

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Which will we watch less, Winter Olympics or World Cup?

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It depends on how many people you can deport until then.

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It is impossible for me to watch less World Cup.

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Games that claim to be sports.

Darts
Snooker
Golf

These are games.

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While they lack the athletic component, they are high skill and meet the requisite elements of

  1. Hitting stuff with other stuff.
  2. Test of mettle- drinking.

And now that women like to do stuff like that too-

Watching women bend over to varying degrees.

I’m not saying they’re a sport. Just that they contain those essential elements.

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I would even say that they are sports. Just not very physical ones.

Oxford definition for sport: a game, competition, or activity needingphysical effort and skill that is played or done according to rules, for enjoymentand/or as a job.

So if something can be competed in, it has some physical element, some skill element and rules, it can be seen as a sport.

So:

  • golf is basically walking, but it demands very high skill level.
  • Marathon running is very demanding physically, and you need some skill, but awfully less than in golf.

Even slapping contests are sport, just not a very good one.

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Those slapping contests where big human males (generally) stand chest to chest and slap each other silly. Then there is chess/boxing. I just noticed @SepCalla has already drawn our attention to slapping contests. I agree, not a very good sport.

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CrossFit

Pickle Ball

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I found competitive walking bizarre until I realized that their athletes can walk at a pace of upwards of 6 miles per hour. That’s very impressive and has real-world applications.

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I had to look this up, it sounds like the average running speed of a human is about 6mph, so they are walking as fast as most people can run. Interesting

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Walk-racers have reached peak speeds of even 9 mph. They’ve gained my respect.

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LOL, I don’t think I can respect the stupid ways “walk racers [god even saying that sounds ridiculous]” bodies contort when they move. Usually I bust out laughing when I see it.

Kinda looks like when you were a kid at school and you had to piss so bad you were about to wet yourself but you could NOT run in the halls, but you moved your ass towards the bathroom. Yeah, that’s what they look like. Ha, next time you see them, I bet that’s all you will be able to think about :slight_smile:

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Human Table Football

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Edit: It actually seems fun.

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That looks fun as hell!

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I bet they all start spinning after a few beers.

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