Anonymous
04/25/2025 22:12
Subject: Rank youth sports by physically toughest!
Has anyone tried playing a few minutes of squash? Definitely the toughest and most physically demanding sport I’ve ever tried.
Anonymous
04/25/2025 21:31
Subject: Rank youth sports by physically toughest!
Anonymous wrote:Basketball has the highest incidence of injury, though they tend to be minor. You could think of that like toughness. That and being one of the best cardio workouts you could imagine, due to the burstiness of the sprinting combined with jumping and just all-round agility.
It's a toss-up between soccer and football. Football looks tough, but they do have equipment.
Rugby
Anonymous
04/25/2025 21:30
Subject: Rank youth sports by physically toughest!
Anonymous wrote:Um, where is hockey? You picked random sports.
The lines switch in and out all the time so plenty of breaks. Same with Football - a professional Football game has less that 15 minutes of actual play/action the WHOLE GAME - lots of standing around, sitting on the bench, etc. Rugby is different since it's more continuous and it's the same players, no offensive team, defensive team, special teams, etc.
Anonymous
04/25/2025 21:27
Subject: Rank youth sports by physically toughest!
Basketball has the highest incidence of injury, though they tend to be minor. You could think of that like toughness. That and being one of the best cardio workouts you could imagine, due to the burstiness of the sprinting combined with jumping and just all-round agility.
It's a toss-up between soccer and football. Football looks tough, but they do have equipment.
It's a toss-up between soccer and football. Football looks tough, but they do have equipment.
Anonymous
04/25/2025 21:25
Subject: Rank youth sports by physically toughest!
Um, where is hockey? You picked random sports.
Anonymous
04/25/2025 21:22
Subject: Rank youth sports by physically toughest!
Anonymous wrote:Rugby is #1.
I have both wrestled and played rugby.
Rugby beats you up more but in terms the "tougher sport" nothing matches wrestling.
Anonymous
04/25/2025 21:22
Subject: Rank youth sports by physically toughest!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:water polo
soccer
basketball
lacrosse
swim
tennis
pop football
baseball
Clearly you are not familiar with swimming as a sport
Swimming just seems hard because you're using smaller muscle groups to do a majority of the work.
Anonymous
04/25/2025 20:38
Subject: Rank youth sports by physically toughest!
Anonymous wrote:water polo
soccer
basketball
lacrosse
swim
tennis
pop football
baseball
Clearly you are not familiar with swimming as a sport
Anonymous
04/25/2025 20:36
Subject: Rank youth sports by physically toughest!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Tackle football is way more demanding than any other sport. The full contract of it scares most kids
It is also a lot of standing around. Water polo is a contact sport while swimming.
I played both. Football is way harder. No one is running full speed and hitting you in water polo.
No, they're slashing you with their toenails under the water.
Anonymous
04/25/2025 20:32
Subject: Rank youth sports by physically toughest!
Rugby is #1.
Anonymous
04/25/2025 08:52
Subject: Re:Rank youth sports by physically toughest!
Wrestling
Football
Tennis
Soccer
Lacrosse
Swimming
Football
Tennis
Soccer
Lacrosse
Swimming
Anonymous
04/25/2025 08:34
Subject: Rank youth sports by physically toughest!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:# 1 is definitely wrestling
This
+1 the list seems random and leaves out the only answer
Anonymous
04/25/2025 08:28
Subject: Rank youth sports by physically toughest!
Have any of you played water polo? It is tough.
Anonymous
04/25/2025 08:24
Subject: Rank youth sports by physically toughest!
Distance running for the HS set is tough. Sprints are not so tough.
Anonymous
04/25/2025 06:56
Subject: Rank youth sports by physically toughest!
Ice hockey isn’t on the list?