What sport requires the most skill?
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marl said:
What defines a sport? To me snooker isn't a sport as any fat joe could be good at it.
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Are you seriously suggesting snooker requires no skill..?
As someone who plays a lot of snooker (i run two snooker/pool clubs), i can tell you it requires immense skill to become proficient.
As someone who plays a lot of snooker (i run two snooker/pool clubs), i can tell you it requires immense skill to become proficient.
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I wouldnt call snooker a sport personally (more of a hobby 
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Put down the pint and take your shot - now thats not a sport lol
I have always thought to be a world class tennis player you have to do both -
So many ways to be that good!
)Put down the pint and take your shot - now thats not a sport lol
I have always thought to be a world class tennis player you have to do both -
So many ways to be that good!
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e-sports 
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andy@moFo said:snooker is a sport, its on the bbc sport website?
So's darts. For me snooker isn't a sport because it doesn't require any athleticism/fitness to play.
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Did I say It required no Skill? No!pmbuzz said:
To me sport requires athleticism. Snooker requires none of that!
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I'm on the side of snooker not being a sport also, a great game and one that requires a lot of skill but a sport, not a chance. The closest it gets is when they used to have the timed round on Big Break. I'm also saying golf isn't a sport either, it is a game. 
When you ask for the sport which requires the greatest skill, what do you mean? Is it the one where even a relatively average participant requires a lot of skill to take part thereby making all competitors highly skillful or is it one where the greatest skill is in a few participants even if everyone can play it?
Tennis is an example of a sport where pretty much anyone can play but Roger Federer is so far ahead of everyone that you are basically playing for second most of the time.
Michael Johnson the (200/400m) superstar is another example, running can be done by most people, few have the natural skill to win and win with a style that most conventional wisdom said is/was inefficient.
Sailing might come closest to requiring a high level of skill to compete that I can think of out of the sports that I have done as it isn't a hugely natural skill for most people but most people can pootle around after a few hours training.
When you ask for the sport which requires the greatest skill, what do you mean? Is it the one where even a relatively average participant requires a lot of skill to take part thereby making all competitors highly skillful or is it one where the greatest skill is in a few participants even if everyone can play it?
Tennis is an example of a sport where pretty much anyone can play but Roger Federer is so far ahead of everyone that you are basically playing for second most of the time.
Michael Johnson the (200/400m) superstar is another example, running can be done by most people, few have the natural skill to win and win with a style that most conventional wisdom said is/was inefficient.
Sailing might come closest to requiring a high level of skill to compete that I can think of out of the sports that I have done as it isn't a hugely natural skill for most people but most people can pootle around after a few hours training.
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semi-pro waster said:
The ultimate DIS to snooker lol. <insert thumbs up smilie here>
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Obviously cricket.
Seriously - I don't think it's possible to say one sport requires more skill than another. You get out what you put in.
Seriously - I don't think it's possible to say one sport requires more skill than another. You get out what you put in.
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p4radox said:I don't think it's possible to say one sport requires more skill than another. You get out what you put in.
SIt on the fence why don't you!
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weescott said:SIt on the fence why don't you!
Yeah fence sitting was my second choice - balance is the key to success.
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motorbike racing.
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weescott said:SIt on the fence why don't you!
No he's right, every sport takes a great sense of dedication and skill to become the best at it.
Football, Rugby, Cricket, Athletics. You could argue that Athletics (running) doesn't require a certain amount of skill and pure training, but can guarentee the others do.
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Different sports require different skills, but each is classified into many categories.
For example, there's open skills (skills in a changing environment e.g. dribbling a football in game play during a match) and closed skills (skills in a fix environment e.g. a free throw in basketball is partially closed, as there's always a change in crowd etc). Another category is gross (e.g. kicking a ball) and fine (e.g. playing the piano). So to say one sport requires more skill than another is wrong I think, it might require more skills[/], but a skill has to be performed correctly over a period of time to be effective. If someone plays snooker they need a very high concentration level to maintain a good level of play, whereas if a basketball player lacks concentration for any period of time duting a game, many skills can be effected.
Just my two cents.
For example, there's open skills (skills in a changing environment e.g. dribbling a football in game play during a match) and closed skills (skills in a fix environment e.g. a free throw in basketball is partially closed, as there's always a change in crowd etc). Another category is gross (e.g. kicking a ball) and fine (e.g. playing the piano). So to say one sport requires more skill than another is wrong I think, it might require more skills[/], but a skill has to be performed correctly over a period of time to be effective. If someone plays snooker they need a very high concentration level to maintain a good level of play, whereas if a basketball player lacks concentration for any period of time duting a game, many skills can be effected.
Just my two cents.
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EasyG said:
Ohhh, even some of the best boxers ever get there faces smashed in...It does require lots of skill though. I would have to say that cricket requires an immense amount of skill*
*This is in no way because i suck at the sport.
Casmeister.
The greatest skill in sport is not to lose.
To say what sport requires most skill would be something envoling an engine, as if you dont have the skill it will kill you i.e F1, rally etc. takes decades to become a master and a true champion at motorsport.
So I say motorsport.
To say what sport requires most skill would be something envoling an engine, as if you dont have the skill it will kill you i.e F1, rally etc. takes decades to become a master and a true champion at motorsport.
So I say motorsport.