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Originally Posted by Brother Bilo
I'm not saying soccer is easy by anymeans, but saying it takes way more skill and tactics than any other sport is ridiculous. Take baseball for example. Scouting reports on a hitter show what he hits well and what he doesn't. The pitcher needs to memorize and conform to that for a successful at bat. Now, he throws a little ball 100 miles an hour, that's very hard to hit. Assuming he actually makes contact, the outfielder needs to run at full speed while tracking this little ball down to make the catch. You know there is skill involved when an average of 300 is good, which means that someone gets safely on base 1 out of just under 4 at bats.
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Okay so you are comparing the skill of a baseball player to the skill of a football player. Baseball like any sport takes skill, of course, but lets break it down. I might have oversimplified but here goes..
Baseball:
Batting
Running
Tactical eye
Catching
Turn-based action
Football:
Ball technique (dribbling, running with ball, heading, recieving)
Passing technique
Shooting technique
Defense tactics
Offence tactics
Tackling
Non-stop action based
Overall to me it seems that football demands more of a player than baseball. I mean, a baseball player can be fat and still play in the high leauge.