Basketball Vs. Soccer, Which Sport requires more Athleticism/Skill???

[Don Diego]

Ain't no 6'6 240 breh running up and down a soccer pitch that long

 

[Gold]

still worlds apart physically

being elite on the football pitch comes down to elite training from the earliest possible stage

elite physical gifts comes down to what you are born with

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Im not dissagreeing.
Athleticism i give the nod to basketball (although soccer players are in muuch better shape)

But skillwise? There's nothing lebron does aside from his passing that you couldnt learn in a few years.

But what cr7 does on the pitch... you need to start as a child or its over for u

 

[Don Diego]

Basketball players be sitting on bench 3 4 times a game.

Not soccer

 

[010101]

why is this a debate soccer is NONSTOP running

they do cover more ground obviously the pitch is massive

but nba players are sprinting at a more constant pace

nba players would struggle a full 90minutes

but footballers would get ran off the court as well

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[50CentStan]

not a soccer hater but how does it take more skill than basketball? anyone off the street can go out on a field and kick a soccer ball with an empty goal into the goal from 20 feet away. a random person off the street won't be able to shoot a hoop from 20 feet away unguarded. unless they hoop

 

[Gold]

not a soccer hater but how does it take more skill than basketball? anyone off the street can go out on a field and kick a soccer ball with an empty goal into the goal from 20 feet away. a random person off the street won't be able to shoot a hoop from 20 feet away unguarded. unless they hoop

No they cant.

Even learning how to properly strike the ball with your foot takes a good amount of practice.
And soccer has goalies so you're going to have to aim that kick.

Have you ever seen someone who doesn't play soccer kick a ball?

Toe pokes with 0 accuracy

 

[J Money]

look at the elite athletes in the respective sports

the answers are obvious

just compare bron to messi



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The top players like Messi, Ronaldo etc arent even the top athletes in the sport. Theres loads of guys who are great athletes in soccer but theres not good players so they play in the smaller leagues

One example of the top of my head is Adama Traore, breh is super explosive but thats pretty much it

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Soccer/Football:

• Running up and down the pitch like the friggin T1000
• Got to make sure your hand by any means don't touch the ball or the person, or else it's a automatic foul
• You injured? That's too badfukk off the pitch or work with the injury
• Clock is constantly ticking (no time out or gatorade break unless its before the second half)

 

[50CentStan]

defying the laws of gravity>>>

 

[010101]

The top players like Messi, Ronaldo etc arent even the top athletes in the sport. Theres loads of guys who are great athletes in soccer but theres not good players so they play in the smaller leagues

One example of the top of my head is Adama Traore, breh is super explosive but thats pretty much it

right

skill alone can make you elite in football

in basketball you gotta be born with certain traits & then develop elite skills on top of that to be elite

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[I Really Mean It]

While both require exceptional athleticism, nevermind the stamina needed to be competitive, each sport requires a separate set of skills to excel in them.

 

[filial_piety]

Basketball...specifically as a PG. Reason being that you need to master both hand and foot coordination an elite level.

 

[African_brehda]

not a soccer hater but how does it take more skill than basketball? anyone off the street can go out on a field and kick a soccer ball with an empty goal into the goal from 20 feet away. a random person off the street won't be able to shoot a hoop from 20 feet away unguarded. unless they hoop

look at this man

 

[LiveFromLondon]

They always by default take the physical, atheletic angle

 

[50CentStan]

look at this man

bruv