What's your favorite sport?

Football was my first love, I played that up until I was 33. But your body can only do it so long, I accomplished what I wanted to accomplish, so I called it a day. I still watch as a spectator though. I always thought Iād coach, but I donāt know if I can handle coaching this generation of kids, or more accurately, their parents, lmao. I always hear stories of guys getting fired for coaching todayās kids the way I was coached growing up. If I canāt maintain discipline on a team with out interference from helicopter parents or kids just not having enough emotional resilience to be called out and punished for dumb mental mistakes or disorderliness counterproductive to running a practice, I donāt think I can properly do it.
I wouldnāt even be crazy mean, but when I grew up, if you showed up late to practice, you ran an extra lap. If you acted up, youād run more laps. If you jumped offside, or false started, the whole team is running a lap or doing push-ups, to teach you that when one players screws up, the whole team suffers. When we watched film of the previous game on Monday once I was in high school, if you blew a play, Coach called you out in front of everyone. Now itās like you canāt even hurt anyoneās feelings. Iām not trying to be a dick about it, Iād want the kids to have fun, but there are just certain times where a coach has to lay down the hammer to get the best out of you or to just generally maintain order.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/fredericksburg.com/news/local/stafford-assistant-football-coach-fired-over-disciplinary-drill/article_42160221-84cd-5af4-b786-68e2d78508a4.amp.html
https://www.google.com/amp/s/usatodayhss.com/2016/coach-fired-for-punishing-alleged-bully-feels-vindicated-the-outpouring-of-support-has-been-overwhelming/amp
https://www.google.com/amp/s/raygilbert04.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/coach-gets-fired-for-making-players-that-show-up-late-to-practice-run/amp/
My old high school coach would be spinning in his grave if he saw these, lmao. He was a guy who would tell you ārun until you puke.ā He never made you really do it, but he wanted you to think you got lucky when he stopped you short of it. Even my Pop Warner coaches in the 80s who were younger, every last one of them might be canned today. And guess what? We LOVED those guys. Donāt hit the kids, donāt put them in TRUE danger, and donāt punish them over things just related to their physical limitations, thatās fine. But running a football team requires a lot of discipline, and thereās always those few kids on every team who want to test you, so you need to be able to shut that down QUICK so you can focus on teaching the game of football.
Sorry, bit of a rant😅 Moral of the story: Iām learning how to play hockey now so I can just squeeze the last of my own athletic juice out of myself before Iām too old, because I donāt think I can coach the way they force you to these days, haha.
Thanks for the long answer š
No prob, sorry... needed fewer words and more picturesš
Rugby and Football (soccer to heathens over the Pond).
I recently started watching ice hockey as well, but lockdown put a lot of stuff in pause.
Me and some mates also plan to get in to motor racing, get race licences sorted,
my ex wife and girlfriend both were qualified for competitions
@princess__serene thank you most appreciated.
I am learning about football. I donāt fully understand it. I do love hockey. I have been watching hockey since I was a little kid with my dad.
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Combat sports , esp boxing & esp Muay Thai & more so it's more savage neighbour from Myanmar , Lethwei. Partook in all those , amateur level only. Professional takes seriously hard training & dedication , it becomes a way of life.
College Basketball but that will change if they start paying players.
Football? Is that rough male break other player football players faces or gay football like soccer. Where they run around with their little pee shooters flapping kicking a ball?
You been an USA citazian, what sport you mean by "football"? The original one or the fake one?
Because mine are Basketball and Football as well, but i don't think we talk about the same sport.
What's the original one and the fake one?
This is the real football
This is the fake one who supose to be call Rugby.
Ohh I know the difference. Rugby and football are different things. I meant Football like in the picture you shared.
Yes, but American people from nord, i talk about USA and Canada, they call this one socer (whitch is stupid)
And call the rugby sport "football"
been playing soccer for 20 years or so... to watch, I prefer the NFL and then soccer.
I used to be a marathon runner so I will go with that.
Football (American or conventional) give how much of my betting takes place in them
Watching, UFC, but playing would be volleyball, tennis, badminton...
it could be basketball. but I don't like match. I play alone
American football all the way
either motorsports of female beach volleyball
Tough.. maybe horseback riding, or boxing
I would say Badminton.
Swimming and Stepping
Ski
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hockey
Baseball and football are my favorite
I like volleyball and swimming
football, basketball, tennis
Watching: Football
Doing: Skiing
My favorite sport to watch is American Football.
football for sure
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