and a pro soccer player who last 1 minute on the ice with their 160 pound frames. lot easier to run all day when ur not 200+ pounds.Kovy once said, he would be able to play a pro soccer game for about 20 min and then die.
and a pro soccer player who last 1 minute on the ice with their 160 pound frames. lot easier to run all day when ur not 200+ pounds.
yeah uve found a couple players in the world who play at a high level and are heavy. de ligt really isnt someone id even consider big comparatively speaking.This is an ignorant statement. As if every hockey player is huge or every soccer player is small.
These are some really small soccer players.
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But only play 38 games.
I think it's pretty clearly the footballers. Shorter seasons overall but when they play they're invariably on the pitch for 90 minutes for (in some cases) ~50 games a season and they only get 8 weeks off at the end of the season - less if there's an international tournament.
A full NHL season run of 110 games at 22 minutes is 2,402 minutes with frequent breaks. Even if you only play 30 full football games it's 2,700.
yeah uve found a couple players in the world who play at a high level and are heavy. de ligt really isnt someone id even consider big comparatively speaking.
But only play 38 games.
What I’ve learned about this board is that despite it being a hockey board, it will always lose in a comparison to another sport.
Doesn’t matter whether it’s about popularity, ease to play, conditioning, good looks, etc.
Maybe you and Phil can share a hotdog and meet in the middlePeak Kessel was one of the most explosive players in the league. Why name him? Because of his bloating side effects from cancer medication?
I'd give it to hockey players personally. Footballers bitch and moan if they have to play more than one game a week mid-season and we all know about how soft they are - one tap and they're rolling around in faux-agony. Yes, they're typically in the 90 minute game from start to finish, but much of that is idling about. Hockey players do short, intense shifts but hockey places much more physical demand on it's players. Plus they play as many as 4 games a week.
Last point: Would you rather block a shot in football or hockey? I know what my answer is.
Really?
I've done this math in the past.
A soccer ball, which is multiple times heavier than a puck, travelling far faster than the hardest Chara snapshot recorded, has many times the kinetic energy.
The shots from some players have enough force to cause serious internal harm if taken on the chest or head.
Without padding!
That's a horrifically ignorant statement to make.
Not a whole lot but I have played it enough to know that it is at least 1000.08% less physically demanding than hockey. Any suggestion it isn't is preposterous. I live in Canada and we have the benefit of several different sport options so playing a child's game like soccer doesn't have much appeal for an athlete here.
It is a great activity for kids under 10 though, you can just throw a ball on a field and let the little guys run around to get in shape.
"soccer" is the highest participation sport in Canada and no, everyone playing isn't under 10. The best athletes don't play hockey, only the ones who can afford to play. Worldwide no one cares about hockey, the best athletes go into football, basketball, athletics, etc.