Sports you hate - Clubhouse

xine267

13/02/2013 at 17:40

Which sport do you hate watching? What form of exercise do you hate doing?

I'll start :

I hate to row. I'm rubbish at it, find it uncomfortable and boring. I like watching it though

And while I don't hate football per se, I hate how much exposure it gets and how much airtime and column inches are taken away from sports I do like.

Peter Collins

13/02/2013 at 17:48

I hate tennis as a spectator sport. Can't see the attraction. Good game to play though. I like rugby union, but can't see what people see in the league version. Basketball leaves me completely cold - what's the point of a sport in which you score so many points? The beauty of football is that goals are at a premium. In the Olympics I thought all the hype over handball was misplaced. I saw some professional handball in Germany and all that happens is the teams surround the goal area at one end or the other. Boring. Of other sports, Aussie Rules is excellent live, and I quite like the hurling and the Gaelic football in Ireland.

Muttley

13/02/2013 at 17:51

Boxing. Any contest that you win by knocking the other guy senseless is not a sport.

Darts. It's not a sport.

Sussex Runner (NLR)

13/02/2013 at 18:15

What a great idea for a thread Xine. Nice.

Sussex Runner (NLR)

13/02/2013 at 18:22

Turning this round on it's head I can't understand why more people don't watch Biathlon. Cross Country skiing and shooting. An amazing spectator sport. The last two pursuit races at the world championship were the most amazing races and yet went unnoticed on the whole in the UK. Knocks the spots off Rugby, Boxing, Formula One and even boring old football.

runningowl

13/02/2013 at 18:32

Peter, seriously. Rugby League is ace & exciting to watch. Bigger faster players than union. The fact you get only 6 tackles to score makes it more exciting to both watch & play (done both to good level) than union. The fact that League players move to union when they get older and start to slow ie. Robinson, Farrell etc. shows how fast paced and tough League is.

I hate to watch test cricket. Quite like 20/20 and ltd overs but test cricket can just go on and on.

Darts is also good to watch but is a pastime more than a sport.

Peter Collins

13/02/2013 at 18:42

I'm often told this, owl, but every time I watch it I just see lines moving up and down the field - tackle comes in, game stops, tackle comes in, game stops and so on. I'm no massive fan of union, but when you get a good game (and, yes, it can be dull) you get more variety than league to my mind. How anyone can dislike Test cricket is beyond me - perhaps the best game on earth, and I say that as a massive football fan. Cricket is a wonderful fusion of individual and team talent. The shorter forms of the game are horrid.

the dude abides

13/02/2013 at 18:52

i find rugby league a wee bit one-dimensional. union, while admittedly slower and more technical, has many more facets: rucks, mauls, scrums, line-outs.

I am the only Scotsman alive who loves cricket. like Peter only the test version (one-days at a push but never 20/20)

but test cricket is beautiful. it is war without guns. in a frantic, high-paced world, the beauty of cricket is that it slows. life. down. teaches us to consider the lilies of the field.

every sport has its place really. as a spectator or participant.

except netball.

Ghostrider

13/02/2013 at 18:57

Snooker. Absolutely pants to watch. Okay to play with mates over a pint, but sitting watching it for hours, and having to be quiet. Its like watching an old person do knitting..

the dude abides

13/02/2013 at 18:59

i find it quite soothing. snooker is zen.

Rich Jackson

13/02/2013 at 19:15

Cricket. Seriously, 5 days ?

Darts is great to watch, and fantastic live purely for the atmosphere but I agree its not a sport. Then again, I don't see how sitting on a horse and steering it is a sport either.

Johnny again

13/02/2013 at 19:20

I like watching netball .

Can't stand Formula 1 and soccer is over-rated.

SuperCaz

13/02/2013 at 19:32

Formula 1 is ok on in the background when doing the ironing.

Football is over hyped

I like the more unusual sports that get shown on TV infrequently, 3 day eventing is the first one that springs to mind but also triathlon and athletics, but even althetics can get a bit boring by the end of the season. I probably like these sports because they are infrequent so I don't get bored of them.

Getting rid of the seasonal aspects of sports was probably the worst thing they ever did

Tommygun2

pirate

13/02/2013 at 19:40

NLR you are not totally alone with Biathlon. I have been watching its for a few years now. and yes the world champs this year have been fantastic.
only sport i don't like to watch is horse racing dull dull dull

Sussex Runner (NLR)

13/02/2013 at 19:44

Triathlon I love. Can watch an entire race at the Olympic distance but have to admit we have been spoilt watching the Brownlees in recent years. Most sports become a bit more interesting if there is some British interest. However in Biathlon there is no British success but I love to watch it anyway. Norway is my adopted country but I can cheer on the Russians, The Ukrainians, The Swedes and even the Germans. But not The French obviously.

Tommygun2

pirate

13/02/2013 at 19:52

Ha NLR Norway is my favorite country in Biathlon...cant support the Germans.

Jindalee

13/02/2013 at 19:58

Rich Jackson wrote (see)

Cricket. Seriously, 5 days ?

Darts is great to watch, and fantastic live purely for the atmosphere but I agree its not a sport. Then again, I don't see how sitting on a horse and steering it is a sport either.

Rich Jackson wrote (see)

Cricket. Seriously, 5 days ?

Darts is great to watch, and fantastic live purely for the atmosphere but I agree its not a sport. Then again, I don't see how sitting on a horse and steering it is a sport either.

Rich Jackson wrote (see)

Cricket. Seriously, 5 days ?

Darts is great to watch, and fantastic live purely for the atmosphere but I agree its not a sport. Then again, I don't see how sitting on a horse and steering it is a sport either.

Ever done "proper" horse riding? For me it counts as a sport having ridden dressage for several years.

Don't think darts is a sport and also find cricket boring to watch....but that might be because i don't understand the rules.

SuperCaz

13/02/2013 at 20:17

Horse racing is boring. Dressage is boring because they rarely take the time to explain what the purpose of it is and how points are scored. I love the cross country stuff and the jumping is made more exciting because it is the last event therefore decides the winner.

Nick Windsor 4

13/02/2013 at 20:22

Basketball never understood that stupid game

SuperCaz

13/02/2013 at 20:24

I don't like playing team sports as a rule. I always feel that I'm the weak link and letting everybody else down. I guess I'm not competitive enough to want to win.