Fair enough.  Interesting point.  Maybe one of the only sports that can be 
more fun at practice than in the game.  


On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:30:32 -0700, Patrick Haskell 
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>Scott, while I agree with your general point, this confused me:
�
"throwing a baseball back and forth isn't as exciting as 
playing the game."
�
Actually the game is even more boring -�waiting for the ball to get hit your 
way, waiting for your turn to bat.� It's worse than watching the game.� Sort 
of 
like being the grass grow.� 

�
- Patrick




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From: Scott Danis <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Thu, September 30, 2010 10:38:24 AM
Subject: Re: [SKIVT-L] Good Article on Kids & Skiing & Psychology

Nice eo.� How about this?� Some sports are more fun to compete in than 
others.� Shooting hoops with your buds isn't nearly as fun as playing the 
game 
of basketball just like throwing a baseball back and forth isn't as exciting as 
playing the game.� Can you even play soccer without having a competition?� 
Try playing racquetball or tennis without keeping score sometime.� Just isn't 
that fun.� I can ski or bike at a leisurely pace all day and have just as much 
fun as I do when I am racing or group riding (which somehow always turns into 
a mini-race).� I think bike/ski racing is a result of athletes essentially bored 

with the non-competitve aspects of the sport.� Unlike competitive team 
sports 
(or sports with a specific opponent), they need to add dynamics that don't 
naturally exist to make them more exciting.

On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:02:00 -0400, Get Skied <[log in to unmask]> 
wrote:

>Isnt it obvious that mountain bikers and backcountry skiers, especially
>telemarkers, are not competitive? They are too busy enjoying the beauty of
>their surroundings and superiority of their endeavors relative to those of
>everyone else (road bikers, resort skiers, corn-fed Americans generally) to
>feel the need to compete in any way.
>
>Evan
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