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 <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >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 ________________________________ 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 > >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. > >To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html > >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. > >To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html