| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
x0x
Joined: 10 Jul 2008
Posts: 13913
Location: Ontario, Canada
|
 Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 5:01 pm Post subject: Does playing experience matter when judging sport? |
 |
|
|
Stemming from this.
Simply put, would you value an ex-player's opinion on a sports subject over someone who hasn't played the sport but may research it?
_________________
Legends Never Die. They Breathe Through The New Generation.
100 Greatest Quarterbacks of All Time |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
milanb
Joined: 04 Jan 2008
Posts: 5180
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 12:32 pm Post subject: Re: Does playing experience matter when judging sport? |
|
|
|
| x0x wrote: |
Simply put, would you value an ex-player's opinion on a sports subject over someone who hasn't played the sport but may research it? |
In a word, yes.
I remember years ago listening to Ron Hextall talk about watching hockey with his father Dennis, who was a solid NHL forward in his day. Dennis would make a comment about a goaltender allowing a soft goal, and Ron would be totally shocked, because from his goaltender's viewpoint he could see that the other goaltender had no chance on that shot.
I'm sure it's like that for every sport at every position.
_________________
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong. — Ecclesiastes 9:11
But that’s the way to bet. — Jimmy The Greek
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
mse326
Joined: 19 Jan 2008
Posts: 13528
Location: LORK on the sig
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 12:46 pm Post subject: |
|
|
|
Not at all. Have you listened to these players? A lot of them are idiots.
You don't need to have played to understand the sport.
This is an absolutely absurd notion.
_________________
 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
