What individual sports do you play/watch/like? (football, coach, golf)

[SeminoleTom]

Just wondering what non-team sports you all like? I'm assuming tennis and golf will be on the list.

I've always been a runner and interested in track and field. What about you?

[rbohm]

that depends on what you consider an individual sport. for instance some consider auto racing to be an individual sport, and depending on the class, it might be, but most classes are actually team sports.

i used to play tennis and handball when i was younger. i tried golf, but never liked the sport.

[SeminoleTom]

Originally Posted by rbohm

that depends on what you consider an individual sport. for instance some consider auto racing to be an individual sport, and depending on the class, it might be, but most classes are actually team sports.

i used to play tennis and handball when i was younger. i tried golf, but never liked the sport.

Yeah I'm familiar with auto racings "teams" but at the end of the day it's an individual sport IMO.

[rbohm]

Originally Posted by SeminoleTom

Yeah I'm familiar with auto racings "teams" but at the end of the day it's an individual sport IMO.

really? then i suggest you try to run the daytona 500 by yourself, no pit crew, no crew chief, no spotters, no garage mechanics, etc. that means you need to change at least two tires, and refuel the race car by your self, and see how far you get.

or perhaps you can try your hand at funny car racing. you need to get into and out of the car by yourself, start the engine, do your burnouts to heat and clean the tires, and position yourself in those tracks to best launch. run the car down the track, and get the car, now empty of fuel, back to the pits by yourself, rebuild the motor, set the clutch timers, repack the chutes, etc. by yourself, and by the way you have 1 1/2 hours to get the car back to the staging lanes.

heck i will make it easy for you, get yourself an SCCA legal D production car, and run it through a race by yourself, that includes the heat races as well as the main race for your class. and again you get to do ALL the work by yourself.

and in any of these scenarios, you have to get the car to tech inspection, get it to pass tech, record lap times, record suspension settings, change suspension settings as needed DURING THE RACE, make any necessary minor repairs to keep the car on the track DURING THE RACE as necessary.

i can tell you from experience that one person cannot do it all by themselves, you need at least a small team of people around you to get everything done in a timely fashion. heck when i was racing, we had a small team, me, the car owner, and the driver, and even with all three of us working on the car, in one of the lower classes, we still had trouble making each round.

[SeminoleTom]

Originally Posted by rbohm

really? then i suggest you try to run the daytona 500 by yourself, no pit crew, no crew chief, no spotters, no garage mechanics, etc. that means you need to change at least two tires, and refuel the race car by your self, and see how far you get.

or perhaps you can try your hand at funny car racing. you need to get into and out of the car by yourself, start the engine, do your burnouts to heat and clean the tires, and position yourself in those tracks to best launch. run the car down the track, and get the car, now empty of fuel, back to the pits by yourself, rebuild the motor, set the clutch timers, repack the chutes, etc. by yourself, and by the way you have 1 1/2 hours to get the car back to the staging lanes.

heck i will make it easy for you, get yourself an SCCA legal D production car, and run it through a race by yourself, that includes the heat races as well as the main race for your class. and again you get to do ALL the work by yourself.

and in any of these scenarios, you have to get the car to tech inspection, get it to pass tech, record lap times, record suspension settings, change suspension settings as needed DURING THE RACE, make any necessary minor repairs to keep the car on the track DURING THE RACE as necessary.

i can tell you from experience that one person cannot do it all by themselves, you need at least a small team of people around you to get everything done in a timely fashion. heck when i was racing, we had a small team, me, the car owner, and the driver, and even with all three of us working on the car, in one of the lower classes, we still had trouble making each round.

I was referring to teams via the car owner or manufacturer. Team Childress, Hendrick, etc.
No one can drive a race without a Pit Crew. As you watch NASCAR howver the person driving the car is often referred to as his. Example Earnhardt, Johnson etc. that is why I would point to racing being an individual sport. Your points are solid— even a tennis player has a “team” of folks helping him/her stay fit, training etc.

[rbohm]

rather than think of racing as an individual sport, think more along the lines of football. the crew chief is the head coach/OC, the spotters are the defense/DC, the pit crew is the offense, and the driver is the star quarterback of the team.

[Nonchalance]

Originally Posted by SeminoleTom

Just wondering what non-team sports you all like? I'm assuming tennis and golf will be on the list.

I've always been a runner and interested in track and field. What about you?

And horse racing, unless you count the equine/jockey/trainer combo as a 'team.'

[metalmancpa]

I watch and love the NFL, and am lucky to have been witness to the dynasty that is the New England Patriots (been a fan since 1975).

I run, so that's my favorite participation sport.

[macroy]

Avid golfer here. Also grew up in a tennis family, so did my fare share of that - albeit never really got into it.

As for team vs. individual - I think it can be interpreted differently for some sports in those grey areas. Golf and tennis are considered individual sports, but you certainly have team formats. And you also have the caddie in golf - which is mandatory on some levels (i.e. PGA).

I'd consider motorsports at the highest level as a team sport. They're not just supporting the driver, they are actually critical to the race itself.