Top 10 Hardest Positions in Sports

For this list, we are focusing on the positions from a variety of sports that are toughest to play from both a physical and technical standpoint.

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[theblitzkrieggamer]

I'm a goalkeeper, and everyone on my team accuses me for letting in the goal, how do they expect me to save everything without support from the defence!?!?!

[sumanem]

it is very hard to keep the bench warm. you guys know nothing

[vipexhso]

When your a goalkeeper when you make a good save it’s heard about a lot, but when you make a mistake it’s talked about even more.

[mobiledustacademy]

I feel like goalie is difficult in all sports that require it

[chrsso]

Benchwarmer has to be the hardest, I mean sometimes the seat may be too warm or cold.. Tricky business

[matthewfriske]

quidditch goal keeper has to be #1 you have to defend against flying magic whatever the fuck they are that can have a mind of there own while flying on a magic broom while possibly being cursed by an angry magician in the stands leading to near death experiences

[abbykastern]

lets be real here everybody thinks that the sport they play is the hardest.

[patriksl]

Actually the hardest position is sitting on the sofa watching your favourite sport team crying after they lose at a final.

[grrrio]

Goalkeepers get the blame for everything even if they're pro and their team is shit

[sarahm]

I am so glad they called it football not soccer thank you watch mojo

[Lokenimanu]

Where's the bench warmer do you know how hard to warm up those bench bro.

[p-ggotgame]

Goalkeeping is harder especially when all your defenders aren't there to help

[marcinG]

Fullbacks in football deserve a mention. They need to be exceptional athletes and need to have knowledge of both attacking and defending parts of football.

[goaliejoe]

Btw hockey goalie is a lot harder than you might think try even standing up in all those pads much less skating and going up and down hundreds of times per game

[acowinablender]

Being a goalkeeper or goalie is the hardest position in any sport. If you say it's easy to play, you obviously never has played as one. I'm a goalkeeper myself, not a hockey goalie. You need to be agile, have great reflexes, strength, be fearless of the ball or puck, have stamina, and be able to make split second decisions. You have a projectile going towards you at such high speeds. In football, you may only face 4 shots a game and that's what makes it so hard, always being ready. And when those moments do come, there are hours and hours of training behind it, you need to be perfect in those moments. They are the ones that keep the team in the game and don't always get the credit for it. Forwards have it better because they can miss 30 shots and then score the winning goal and be praised for it, where a goalkeeper or goalie can save 30 shots and let one in and be shamed for that one mistake. Massive respect to all goalies and goalkeepers out there!

[lexa]

I'm a goal keeper myself and it's a difficult position but a rush of adrenaline comes when you save a great shot so I love it

[zaizia]

I don't know anything about rugby so I started dying of laughter when it said "Hooker"

[attinyan]

The hardest position is watching your team not qualify for world cup.

[Thatguy-nhby]

I’m a keeper and I can guarantee that it’s one of the hardest positions ever, but it’s way too fun!!
After each match, my knees and shins are full of bruises and cuts by the other teams strikers and some bad quality turfs and grasses itself, ignoring the fact that many of the 1v1s I face hit me directly in the central upper body.
I still play it though coz I love the appreciation and the shock on people’s face when they see a kinda short person like me saving powerful shots at the corners!

[TheKeisari]

Being a goalie isn't just hard due to the fact that you have to stop difficult shots but also because of the mental part of the position. If any other person makes a mistake they usually get away with it, but if a goalie messes up once, it can be the difference between a won or a lost game. Even if they win they rarely get the credit.