Ice Hockey Hardest Sport to Play at the Professional Level.

Thanks Pro for the response.I will now go through each skill Pro has provided, and has said that are found the most in hockey, and I will show you why these skills are shown equally in all sports.Note that I have not fixated on swimming, I have just used swimming as an example to a sport that would require much more learning. Pro has misunderstood me here. When you're voting, please note that Pro has bad formatting and conduct. I quote "WORLD WIDE FREAKING LEADER IN SPORTS".Okay, let's get down to business.Skill 1: Swimming versus Ice SkatingNote that here, Pro admits that he has been making up sources. He says, "I made an assumption that there are more swimmer versus ice skater". Who knows what other facts he has been making up?Swimming is not only much more difficult than ice hockey, it is also much harder to learn. If you have ever tried both, you would realize this. In swimming you must stay afloat, which is alot harder than it seems when you are first learning it. Your life is constantly in danger, if you mess up, you could potentially drown. As Pro said in the beginning in response to my professional argument about pro players and how they already know how to skate, they must relearn the fundamentals all the time. And swimming is much harder to learn. Pro says, "Also your max heart rate will be lower in the pool compared to that ice skating." Once again, he has not provided a source. I can only assume that he has made this up like the other fact. However, I will assume that this is correct to give a better debate round for all.Pro also says, "Therefore you need a lot less athletic ability to be able to professionally swim".You must also hold your breath for periods of time when you're swimming, meaning that your muscles get less oxygen. Oxygen is a vital factor in order to have athletic ability and force. This means that you are putting your muscles at more of a strain. Therefore, if you are getting less oxygen, logically, you would need much more athletic ability than hockey players in order to achieve the same result. This is why it is much more difficult. What this means that you must have a massive amount of athletic ability in order to swim at the professional level, at that speed. You would need much more than ice hockey, because in both sports you are exerting the same amount of energy, however with swimming, you are holding your breath. I cannot imagine an ice hockey player holding their breath as they play ice hockey. You are exerting the same amount of energy because both sports have that distance factor, where in swimming you swim back and forth and in ice hockey, you are skating back and forth. In both, you are trying to move as fast as possible. (I will get more into this later in skill 5)When you're moving as fast as possible, you are exerting maximum energy. However, as mentioned, in swimming you would need more athletic ability because your muscles are getting less oxygen and have more strain. And what about the goalie in hockey? Pro has not brought this up. The goalie rarely moves in hockey, and certainly, swimmers would exert much more energy than the goalie. Skill 2: Hand-Eye CoordinationAs Pro says himself at the end, "So what? One skill that you need more than any other sport, that doesn't make it most difficult." Note that Pro has conceded this point to me. Thank you for agreeing with me. But I will continue to refute for fairness.Pro also says, "Baseball! The only other sport in this list that is similar to ice hockey in anyway is baseball. How so? Because the bat acts an extension of the body, in all other sports the athletes have the luxury of actually using their body"That's not true, I can list several sports right now: lacrosse, polo (where you must ride on a horse, which is difficult to control in itself and have hand-eye coordination), etc.I agree in swimming, you do not need much hand-eye coordination, so I will choose a sport that is is very similar to hockey, but much more difficult: polo. Both sports require hand eye coordination like passing, shooting, blocking, receiving, catching, one timers, and goal tending with a stick so they are equal there. You must learn to ride a well and control it, especially when there are other horses around. This itself is much more difficult than skating, as horses have a mind of their own, and are difficult to control. Which is why it would be much more difficult than hockey. Pro says "I can not stress how much more you use hand-eye in this one particular sport than you do in any other sport."Actually in polo, you must have the same hand-eye coordination... except on a horse! This is why this is the most difficult. Skill 3: BalanceYup, try balancing on a horse with 400 pound horses and people and metal sticks coming at you to try and get the ball! I assure you it is much harder than balancing in hockey. Because you control your skates, a horse has a mind of its own. It is very likely for the horse to be afraid and rear on its hind legs, making it impossible to control. Polo players must also shoot, but on a horse!Skill 4: TeamNote that Pro has conceded this point to me.Skill 5: DurabilityI say that the ESPN article that Pro has provided is unfair. If it was already fact that hockey is a difficult sport, why are we debating this topic? I was unaware of this source, as Pro did not bring it up earlier, and surely I would not have accepted this round if it was made known to me.It is much like debating "Murder should be made illegal." Well if it is already true, there is no point in debating. Thus it would be called truism and is unfair. Therefore, the source that Pro has provided is unfair and invalid and should not be allowed. I will debate like that source has not been brought up, as it is impossible to debate against it.Note that Pro has conceded another point to me, "I will also concede that these sports are similar in the way that all involve running or skating back and forth."In swimming for example, you are not racing with the clock, but rather you are racing against the clock. This is why I would say that it is much harder. You do not have a set time, like other sports, but rather you yourself have to set the best time in order to win. You are directly competing against others. The clock is moving up, instead of down, and you are racing against time in order to set the best time.Conclusion:So all in all, I believe that I have won this case.Why?1. Unfair sources: That ESPN source was seriously unfair. If it was already true, then there is no point in debating this debate. Like I said, it's like debating "Murder should be illegal." It already is! What is there to possibly say on side Con? The burden on Pro's side is too low, and bringing up this source means that it is impossible for me to argue. 2. Bad conductNotice the use of language and bad formatting."THE WORLD WIDE FREAKING LEADER IN SPORTS""much less go balls out towards a puck"3. Conceding pointsNote how Pro has conceded 3 points to me. "So what? One skill that you need more than any other sport, that doesn't make it most difficult.""I will concede defeat here con this where difficulty can be the same.""I will also concede that these sports are similar in the way that all involve running or skating back and forth"How can Pro possibly win after that? I have conceded no points to Pro.4. Bad sourcesNotes how Pro does not provide the links where he has gotten his facts, and admits himself that he made one up."Con indeed I made an assumption that there are more swimmer versus ice skater"No links:"Also your max heart rate will be lower in the pool compared to that ice skating"There is no source to back this fact up.5. Bad argumentsPro keeps saying that hockey is the hardest sport because of these skills. I have already shown why alot of sports utilize this skills. Therefore, all sports are equally difficultTherefore, because of these 5 reasons, vote CON.Also because I have a cool name.That is all.