What Sport Should I Play?

SPORTS

By: Daniel Yetman

5 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

No matter whether you're short, tall, muscular or super proud of your dad bod, there's a sport for you. Which one do you think fits you best?

You can develop your skills and technique, but you can't change your genetics. If you're not freakishly tall, it's unlikely that you'll become a professional basketball or volleyball player (but not impossible!). However, being short is an advantage for other sports like equestrian and Olympic weightlifting. 

Some characteristics of a good athlete are less obvious. To be a top sprinter, you need to have a high percentage of fast twitch muscle fibers that can fire in a fraction of a second. If you want to be a champion marathon runner, you'll need to have plenty of slow twitch fibers that are resistant to fatigue.

When you train for a particular sport for many years, your body can change to adapt to it. For example, triple jumpers withstand very high ground reaction forces that reach many times their own body weight. Due to the repeated pounding, their bones adapt by becoming denser so that they don't break.

Sometimes just because you're good at a sport doesn't mean that you're interested. Start this quiz now to find out which sport best fits your interest!

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After winning a trophy, how would you celebrate?

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How fast can you run?

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How's your hand-eye coordination?

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Which of the following best describes you?

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Have you ever gotten into a fight?

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What type of job do you work (or which type of job are you most likely to work)?

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Where are you from?

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Do you like winter sports or summer sports?

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Do you think you would be better at a highly technical sport or a strength-based sport?

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How aggressive are you?

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Of these physiological components, which are you best at?

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How high is your pain tolerance?

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Do you mind getting sweaty?

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How many days a week do you want to train?

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How strict is your diet?

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Do you think you're more likely to overtrain or under-train?

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How active are you?

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Would you be more likely to run the 100m dash or a 10km (6.21mi) race?

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Which skill are you better at?

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Do you want to travel for your sport?

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On a scale from 1-10, how good are your reflexes?

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Which of the following game did you like the most as a kid?

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Which of the following animals could you beat in a wrestling match?

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How would your friends describe you?

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How many hours a week can you commit to your sport?

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When you hang out with friends, do you prefer being in small groups or large groups?

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How good is your balance?

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Do you do well as strategic games like chess or Risk?

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