Sometimes the best way to understand a sport is by watching another sport.
They say playing multiple sports also has tremendous benefits for an athlete’s development of skills. I’m sure that’s true, although I have some suspicions about the extent to which it’s true.
Once a guy was telling me about the benefits to defensive backs of playing in the outfield in baseball because they learn how to track the ball in the air. He was noting different skills that can be acquired that carry over.
“You know how else a defensive back can learn how to track the football in the air though?” I asked. He laughed, “by tracking the football in the air?” Yeah.
I’ve learned, though that the geometry and physics of different ball sports tend to have a ton in common and the more you watch and understand the spatial relationships in one sport, the better you understand the others. For the last two months I’ve been watching the World Cup and learning the patterns and leverages of that game. What carries over to our favorite War Game?
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