Ideas to Improve Sport

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That'll be hived off into a separate sport. It'll probably be more popular than the football from whence it came.

A panel of judges should come onto the pitch and award points for the correct application of manoeuvres in the foul such as Double Lutz and Triple Salko. Points for artistic impression should also be awarded. At the end of the year points could be added up towards winning an Oscar type of award.
 
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Drago

Drago

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Under new international Olympic rules, Tae Kwon Do and ballroom dancing to be combined. Amcoin toss decides which fighters wears tails, and which gets the sequined ball gown.
 

Mad Doug Biker

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Craggy Island
It's like basketball you don't see many short people playing it.
They do have short players now, who can dodge and weave between the tall guys.
A pleasant effect of this scheme is that it gives reduced opportunities for pundits to waste airtime talking patent bollards.
... Are there many patents for bollards and... Why would they be talking about them anyway?
 

Profpointy

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A panel of judges should come onto the pitch and award points for the correct application of manoeuvres in the foul such as Double Lutz and Triple Salko. Points for artistic impression should also be awarded. At the end of the year points could be added up towards winning an Oscar type of award.

To be fair they have that now. For each flamboyant writhing on the floor an opposing player is red or yellow carded
 
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Drago

Drago

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Figure skating - to become a strictly winter event. Competitors must wear hobnail boots, a donkey jacket, and be wearing a rucksack containing packed lunch and a thermos. Competitors to run at an icy pavement and "skate" along it without external means of propulsion. Points lost got grabbing railings to stay upright, points awarded for best excuse given following a fall.
 

Profpointy

Legendary Member
Marathon in sandals with no extra water , oh and you must have a message you can't forget .if you can't remember it at the end you receive a dnf

Didn't the original marathon runner run from Athens to Sparta to plead for help, run to Marathon for the battle, fight in said battle, then run back to Athens with news of the great victory. It's much easier these days just doing the one leg of it. That said didn't the guy drop down dead of exhaustion at the end?
 

cyberknight

As long as I breathe, I attack.
Didn't the original marathon runner run from Athens to Sparta to plead for help, run to Marathon for the battle, fight in said battle, then run back to Athens with news of the great victory. It's much easier these days just doing the one leg of it. That said didn't the guy drop down dead of exhaustion at the end?

I was watering it down for the softie modern athletes😅
 
Downhill mountain reecumbent racing. Seriously, a low down recumbent and you race down the same downhill track as they do on mountain bikes. Indeed any race with mountain bikes then they should follow it up with a recumbent version with the same cyclists perhaps on the next weekend. So if pidcock wins a world serious MTB race on an MTB one weekend then the next he tries to win it on the Recumbent bike. IF he does not take part in such a race then the MTB race result is given a DQ.

This is a result of me taking my SMGT with slick and thin tyres along a rocky and muddy canal towpath. just an out and back but coming back I realised just how much I had been slipping. There was not a single stretch with my front and rear wheels in allignment. It was a figure of eight front and rear wheel track all the way. It was fun and I did not realise I actully had a veery good control over it. Obviously I would think that the people racing recumbents would be allowed to have a recumbent that is better designed for offroad. I am not into causing hurt to them, I just think ikt would be fun to see the best race them.
 

ktmbiker58

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Tour de France - everyone to ride single speed Pashley Guvnors, no support, no teams individual efforts only, compulsory food stops at proper French Cafes with obligatory glass of Ricard, sabotage allowed - oh wait didn't they do this in 1903 :laugh:
 

lazybloke

Ginger biscuits and cheddar
Location
Leafy Surrey
Curling - get it away from those icy buildings. Would be far more inclusive, and attract teams from hot countries by moving the sport to the Summer Olympics as an outdoor event. Perhaps a beach version.
 
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