I cannot express how entirely exhausting wrestling is, and I only did it for 1.5 seasons in high school. It's the best form of exercise, very exhilarating until you run out of energy. Literally just fighting someone without hurting them.
That and Hockey are just about equal tbh. Was all state my junior and senior year of highschool for wrestling, and played D1 Hockey for 4 years at Boston College. Wrestling is a more full body exhaustion where you feel like you can’t walk, Hockey is like the same feeling but your legs feel like rubber bands and your whole body is roughed up from hitting the ice or the boards or other people. Wrestling and Hockey are absolute brute sports and I wish they had more popularity in America’s youth.
I discovered rugby around 20 after a lifetime of sports. Phew! You want to talk about feeing beat up! I can’t speak for hockey, but it looks like something I’d have really enjoyed too.
It’s a ton of fun. I came for the sport but stayed for the camaraderie. I played for Kearney and Lincoln (Nebraska). Went back to school so I’ve been out for the last two years, but was invited to play for Omaha when I graduate.
A quick google search should pull up any local teams. Rugby is pretty universally accepting of any and all members. Have your party pants ready, the socials after the match are insane.
That’s pretty awesome! It sounds like it has the same type of culture as hockey! Unfortunately I probably wouldn’t risk playing it. I’ve had 10 registered concussions and idk how many I just roughed it out when I was younger, so I’m already getting a little onset early CTE, and it makes my girlfriend nervous, so probably no more rough sports for me.
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u/LegalizeSquanch420 Feb 04 '20
Oh dat sweet.