What Division III sport should we add a board for next?

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Even more well said and even more concise than my post.  This is like a "show up HoopsFan by making the same argument in a much better way" board.  It's the story of my life.

[Warren Thompson]

All of the football coaches wanted their linemen working on weights and "explosion" style quickness in the Shot Put and Discus, and they wanted the backs and receivers working on speed, jumping and hurdling.

I believe I've posted this before: at one time, Texas high school track meets featured an event called the "football shuttle relay." The "baton," naturally, was a football, and the competitors were, of course, football players.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

No votes for field hockey, huh?  There's a bunch of angry women with large sitcks out there somewhere just waiting to beat on us all.

[Warren Thompson]

There's a bunch of angry women with large sticks out there somewhere just waiting to beat on us all.

Field hockey is a great sport (and in most places outside the United States is also a very popular sport for men). Unfortunately, though I've watched it for almost 40 years, I've yet to cotton to the rules (it seems to be a mere matter of a ref blowing her whistle and pointing). 

BTW if you have an overweening desire to spectate "a bunch of angry women," take in a women's rugby game sometime ....

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

BTW if you have an overweening desire to spectate "a bunch of angry women," take in a women's rugby game sometime ....

I prefer to maintain some measure of masculinity when being beaten by a woman.  If she has a stick, I can live with myself.

Besides I have a sister-in-law who always threatens to beat me to death with her field hockey stick, sort of a morbid inside joke.

[Pat Coleman]

No votes for field hockey, huh?  There's a bunch of angry women with large sitcks out there somewhere ...

Out there, perhaps. But they're not here, apparently.

[janesvilleflash]

I originally didn't want to see LAX make it, but if there is enough interest, what the heck. I think the poll needs some "tweaking" now though. Eliminate some of the obvious losers, and start over.

[Knightstalker]

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you really can't knock track for being what it is... basic.  What does it take to sprint, throw, or jump? not much, but to do them well takes a whole lot.

Gro, you are right Track and Field and Cross Country are basic athletic competitions that anyone willing to train for can have a measure of success at.  To excel tough takes a lot of work.  Basketball players can go out and high jump and hurdle easily.  But if they take the time to learn proper technique they would be outstanding.

I had lots of teammates from the football team come by track practice in hs and they would watch me doing the Shot Put, Discus or Javelin and say "that's easy let me try."  They could toss em far but would have fouled out every time.  Again, taking the time to learn the technique would have yielded exceptional weightmen.

[seventiesraider]

I'm with the Flash, let's pull the top three and start again. 

[joepieters]

Soccer Please!

[bisonpride]

Soccer or volleyball will be a great choice.. hope they put up one of those or both to the new posting board.

[mybleedinghands]

Soccer or volleyball will be a great choice.. hope they put up one of those or both to the new posting board.

Volleyball and soccer would be excellent choices. I normally dont go to Lynchburg College volleyball games, but i've been to a couple and it's quite a fun game to watch!

[hasanova]

D3 cross country is an underground phenomenon ....

They run in tunnels and caves?

Some of the best cross-country runners in NC (HS & college) right now are students who were born in Mexico.  Many have become state HS Champions.  Maybe this is another explanation for the tunnel we heard about last week on the USA/Mexico border. 

[cavs8864]

PAC lacrosse may do well with a board..........

[unreallawns]

Lacrosse would probably be the best sport to add!