clock menu more-arrow no yes mobile

Filed under:

MEANINGLESS FRIDAY POWER RANKING: CHILDHOOD ATHLETIC TERROR

New, 945 comments

THESE ARE THE MOMENTS THAT EXPOSED HOW BAD AT SPORTS WE REALLY WERE

Pool/Getty Images

Today's Meaningless Power Ranking: the situations that are most nerve-wracking because they contain incredible amounts of potential embarrassment for an unathletic child.

1. Wide open fast break

2. Getting the break to start a game of pool

3. Pop fly that comes right to you but is really high in the air

4. Ice skating for the first time in years

5. Serving a volleyball

6. Wide open three pointer

7. Penalty kick

8. Attempting to pick up a one pin spare with the pin front and center

9. Punting

10. Bunting

11. Throwing a frisbee to a specific person

12. Being on either end of a baton pass in a relay

13. Hitting a golf ball with a driver

14. High dive

15. The round immediately after you get to the first spot in four square

16. Making one goddamn effortless layup

17. Teeing off in golf

18. Swinging and missing in tee ball

19. Tackling anything

20. Stepping onto a skateboard

21. Getting off a skateboard

22. Anything happening in between those two on a skateboard

23. Jumping off a rope swing

24. Horseshoes

25. Darts

26. Throwing a dodgeball

27. Dodging a dodgeball

28. Kicking and missing in kickball

29. Flip-turns while swimming laps

30. Jumping rope

31. Any footrace

32. Catching a thrown item in a casual social situation

33. Skee-Ball

Note: Field Day not ranked because torture is not a sport