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Originally Posted by -King-
Diving is not more common. People jump vertically every single day. I cant remember the last time I dove.
And they don't test dive because for the most part, again, its not common. An athlete will jump vertically 100 times before they dive once.
And my definition of a dive is both feet have to be off the ground when the ball is caught. The majority of "dives" you see in baseball highlight are just players extending to the ball. They never really dive.
Now the true diving catches, now those are beautiful pieces of athleticism.
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Not disagreeing that a true diving catch is awesome, but we see diving catches on Sportscenter everyday during baseball season, and catches like Trouts are very uncommon. Again, why is the entire baseball profession praising it? Cuz they know how incredibly difficult and how much athelticism a catch
like that one takes.
And Ilike how you are comparing everyday people to athletes when it comes to jumping or diving. Of course you dont dive for anything and yes we jump more often, but come on. They test for the vertical jump and not the dive in athletics because how high you can jump is a skill. Diving is a skill as well but not quite as highly regarded when it comes to athletics.