# Which are the world's easiest and hardest pro sports leagues to get into? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 7, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-are-the-worlds-easiest-and-hardest-pro-sports-leagues-to-get-into/922457 "2020-10-07T23:59:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-are-the-worlds-easiest-and-hardest-pro-sports-leagues-to-get-into/922457/8 "2020-10-09T14:02:41Z")
Didn’t we do this about 6 months ago? Yep. Rather, “he” did: > [@In which sport is there the least/greatest disparity between a professional and an average layman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-sport-is-there-the-least-greatest-disparity-between-a-professional-and-an-average-layman/854223): > > From a \*\*skill \*\*perspective, that is, not about physical size or height - in any sport, an average layman (with little experience in the sport) would be utterly outmatched by a professional player of course, but in which sport is the difference the starkest? (and also, the sport in which there is the least disparity?) Asking about specific positions, too. My WAG would be hockey; not only do you have to be excellent at skating (which 99% of people aren’t,) but you also need great command over… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-are-the-worlds-easiest-and-hardest-pro-sports-leagues-to-get-into/922457)._