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Originally Posted by transplant99
Not true. Hockey canada IIRC had a study a few years back that concluded that baseball was a very good supplemental sport for developing skills that crossed over in regards to hand eye co-ordination.
Iginla is a great example actually as he was probably a better baseball player than hockey player in his youth in St Albert...widely considered among the best to play youth bball in that city over the years.
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Yeah I can see that, I was more comparing it to lacrosse which seems to develop a host of skills applicable to hockey. With baseball you have one area that crosses over, but beyond that I can't see much cross over.
Guys like Iginla really aren't great examples as they would be great no matter what sport they pursued. People with that level of athletic talent really just need the opportunities and coaching to achieve excellence.