Football requires all of those things....Ok maybe not as much as a physical presence as hockey but you still need it. Not to mention the fitness levels required to run up and down that huge pitch for 90 minutes. I am in no way dissing hockey or any other sport you guys enjoy, but the best sport in the world is just a matter of opinion that's all. I work with a Canadian girl and she is telling me about the hockey all the time, sounds like it would be amazing to go to a game and hopefully one day I make it across that big pond to witness it first hand.