You’re producing the next great sports movie that you’re sure will build on the legacy of great American storytelling. You’ve got a winning script, a solid director, and dozens of semipro athletes hired as extras. Just one problem: the average Hollywood leading man throws like a girl. It’s one thing to be in shape, but not everyone looks like Jimmy Chitwood when they pop a jumpshot. Who played Chitwood anyway? At any rate, here are just some of the least athletic performances in the history of sports movies.

Freddie Prinze-Summer Catch

It’s never good when the actress playing the love interest has a better arm than the leading man. Freddy Prinze Jr, whose acting chops were considered questionable long before Summer Catch, may have been one of the least-convincing aspiring big-leaguers in film history. Most of the actors in Summer Catch are pretty unconvincing as far as athletes go, particularly the ridiculous way they chose to style their hair in the locker room. But Prinze’s gimpy arm was the beginning of the end for the actor who reminded us all that, when it comes to making a film about athletes, it’s best to cast actors with some athletic ability.

Wesley Snipes-White Men Can’t Jump

At the most superficial level, Wesley Snipes may be one of the most athletic men in Hollywood. He has portrayed all kinds of athletes and athletic types with varying degrees of success. But it was in this entertaining tribute to the white man’s underbite that best-demonstrated that basketball wasn’t one of Wesley’s many talents. As streetball king Sidney Deane, Snipes demonstrates all the requisite cockiness and swagger, but none of the actual game. Only some inventive directing and co-star Woody Harrelson’s surprising blacktop skills help Wesley look good.

Louis Gossett Jr.-Diggstown

Deep down, we have a soft spot for Louis Gossett Jr. and Diggstown is surprisingly enjoyable. But playing an aging, over-the-hill fighter doesn’t mean you have to lumber around like a refrigerator in shorts. We’ve heard of method acting, but this lifeless performance in the ring was a little ridiculous. When it comes to boxing on film, there have been plenty of sadsack actors who wouldn’t know sweet science from Taco Tuesday. And Gossett’s contribution to that unconvincing film history has been mostly forgotten, for good reason.

Stan Shaw-Snake Eyes

When I was growing up in Montreal, the production of the bizarre Nicolas Cage vehicle Snake Eyes shot the bulk of its boxing scenes at the old Montreal Forum. Seeing the opportunity to answer a call for extras to populate the stands, I was pretty stoked. Then I woke up the next morning hung over and decided to forget about it. Turns out it worked out for the best as actor Stan Shaw’s portrayal of heavyweight champ Lincoln Tyler proved pretty weak. Granted, in the film Tyler ends up throwing the big fight, but any pro boxer would at least try to make it look legit. Shaw’s round mound physique in the film also didn’t do much more than remind us of Riddick Bowe’s later years.

Romany Malco-Love Guru

As much as we’d love to give everyone in the Love Guru not named Mike Myers a free pass, we simply can’t overlook Malco’s gimpy moves on the ice as hockey star Darren Roanoke. Nobody expected Conrad from “Weeds” to suddenly transform into the Lebron of hockey, but Malco’s unnatural movement on the ice are only overshadowed by the complete awfulness of everything else going on in this movie. Only the Maple Leafs jersey he’s wearing makes it seem even remotely believable.

Michael J Fox-Teen Wolf

This was the film that dispelled the myth that werewolves couldn’t ball. Michael J. Fox, on the other hand, probably set the cause of Canadian point guards back years until the arrival of Steve Nash, who sports some werewolf-like chest hair of his own. Granted, Scott Howard’s entire high school team is supposed to stink, but once they finally turn it on in the big game, they should try to look like something other than a Washington Generals scrimmage. Honorable mention goes to pretty much everyone involved in a basketball scene in this movie.

Rob Lowe-Youngblood

This pseudo-classic hockey flick is remembered for many things, particularly Keanu Reeves as a French-Canadian goalie and Patrick Swayze as, well, Patrick Swayze. But Rob Lowe’s sorry on-ice work in Youngblood trumps every step of Dean Youngblood’s journey from bright-eyed hockey wunderkind to toothless champ. Trying to look fluid on skates can be challenging for an actor not used to being on ice, but Rob Lowe was never known for looking that athletic, even in his legendary sex tape. On the other hand, how many people are considered true pioneers in both bad hockey movies and homemade sex tapes?

Adam Sandler-the Longest Yard

If his films and occasional appearances at Yankee Stadium and Staples Center are any indication, Adam Sandler likes his sports. Unfortunately, that enthusiasm does not translate into any actual athletic ability. There are a number of unbelievable aspects to Sandler’s remake of the Longest Yard, but none compare to the premise of Sandler playing Paul Crewe, a washed-up former pro quarterback. The only real thing Sandler had going for him in his portrayal of Crewe was his resemblance to NFL QB Rex Grossman, and even he can’t play quarterback.

Ralph Macchio-the Karate Kid

This one hurts. Karate Kid practically raised us, teaching us the importance of martial arts and not being afraid of elderly foreigners. Ralph Macchio’s painfully unathletic portrayal of Danny Larusso works for the first half of the film, in which he is mercilessly beaten by bully Johnny Lawrence and his terrifying Cobra Kai. But it’s when Larusso transforms into a ninja master that things suddenly take a turn for the inconceivable. And the number of high school nerds who got pummeled using that useless flying crane karate move must be in the thousands.

Gary Busey-Rookie of the Year

Yes, we know, it’s Busey. Holding him to any standard of athletic excellence is a complete and utter waste of time. Especially in a movie about a kid who becomes a star pitcher for the Cubs before his pubes have finished growing in. But in the post-Lethal Weapon arc of Busey’s career, this performance in Rookie of the Year truly shines. The only thing more surreal than washed-up pitcher Chet Steadman’s wonky delivery on the mound is his incredible porn-star name. Only Busey’s caramel pornstache helps save this dodgeball-reject performance.