Fitness Testing at beginning of season

[Anonymous]

These are great tests overall, the 40, the 2 mile, beep, shuttle, etc. if your program ISN’T testing, that’s a problems.

Even back in the 90’s we had pre-season / start of season fitness testing. We did a timed 10 mile run…based on the logic that soccer players run up to 10 miles in a single match…so glad sports science and soccer sports science specifically has moved on from the “marathon” testing to things much more useful to measure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These are great tests overall, the 40, the 2 mile, beep, shuttle, etc. if your program ISN’T testing, that’s a problems.

Even back in the 90’s we had pre-season / start of season fitness testing. We did a timed 10 mile run…based on the logic that soccer players run up to 10 miles in a single match…so glad sports science and soccer sports science specifically has moved on from the “marathon” testing to things much more useful to measure.

Youth soccer players do not run up to ten miles in a single match. Four or five tops. But agree that if you have a club not checking in on fitness at the beginning, you're wasting your money.

[Anonymous]

So just give the track team and cross country team a ball 😂🤣

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Hmmm. Interesting. My kid has been with Arlington ECNL for 4 years now and I've never heard of anyone on the team doing a beep test or even a shuttle run.

Maybe it’s just for the older kids. Did you get a fitness packet for the summer? I do would be in there. If it says you’re getting tested, you will be tested. New AD isn’t messing around… i have my fingers crossed for a much better year than last year and I like the new vibe.

[Anonymous]

We were at Maryland United for several years and never once did any fitness test or fitness training. Was pretty comical when we came up vs. a team that was actively doing it. You could tell the difference inside of 5 mins.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Hmmm. Interesting. My kid has been with Arlington ECNL for 4 years now and I've never heard of anyone on the team doing a beep test or even a shuttle run.

Maybe it’s just for the older kids. Did you get a fitness packet for the summer? I do would be in there. If it says you’re getting tested, you will be tested. New AD isn’t messing around… i have my fingers crossed for a much better year than last year and I like the new vibe.

No...It's probably because the kids make playoffs each summer.

[Anonymous]

Do kids actually get benched or anything if they “fail” the tests?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We were at Maryland United for several years and never once did any fitness test or fitness training. Was pretty comical when we came up vs. a team that was actively doing it. You could tell the difference inside of 5 mins.

You do know regular training improves fitness.
If you're going to training consistently and actually giving 100% when you're there.

[Anonymous]

^^^
Care to cite your study?
Or even link an article?

Regular training MAY improve fitness.
But it doesn’t guarantee it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^^
Care to cite your study?
Or even link an article?

Regular training MAY improve fitness.
But it doesn’t guarantee it.

You're an idiot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^
Care to cite your study?
Or even link an article?

Regular training MAY improve fitness.
But it doesn’t guarantee it.

You're an idiot.

He's a quadruple idiot. You're being nice.

[Anonymous]

For our high school soccer team, for tryouts, the first cut is made based on speed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For our high school soccer team, for tryouts, the first cut is made based on speed.

The track team cut made on juggling?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For our high school soccer team, for tryouts, the first cut is made based on speed.

Speed is important! Just got our butts kicked by a younger, smaller team, who were all faster than us!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For our high school soccer team, for tryouts, the first cut is made based on speed.

Speed is important! Just got our butts kicked by a younger, smaller team, who were all faster than us!

Spain just won the European Championship and the Olympics
Argentina just won the World Cup

Speed of play, not speed of players