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Anonymous wrote:DD is doing the Future 500 ID Camp next week where there is an add-on for 40 yard dash testing. They also have shuttle run and vertical jump testing. She has done the shuttle and vertical tests before and did well so she is signed up for those. She has not done a 40 yet so I told her to skip that. My guess would be 5.3-5.4 secs would be pretty good.
This topic is a great example of what is wrong with youth soccer in this country.
Your what's wrong. A 40 yard dash is a measurements of explosiveness. Been around a long time. Its not an indicator of talent it's an indicator of speed.
Guess what...speed kills. Ask Mbappe
Speed with the ball matters. I'm not sure how many 40 yard post routes get run in soccer.
98 percent of the time you don't have the ball. Gues what...speed matters without the ball as well.
But if you’re running to the wrong place, speed doesn’t matter. Soccer intelligence matters a lot more. A great player still needs to be athletic and coordinated, but A faster brain is more important than a faster body. Get it meathead?
Ahhh. It’s the clown that uses the term “meathead” when he’s frustrated. The problem with your arguments is, well, they’re just plain dumb. You make assumptions such as, if a person is really fast, they must not have soccer IQ. Of course that is a false premise. Speed matters with and without the ball, as does general athleticism, as does soccer IQ and skill. It ALL matters. You cannot be really slow and really unathletic and play at an elite level. Also, foreign pro teams do test for speed, quickness, agility and explosiveness. Just accept it and move on.