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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 9th grade son is trying out for his high school soccer team (Chantilly HS, if that matters). The coach is insisting that Varsity kids run a mile in 5:30, and that JV kids run a mile in 6 minutes flat. That seems reasonable to me, and my son can do it. However, it appears that a lot of the other kids trying out cannot. Is it a hard-and-fast rule for most area high school teams? If not enough kids can run the mile appropriately, does the coach open up the tryouts to other slower kids?[/quote]

This is a poor test of soccer fitness and shows that the coach is clearly not knowledgeable about the sport. While I assume your son's participation in hs athletics is as much social as anything else, I would be ready for a season of subpar coaching, potentially dangerous "fitness" routines, and likely a frustrating experience for your son unless he's a starter. Welcome to world of HS sports in VA.[/quote]

The only thing missing from this ridiculous comment is to blame failed US Soccer on this type of coaching.   Yes I'm sure the coach is not knowledgeable about the sport.   Oh and potentially dangerous "fitness" routines, oh my this is so scary.  Im worried for the children.

They are running a timed mile!!!  My daughter was doing this in elementary school.  Was it any more/less dangerous then?   How is this a potentially dangerous fitness routine?   Quite the contrary, if your kid cant run for 5 minutes any reasonable distance they are not fit enough to run two 45 minute halves at any speed.

Just another parent wanting to give a trophy to every kid for showing up.  Lets not make sure they can do the job or have any baseline fitness expectations.  Lets just blame the coach because your little Jimmy cant run a mile and call it bad coaching and dangerous fitness.

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