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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] we are at a 3000 person high school, over 120 kids came out in Fall of 2019, for a roster of 25. They have to winnow it down quickly, and have a week to do that. The timed run is just a way to get rid of those who don't take it seriously/didn't prepare and are not in shape. The coaches have to get the numbers down quickly, and that's a  way of doing it.  I am sure there are other ways too, but I wouldn't pick on the coaches who are overwhelmed with too many players[/quote]

To the PP who mentioned the 11 sec 100M instead.  Maybe a fair idea, but not anywhere near the same as 5:30 or 6:00 for a mile.  There are MAYBE a handful of HS kids who can break 11.00 in the 100, and odds are any boy who can has chosen track. They aren't playing soccer.

Also, it's VERY true that those speedy kids are great for a few minutes, but depending on roster sizes and subs, they are easily beaten by making them run hard early and deplete.  I watch defenders do that to the rare truly fast striker a lot....  Fast once and fast 100 times are very different.  Soccer demands speed, strength, AND change of direction.  No run test demonstrates the agility aspect, but both speed and strength run tests can be valuable to weed out kids.[/quote]

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