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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our son’s high school has a 2 mile in 12 minute fitness test, as well as the ManU fitness test. Colleges have multiple fitness tests, and the 2 miles in 12 minutes seems fairly common for a number of colleges. [/quote]

A fitness test is that. It test fitness. There are many kids who can train and make the standard but not many can have an impact on the field. High school level sport including “elite” travel teams can have a dominant player who is athletic and out of shape.  [/quote]

Completely agree that a kid can be an excellent shape, juggle 1000 consecutive times with each foot, etc, etc, etc, but that doesn’t mean they are actually a good player and can make a positive impact on the game.

However, I don’t care how good a player someone is, if they are out of shape, they will be limited in the impact they can have on a game. If a kid can only go hard for 10 minutes before being gassed, they are limited to a substitute role on any decent team. That’s stating the obvious, I know. [/quote]

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