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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]so here's a question for everyone - why don't club coaches use a fitness test as a tryout weed-out mechanism[/quote]

Fitness can be raised to a fairly high standard by playing and practice. Highly skilled players are hard to come by. You can train for fitness and 95% of the kids will pass the fitness test. You can train for technical skills and soccer iq but only around 5% will become highly skilled.

I have seen a lot of players who look good running(coaches always love a player who looks the part) and are in great shape but all they do is run. They are just not very productive on the field. They seem to run because they are always in the wrong position, miss read the flow, do the same thing every time(too predictable), seem a 1/2 step behind(even though they are fast), etc. Other players may look off...pigeon toed or a little heavy or too skinny but you hold your breath or stand up to watch when they get the ball. They make things happen. If they are out of shape they still make the team because you can get them in shape.

I would rather watch them play vs run them through a fitness test. You can pick out the top players with in a few minutes. The hard part is the bottom of the team. There you may use fitness if everything else is equal. [/quote]

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