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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've been thinking about this discussion and one thing that is under athleticism, but is rarely talked about is coordination. I have noticed talk of "explosiveness", but in reality, too me, it is really the ability to balance and shift their body quickly enough. I don't think that in this sport you can really maintain the speed of play without some basic ability balance and shift. I have seen plenty of "Slow looking kids" that have good balance are are able to play quickly. So, less about a dash/sprint, but more shift and turn. This also applies to the reaction time, yes you need to read the play, but that does you no good if you can't move/shift your body quickly to the next position it needs to be in. I think this is when coaches/clubs get lazy and just select for basic athleticism, because they are going to focus on the technical/tactical part, but maybe not the coordination. Which really more gymnastics/dance.

Everytime that I see the "slow kid/person", there is one thing that I always see, and that is they are uncomfortable balancing their body. Especially if they have to change direction or shift. Most of the time, I see them running/walking and their gait is all heels and the middle of the foot. Never using the balls of their feet. If they just spent sometime getting comfortable bouncing one one foot at a time on their balls and toes, after a year they will be much "faster" than they were before. Not because they got bigger/stronger, but really because when they need to shift their body on one foot (ie. run/turn/shift), they can and make whatever play they need to make. 
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A lot of truth to this. [/quote]

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